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This year Cassidy was Minnie Mouse for Halloween. She sure made a cute mouse!

The week before Halloween, we were invited to a friend's Halloween party and all 3 of us dressed up, Derek was Zorro, I was a Renaissance princess, and of course Cassie was Minnie. We had a good time playing relay games, and bobbing for apples, with the other couples and their kids.

Then for playgroup, the day before Halloween, the kids had a Halloween party. Cassidy and I were in charge of the cake walk. I had fun decorating cupcakes for the party. At the party, Cassidy sure tried to be a big girl and follow the other kids on the cake walk. It was cute when she would suddenly stop and hold up traffic, little by little she got the hang of it. :) At the party they had a coloring table and Cassidy enjoyed coloring her pumpkin with her friend Hannah.

On Halloween day, Cassidy and I spent the afternoon playing together at a place called Pump it Up. It's an indoor playground of inflatable slides, climbing walls, tunnels, etc. We had a ball together, Cassidy and I would go down the big slide many times and it was super fast. The best part was playing chase and we would laugh as we each took turns falling down. We practically had the place to ourselves. Cassidy probably thought her mommy was pretty silly. After spending some time there it was time to go home and take naps to get ready for the big night.

First we had Trunk or Treating at the church. What a cold night! At least it wasn't snowing. Our little mouse enjoyed holding her pumpkin all by herself and was excited to watch as candy would be dropped into her pumpkin. It was neat to see all of our nursery kids dressed up too. After Trunk or treat, we invited friends of ours, the Aragons, to come over to our neighborhood and continue the fun of trick or treating. Derek stayed home to pass out candy while Lisa and I took the girls trick or treating. We saw some cool, decorated, houses. Us moms realized trick or treating was more for us than for the girls, the girls just went along for the ride. We were having so much fun and didn't want the fun to end. Finally, we decided to call it a night and head back home to have some hot chocolate. Let's just say we had candy coming out of our ears. Mario (Lisa's hubby) joined us as soon as he got off of work.

Our week of Halloween was filled with lots of excitement, entertainment, candy, good company, and more candy. It was a great Halloween!

Derek and I enjoy the tv show "Extreme Makeover Home Edition" with Ty Pennington. It's a great show that helps families in need and that deserve a break. Ty and his crew help build a beautiful new home for families all around the country. A lot of volunteers of construction workers, painters, plumbers, etc participate. Anyone can volunteer and get involved to help carry out the big project.

Well, this time they came to Colorado Springs, and we were able to go to the site and check it out. It was neat to see everyone working so hard to build this house in one week. It's amazing how fast they build the house. I was going to volunteer, but it didn't work out. Hopefully we get another opportunity in the future. It was still neat to watch and see the house at different stages of construction. I even got a picture of Eduardo Xol - the landscaper designer. :) (He's the one that's waving, in case you were wondering)

Cassidy is always willing to go for a ride in the car while mommy does errands around town. As we stop and get out of the car to do what we need to do, Cassidy will point at a tree and say "wow tree" and if we happen to walk by flowers she has to stop and smell the flowers. I'm so grateful for a little girl who knows what is important, and that is to take the time to appreciate all the beautiful things God has created. So thanks Sweetie for reminding mommy to slow down, look around, and smile.

I can't believe Derek is now 33 years old! Yikes he's getting old! :)

Cassidy and I were so happy that Daddy was able to take the day off from work. Cassidy and I made breakfast and then climbed into bed with Daddy. Just the 3 of us eating in bed, a special treat. Derek was allowed to do whatever he wanted all day, and all he asked for was just to hang out and relax since he had such a busy week at work. Later that night we went out to dinner to one of his favorite restaurants, Texas Roadhouse. The food was good like always. After we got home we sang Happy Birthday and had some dessert. Derek asked for a 6 pack of IBC cream soda. Cassidy was thrilled to play with the bottles. Happy Birthday Derek, we love you!