Paul's Surprise Party!!

I decided to throw a 40th surprise birthday party for Paul. I really wanted to celebrate his special day. He had no idea I had been planning the party. We had neighbors and close friends at our house.

I tried to think of different ways to surprise him. I had my parents come over to "watch" Sofia while we went to dinner for his birthday. Instead, all of our friends showed up one after the other at our door. Needless to say, he was shocked. It was a great night hanging out with the people close to us. SO much fun! My husband definitely deserved it!

Singing "Happy Birthday"

Paul blowing out the candles

Martina and Gerry (our neighbors)

Cecilia and Rex (friends from church)








Having fun!

Sofia and Hannah eating cake

Paul with his Glenn Beck book from Megan








Me and Megan (our neighbor/friend)

Thanksgiving Feast

Sofia's school had their annual Thanksgiving Feast last week. The kids decorated place mats and tea-dyed shirts to dress as Native Americans. Sofia's Native American name was "Excited Elephant".

They had chicken strips, green beans and oranges for the kids to eat. I had fun talking with the teachers and taking pictures. It's always fun to see Sofia dressed up and she enjoys having Mommy there.

Sofia as "Excited Elephant"

Ready to eat!

Miss Rebecca (her teacher) and Sofia

Pumpkin Carving and Halloween

After getting our pumpkin, it was time to carve it. We hadn't carved a pumpkin, since Jessica was Sofia's age. Paul and Sofia worked on it together. But, I drew the face on it. It was so much fun watching Sofia's excitement while Paul was carving. We also saved the seeds to roast them with salt. Yummy! We put the candle in it and lit our jack o'lantern every night leading up to Halloween.

Halloween night was fun in our neighborhood. Paul had to work that night, but my parents came over to see Sofia and pass out candy. Sofia dressed up as an elephant and everyone loved her costume. We went down our street and stopped by our friends' houses. Her bucket got full pretty fast. She had fun running up to the houses with the other kids. It was a nice night and we are thankful to live in a great sudivision.

Getting ready to carve

It has a happy face!

Ready to be lit on the porch

Sofia the Elephant!!