Halloween pictures!

I've been tagged!

So I've been tagged by several people and I am finally getting around to doing it, but I have a really good excuse since I was finishing up our family profile (all the copies are made and will be turned in on Monday so they can be sent out to all the different adoption agencies that our agency works with. Phew!) Anyway...

Here are the rules:
A: Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves
B: At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment letting them know they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog for the rules.

1. I have a major sweet tooth, but I am pretty specific about what I like. My favorite is anything fruit flavored or gummy anything. I have to be in the mood for chocolate though. I also love to bake all sorts of yummy treats, but usually am more inclined to eat the raw stuff (cookie dough, cake batter) than the finished product.

2. I love to go to the gym, but I hate to sweat and I don't like to work out by myself which is why I take water aerobics (can't tell when you are sweating in the water!) and Pilate's. I usually go 5-6 times per week since I have the unlimited babysitting pass. It is a good break from Xander since he is a non-stop chatterbox and these classes allow me to have some adult conversation.

3. I hate when the house is not clean and organized. I like to clean and I use my P-touch labeler a lot! I make lots of lists to help stay organized and love to be able to cross things off. I have been going crazy the last couple of weeks since I have been working pretty much every spare moment on our family profile scrapbook and the house was getting messier as time went on since Ash (I love you!) does NOT know how to clean and constantly leaves piles of things (mail, newspapers, clothes, etc) everywhere.

4. I am usually late, especially if I have anything in the morning. This is because I am a night owl and I hate waking up in the morning so I keep pushing the snooze button (if I even hear the alarm at all since I am such a deep sleeper!) and wake up at the last possible moment with just enough time for me to get ready....but then I have to try and pry Xander out of bed (who is also a night owl and a deep sleeper) and I am late again! One time I was actually early to my water aerobics class that starts at 9:30am and the teacher walked in and started apologizing for being late even though she was on time! She was just thrown off by the fact that I was already there!

5. I can't live without a DVR! I am a very efficient TV watcher and never watch commercials! I think it is mandatory if you have kids, so you can pause it when they are throwing a fit and don't miss the crucial "who did it" like on CSI or something. I like a lot of shows, but I always watch celebrity news shows ( For example: E! News (I watch everyday), Best Week Ever, and The Soup) and read all the stupid magazines too!

6. I always play with my hair (twist it around my fingers) and have since I was really young. I also like to have my hair brushed by somebody else...I just find it really relaxing.

I tag Malissa, Jensa, Michelle, and Jamie (I know it is not 6 but I think everyone else I know has already done it!)

Pumpkin Patch

Linder Farms Part 1: The first time we went to the pumpkin patch was with the MOMS Club. It was very windy that day so by the time we left, I had a mouth full of dirt, dry eyes and very tangled hair! We got one big pumpkin for Ash, a medium one for me (a very cool bluish white colored one), and a small one for Xander. Xander said that he would give his tiny pumpkin from the Meridian Scarecrow Festival to Angel so she could have one too. Xander loved leading his friend Aidan through the hay maze, but was disappointed that he couldn't ride the tractor train ride since they only do that in the evening.

Linder Farms Part 2: Later that week, Xander's preschool took a trip to the pumpkin patch also. Unfortunately that day it was raining, just a slight drizzle but enough to make it muddy. One thing about Xander is that he HATES to be dirty! In the picture where he is holding the pumpkin he got mud all over his hands and coat and freaked (I'm talking crying and screaming!) out until he could clean them. His friend Riley in the picture just wiped her hands on her pants and didn't care. What is wrong with this picture? Shouldn't it be the boy who wants to play in the mud and be dirty? He probably gets it from me since I am such a neat freak. Oh well, at least I don't have to worry about reminding him to wash his hands after he goes to the bathroom ( he will even do it half asleep with his eyes closed!)