Wednesday, November 07, 2018

Kentucky BLUE!

A couple of weekends ago, we packed up the car and headed to Kentucky for the weekend.  On Friday, we visited Keeneland race track where we bet on horses and enjoyed some burgoo.  Best darn burgoo I have ever tasted, hands down!  I should try and recreate that recipe at home!

On Saturday, we met up with Kevin (Bob's college friend) and his family and did some tailgating in the parking lot before we enjoyed the Kentucky football game.  All of the kids enjoyed playing bags and football in the parking lot before the game.  We had all kinds of snack platters and also cooked polish sausage and burgers on the grill.  My sweet Kentucky Blue.....until we see you next time!
The girls at Keeneland

Giselle LOVES horses

Figuring out our bets

The kiddos playing bags

Look at his SMILE!  He is so happy to be back

The gang tailgating (Isabella has a hat over her face!)

Thursday, November 01, 2018

This is HOW we ROLL

Halloween turned out to be a gorgeous day!  I wore my festive, hand painted Halloween jeans that Dawn painted for me 5 years ago.  The sun was shining and the temperature was in the 60s (historically, it is raining or freezing and we have to bundle up like eskimo's!), which made it perfect for the Halloween parade and trick or treating.  The girls had a Halloween parade at their school where we got to see K-4 march around in their fancy costumes.  Isabella was a witch this year and Giselle was UMA, a character from Disney's Descendants.
As Isabella transitions to a new school and fifth grade next year, they do not dress up or have a Halloween parade, so this was the last time we got to see Isabella enjoy her parade at school.

Once the kiddos were home from school, we jumped into BIG MOE and we were off to trick or treat!  The girls were excited that we decorated BIG MOE with creepy flying skeletons.  We attached skeletons to PVC pipes and used fishing line, electrical tape and zip ties to secure them.  We also had creepy Halloween music blasting and everyone kept saying "WE LIKE HOW YOU ROLL" and "That's an AWESOME Halloween ride!"
Due to the fact that we had BIG MOE, I think they received the most candy ever because they were able to ride and take a break from running out of energy.  We all had a blast and it was so fun to see Isabella and Giselle SO EXCITED to trick or treat, as they are only little ONCE.
Once we were finished, we came home and had some nice, warm chili from the crock pot.  Hope everyone had a great day and enjoyed seeing all of the little ones dressed up!
My festive Nightmare Before Halloween jeans that Dawn painted for me and I wear EVERY year!

Isabella as the SPOOKY WITCH

Giselle as UMA

BIG MOE

Sisters EXCITED to Trick or Treat

Bob is ready to ROLL with his girls!

Giselle's goodies

Isabella's goodies

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