Happy Halloween!

It was very nice to have an entire day to enjoy Halloween this year. We started the morning with orange waffles with chocolate chip eyes, nose, and mouth. I called them my jack-o-lantern waffles and the kids loved them! Before naps, we carved our pumpkins. Rhett wanted to hold his and wanted absolutely nothing to do with carving the pumpkins or even feeling the insides. It was rather funny! Allison, however, dug right in and had a great time. After long naps, we began getting ready for the festivities. Rhett was not feeling the best, so we trick-or-treated only on our street with him. I took Allison to a few more houses and then the two of us made our way to the Baptist Church's Fall Festival. Allison got to spend the rest of the evening with her friend, Morgan. After she took in all the games and crafts, we went to eat Chinese with her friend and her family.

On Sunday, we went to church and then headed to Shelbina for the rest of the day. Once again, Jason proved that he has the best luck as he brought in a super nice bow kill. After lunch, I put the kids in their costumes again and we took the golf cart around to a few places. Allison was happy that she got even more candy! On Sunday night, we all hit the sack early. Halloween sure does wear you out!!!

It's COLD!!!

Rhett kept squealing and turning his head around when Justin showed him the pumpkin innards.

Get me outta here!!!

Halloween 2009

Allison was a Tiger cheerleader and Rhett was a football player. Of course, Rhett was wearing his daddy's number, 11. Thanks, mom, for once again making AWESOME costumes!

My little cheerleader!

Rhett showing me the back of his shirt.

Go Tigers!

Ringing the doorbell for treats!

Even daddy got some good candy loot!

When I took Allison to a few houses before going to the church, we ran into the Butners and the Nelsons. What a great looking group!

Allison and her buddy, Morgan

Allison's favorite thing...the bounce house with the ball pit!

Playing games to get more candy!

Justin's pumpkin

Allison & I's pumpkin

Rhett sacked out on Halloween night.

Rhett, Kale, & Allison

Pollard grandkids

Jason's bow kill

Rhett liked getting to touch the buck. We've got a future hunter on our hands!

Bevier Carnival

The Bevier Carnival moved from being held in the spring to being held in the fall. They had a lot of new activities and contests this time. I thought they were all fantastic ideas! I hope the PTO did well. One of the new additions was a costume contest. Allison said she wanted to do it and I thought that would be fine. We went over winning and losing with her and her only response was, "If I don't win, that's ok because I still get to be on stage!" I guess she already likes to be the center of attention! Much to our surprise, Allison won the Cutest Costume in her age division. Thanks, mom, for making the most adorable cheerleader outfit ever! I also volunteered to be in the dunk tank. However, no one told me until the week of that it was outside! Although it was freezing, I was only in it for 10 minutes and only managed to be dunked 3 times. Yahoo! The worst part was the huge cuts on my toes! Rhett sure didn't like mommy being in the dunk tank though! It was a fun evening and I hope it continues to be in the fall.

Allison in her Tiger cheerleading costume.

Costume contest winners

Allison trying on mommy's witch hat

Playing one of the many games

The funniest part of the night was when we sent Martin to jail! If you paid 1 ticket, you could send someone to jail and it cost them 1 ticket to get out. Most of the people in jail didn't have tickets and were left for someone to "rescue". One sheriff and deputy were even there in uniform to "arrest" people and send them to jail. When the deputy went to get Martin and said, "Sir, you need to come with me," I couldn't help but laugh hysterically. Martin was completely oblivious and had no clue what was going on. Soon, he figured out that it was one of the "games" of the carnival. After a few minutes of humiliation, we let him out. It was a great laugh for everyone!!!

Allison and her excessive icing on the cookie. She only ate the icing and threw away the cookie.

Staying warm while watching mommy in the dunk tank.

Brrr...I really didn't want to be dunked!

Getting out one of the times I was dunked. I never went all the way under though! Thank goodness!

