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This year was really fun. The girls were so excited about their costumes and getting all dressed up. We usually go around the neighborhood with one or more of the grandparents and let the girls trick-or-treat and then it's off to Neewollah at Church where they have a horse drawn carriage ride, games, food and a huge bounce house.
Noel had so much fun thinking up her "rock star" outfit. We even made her a guitar out of cardboard. She colored it. The metallic dress that Grammy made her last year was a big hit. Sydney was really looking forward to wearing the Tinkerbelle costume as Noel had worn it the year before. She looked very cute in it and had fun getting candy with her neighbor friends Bekah and Keke. I dressed up too......I went as a pirate. My Nanny McPhee costume didn't pan out......maybe next year.
The painting on the top is one I did for a friend (Tiffany) I wrote her life verse over the top of it. I think it turned out pretty great!
The second painting is the one I was "commissioned" to do for my Grandpa's 80th birthday. I wanted to show a certain part of his life and that was his mission work to Mexico. This was my first hand at a collage technique. I layered the whole canvas with writings, maps and descriptive words of my Grandpa and then painted over the top, leaving some of the words and pictures to show through. This isn't quite the finished project because I also painted the frame but here is the main idea. It was a lot of fun! Love you Grandpa!
Our family reunion this year was great. We all met in Manzanita, Or right on the beach for our bi-annual get together. We stayed in a really nice house along with Charlie and Emily, Dave and Carol, Rachel and Dan, Karen and Corey, Joel and Morgan, Brenda and Dave, Connie and Mike and all the kids. The girls had a great time getting to play with Leah, Denise and Angela. Both houses had lofts that the girls all made into their hideouts.
The weather was beautiful the whole time. It was perfect for everything we wanted to do. A whole group of us went running on Saturday morning......probably about 6 miles on the beach......my first beach run. It was great! Then we headed back for our Zumba class taught by Shawna, our own personal certified Zumba instructor! Zumba is and aerobic dance class including latin, african and hip-hop dance. It's a lot of fun if you're coordinated. Ha!
We had great meals together - how did we get so many amazing cooks all in one family? We had great laughs together (Charlie acting out synchronized swimming) and we even got to celebrate Grandpa Longs 80th birthday!
Can't wait until the next one!
This year was really fun. The girls were so excited about their costumes and getting all dressed up. We usually go around the neighborhood with one or more of the grandparents and let the girls trick-or-treat and then it's off to Neewollah at Church where they have a horse drawn carriage ride, games, food and a huge bounce house.
