Twi-Tard Forever baby!

So...  here's my professional review, (and don't worry I won't ruin it for anyone).  What I loved about the movie was seeing characters that I love come to life. It wouldn't have mattered to me if the movie was horrible; it was really fun to see the characters and scenes that I imagined and played through in my mind on the big screen. HOWEVER, having said that, I was pretty disappointed overall. The cinematography just wasn't very good; the visual and special effects were low budget looking, the script and acting was kinda corny most of the time, AND there wasn't near the seriousness in the movie that you felt reading the books.  Come to think of it though , I guess you can't get too serious with 300 screaming girls sitting all around you, giggling and clapping at every other scene.  Brent and I got there an hour and a half early and still didn't get great seats. Having said all that....we did have a great time and I'll definitely see it again (probably over and over), just seeing it all come to life was worth it. Plus, there were definitely scenes that WERE really well done and captured the essence of the books. Well there you have it...for whatever it's worth. 

PS. I should mention that Brent was one of like 5 guys in the whole theater; He was down for all of it until they started chanting "Team Edward." 

Also, sorry there aren't any pics of me kissing Edward on the movie poster, we couldn't leave our seats (I know you're bummed;) 

Finally here!

Okay people, tonight's the night!!!  Brent's lettin' me drag him to the midnight showing of Twilight. It's actually his Birthday date, what a sport huh (don't feel too bad, i know he's secretly pumped?)  Anyway, I can't believe it's finally here...I'm practically peeing my pants right now.  I'll post some Twi-Tard pics later of me rockin' out by the movie poster; betcha can't wait for those huh? Yeah...this is probably the point where one needs to ask themselves, "how old am I?"

Applesaucin' good time!

From this....

To this...

Yummy!

(thanks for being there for my 2 million phone calls grandma...

tastes just like yours (almost). love ya)

Wrappin' up....

I can't believe it's November and the weather around here is still so mild. I know i've like WAY over done the fall pics this year, but this weekend we went to Harper's Ferry WV (the historic part) and i just had to post some pics of the beautiful changing trees. Usually by this time the leaves are mostly gone, but it seems like they too are trying to hold on to what's left of fall and the nice weather. My mom and dad celebrated their 29th anniversary this weekend, and by chance we all ended up heading the same direction and got to spend the day together.  It was such a nice day; nice not to be working on the house, or some other type of  "Saturday project"...just family and fun. I wish every day was one like this. 

This is Halloween, this is Halloween....

This year we got an extra special treat...TWO nights of Halloween!! The city had a rival football game on Halloween night, so they moved trick-or treat to Thursday night instead of Friday in the city limits...but the outlying areas kept Friday so...walla, twice the fun! On Thursday we stayed home and handed out candy; we absolutely love doing this. In fact i think i'll cry when maddie acutally wants to start getting candy instead of giving it. Trick-or treat night was complete pandemonium. We live on the big "trick-or treat street," and had nearly 500 trick-or treaters if you can believe that; sixty plus dollars worth of candy was gone in a little over an hour; there was a line up our walk to our porch the whole night. Seriously though, I just love Halloween...it so brings out the kid in me. Maddie got upset multiple times because I was "gettin' to hand out all the candy." I just couldn't help myself though...it was so much fun. Brent and I dressed up as "Jack the Pumpkin King" and "Sally Rag doll" from "The Nightmare Before Christmas." Night two was spent at Brent's sister home for her annual Halloween party and trick-or treating. She did an amazing job with all the food and treats. All and all it was a great Halloween season I tell ya, the kids had a ton of parties and events and definitely got there money's worth outta those costumes. Until next year...

are my teeth really that yellow?

Neither Brody or Maddie were even the least bit phased by any of the scary costumes

can you seriously believe all the people?!?

Grandma Debbie was Cinderella for the party...maddie dug that as you can imagine. 

Countdown to Halloween!

Last night we made caramel apples and carved pumpkins. Fun stuff I tell ya. I look forward to carving pumpkins every year; Brent and I duke it out from opposite sides of the table, looking all serious and what not, but let's be honest...it's never really much of a competition. Maddie painted a pumpkin and then ended up playin' in the "pumpkin guts" the rest of the night (which is evidenced in every room of the house.) As for the apples...I really did have high hopes; dreamed of oooeeeyyy goooeeyy toppings galore, faces smeared in marshmallow, chocolate and sugar, Maddie sneaking licks and giggling...BUT, toward the end of the night it became a self project (as those types of things usually do) and I pooped out, settling for just white chocolate (which didn't turn out) and ButterFinger ...ummm ummm good.  oh well, i guess those dreamy moments in our heads (that are seldom based in reality at all) are what keep us doing all those crazy things we moms do. 

 super scary ghost

goofy pumpkin

Betcha can't guess which one's Brent's and which one's mine?