On the very last throw, one of the guys handed Martin a basketball and I was a goner. It completely caught me off guard, but at least I grabbed the sides of the tank before I went under!

Uncle Martin & Allison

Weekend in St. Louis

The family recently met in St. Louis for the weekend. Kat, my cousin, was playing in a field hockey tournament. We were excited to watch her play, as it was my first ever field hockey event and the first time I had gotten to see her participate in any activity. Although the team lost the game we went to, they definitely played hard! They are a tough bunch of girls! Of course we took in some shopping and as always, had great food. It was a nice getaway and was great to see my family.

Pembroke Hill 7th & 8th grade field hockey team

Kat, in the green head gear

Uncle A with Rhett

The kids' most favorite thing to do at Grandma St. Louis'...playing the piano!

Allison LOVES the chocolate fountain at The Bristol

My cute kiddos!

Lady Cats...State Bound!

Our Bevier Lady Cats softball team made it to the state finals! I was able to go to the sectional game and it was awesome! School was actually cancelled on the Friday of the state tournament, but the game time kept getting pushed back due to wet fields. There was a pep rally the day before and a send-off on Friday morning. I took Allison with me and she had a great time. The night before we made cookies for all the girls. It was a lot of work, but they definitely deserved it. Since we already had plans to go to St. Louis, we listened to the game on the radio. Unfortunately, the Lady Cats lost to Clopton. Clopton, however, went on to be the state champs. Saturday didn't prove to turn out well either, but the Lady Cats proudly brought home the 4th place title. Fourth place in the state is still pretty awesome! Congrats, ladies, on an amazing season!

The cookies Allison and I made.

Goodie bags, ear warmers, and cookies for the team

Lady Cats 2009 Softball Team

Allison in the Trailblazer getting ready to honk the horn as the girls go by.

Here comes the parade!

Even my mom got into the Wildcat (and Tiger) spirit!

Round-Up Sunday

Our church recently had Round-Up Sunday. We were encouraged to bring as many guests with us as possible. It was a western themed unity service and was a lot of fun. Before the service began, there were biscuits, jelly, and coffee. During the service the children sang a song, played the bells, and finished the service with "Happy Trails". It was a fantastic Sunday!

Pumpkin Patch & More

A few weekends ago, we made our annual visit to the pumpkin patch. Rhett had a lot of fun feeding the deer and going down the slide. Allison enjoyed the deer and picking out her pumpkins. After the pumpkin patch, we went back to Ed & Lola's. After lunch and naps, we began getting ready for family pictures. We officially picked the coldest day in October to have pictures...outside! Brrr! Even though it was cold, the pictures turned out great. Mary Dunaway did a fantastic job and we were extremely pleased with the end results. After pictures, we spent time visiting. What a fun-filled day with all the Pollards!

Feeding the deer

Rhett got really happy when the deer would eat out of his hand.

Gina & Kale trying to stay warm.

Allison coming out of the slide.

Who's that? Jason, of course!

Mr. Laugh-a-lot

Allison & Rhett with the ghosts

The Pollard grandkids (minus Chase)

Our pumpkin family

We made a stop to see Bobby the bear, but he was in his rock. So, we took a few minutes to see the bucks.

Kale & Allison

Rhett as a bride. Thanks, Chelsey!

Rhett giving Kale LOTS of loving!

Kale was not very happy in the beginning.

Justin & Chase decided to race. Justin won!

Chelsey & Aunt Megan

Rhett giving Grandma Cille kisses

Sisters-in-law
Megan, Leslie, Gina

Boy Ballerina?

One night Rhett kept getting into Allison's dance bag. So, we thought we'd show him! Allison ran and got her black leotard and I put it on Rhett. Then, we we put on the ballet shoes. I was laughing so hard the entire time, I could hardly see straight! Rhett went prancing into the other room and his dad quickly remarked, "Son, that is not cool!" After I snapped the pictures, I immediately thought that these would be perfect when he is a Senior in high school!