Mystery Masquerade

Savannah went to her first school dance last night. It was a semi formal masquerade dance.

Savannah wanted her hair straightened for the dance. This is a picture of her with her hair and makeup done, pre dress. She had her friend coming over to get ready ,eat pizza, and go to the dance together.

Strike a pose.

Our masks are on and we are ready to go!

Savannah had fun. She said the church dances are more fun than the school ones because the boys will dance at the church dances. None of her friends recognized her with straight hair and the mask.

I think she looked beautiful! I can't believe how fast she is growing up!

Tennessee Football and Halloween

This year Zachary decided he didn't care about trick or treating. He just wanted the candy. On Friday night, I took Zachary and Savannah shopping and let them pick out their favorite candies. The next morning we drove to Knoxville for the Tennessee vs. South Carolina game. It was raining (shock shock), but my genius of a husband made sure we got tickets in the covered section. Did I mention how much I love this man? I love you, I love you, I love you! Thanks for taking care of us!

We wanted to get there early so the kids could see the players walking to the stadium.

We are getting ready for

the football players! The

banner is up.

In all of the excitement I forgot to take pictures when the players were actually walking out. Oops.

It was raining, so we went on in to the stadium to our seats. Zachary got to do some trick or treating Neyland Stadium style. The ushers were handing out candy to the kids.

The view from our seats.

The band forming the "T" for the players to run through. I almost forgot to take a picture in all the excitement. I did miss the players running out in their black jerseys. Go Vols!

The band also did a Halloween halftime show. They played the Nightmare Before Christmas, Ghost Busters, Jaws, and to finish it off, they played Thriller. It was definitely a lot of fun to watch.

For Hannah and anyone else that wants to see it, I found it on youtube.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXb8AyE_OWY&feature=related

The Vols won 31-13. We had a great night. The kids thought it was a great way to spend Halloween. Another generation of Vols fans in the making!

Neighborhood Walks, Fall Colors, and Cookies

I love fall. I love the

clothes and the colors

and the cooler weather.

I took the kids on a walk

in our neighborhood to

enjoy the colors and the

fact that it wasn't raining

(something that has been

rare these days).

Zachary wanted his

picture taken at the top

of this hill.

Zachary and Savannah

keeping it real.

We tried decorating

Halloween cookies

this year. For Christmas

we will get better icing!

pumpkins, cats and

ghosts. Spooky!

New York State of Mind

Answers to your questions.

Yes, Bethesda Fountain is in the movie Enchanted. It is a very beautiful place to shoot a movie if you ask me.

No, we didn't see a Broadway show. We have seen Les Miserable and Mama Mia in the past. We would have seen White Christmas but it was wasn't showing until November 13th. Better luck next time. Maybe we will go at Christmas time sometime and see it.

I did stand on the exact spot where they put the big tree in Rockefeller Plaza. Exciting stuff.