Janaland

What a week, life is continually busy. We spent a glorious saterday doing yard work. Last week was Halloween and I finally got to going through the images from the day. The kids always have fun picking their costumes, Tayla (4) was easily swayed to a costume that we already had in the costume box (A clown.) She looked precious. Esther (5) found her costume at the thrift store and I told her that it was the kind of clothes that her Grandma's wore when they were her age. Cris (my nephew;8) played flag football this year, so his costume was a shoe in for him. My sister Joy took shin gaurds for skating and stuffed them in his clothes to be football gear. His sister Lizzy (9) picked being an Indian, Joy outdid herself with this costume, at least I think so. I don't put that much into it. Malachi (9)went from wanting to be a mad scientist to a cowboy, and then settled on a football player with Cris. Elijah (12) last year said that he wanted to be a pirate again. Then as the day came he didn't want to do anything. Then he went for a Zombie and was all dressed up with ripped clothes and white make-up then the next time I saw him he was normal Eli, he is not into dressing up much. He doesn't like alot of attention, he could be so good at drama, but he is too shy and won't do it! Reston(13), my nephew, dressed up as a character from his favorite game, battlering, he made the sword himself! Paige, my neice, turned 16 a few days before halloween and so her BIG party was that night, what a great party! She had a costume party and dressed up as an angel, I have an obsesion with old wedding dresses and I have a dozen, so she took one and remaid it to work for her costume. I should have taken before and after photos of the dress, so you could see the work that she did! She had about 40-45 kids show up. We have left over dessert from it still! Amee, neice, and oldest of the clan at 18 dressed up as a pirate, she put it together herself, what a great job!