SURPRISE!!! We are going to Disney World!

New Autograph Books for our Disney World Trip!

I finally got this project done before we leave for Disney World in 5 days!!  These were super easy and much cuter than the ones that are available to buy... not to mention cheaper.  My sister-in-law Lisa sent me the idea from a blog (you can see this on my blog under crafty).  I am going to add this to the goody bag I made for the girls so when they come home from school next Wednesday they will have a bag full of goodies/activities for the plane and then they will hopefully figure out that we are going to Disney World.  It has been really hard to keep this trip a secret but I know it will be worth it when we see the expression on their faces!

Photos at the Iowa State Fair Grounds! October 9th, 2011

My friend's son-in-law met us at the Iowa State Fairgrounds last Sunday afternoon for a mini-photo shoot.  It was the PERFECT fall day.  It was warm and sunny with a little breeze that made the leaves rustle a bit.  The leaves are starting to turn and it was just right.  The girls had fun playing and exploring and even smiled on cue most of the time.

Elise 7 years (in 2 weeks)

Lauren 5 1/2 years

I love this photo of the girls.  It shows how beautiful their smiles are and what fun they have together.  I can hear them laughing when I see this picture.

A little entertainment at the Hubbard home!

Fall Festival at Horizon Elementary School

Tinker Bell and Snow White

Ella and Caroline Murphy- Neighbors

The school puts on a fall festival where the kids can dress up and come and play games.  They each got a punch card and went to each station to play a game and win a prize or candy.  They also had a storytelling room that was wonderful.  It was an elderly gentleman and they were scary but not too scary stories and I even found that I was enthralled in the stories... so much fun for the kids.

Lauren's buddy Ben Edmondson from soccer.

Oooohhhhhh  Scary!

Knock the hat off the scarecrow!

Lauren got to decorate a cookie at the end of the party!

Call me a geek but I LOVE THIS SONG!

I can't get this song out of my head, it is so catchy....don't know why but I just like to boogy to it!

A pajama party at school!

Lauren's class won a pajama party at school for great behavior.  They have a jar that they fill up with pom-poms when they are extra good.  Mrs. K is super nice and I really enjoy coming up and helping in the class.  I am slowly learning all fo the kids names and getting to know them a little better.  They make me laugh every time I am up there.  There is such a HUGE range of what kids know and don't know...but I love helping them try to figure it out and when the just randomly guess...you never know what they are going to say.

Girls Day Out!

We had a girls day out in Des Moines.  Joyce, Pat, Myrna, Mal, Lea and Caroline, Stacey, Cheryl and her 2 friends all met up for lunch at Champs and then we shopped.  I spent the morning at Lauren's soccer game and Caroline didn't want to shop so she came to the game with us... they had a great time.  Elise and Caroline are two peas in a pod that is for sure (they are second cousins).  They were cheerleading for the "tigers".  It was a gorgeous fall morning, crisp but warmed up quickly.