Happy "How"loween!

Here is how we celebrated Halloween weekend. To start it off on Halloween Eve, Jenni and I went to the late night showing of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3! Woohoo! As you can see everybody else was on the ball and saw it opening week except for us and about 8 other girls. Don't worry, I am not obsessed with this movie at all and if you think I am, check out my cousin Leahs blog and you will see what obsessed is.

somebody couldn't control their excitement

I work on Fridays so I was happy I had a reason to dress up this year! Here is some of the Tantrum crew and if you can't figure out what I am supposed to be here is a little clue "Come on Vamanos"...hehe. Thank you Marcie for pruning my wig for me. I think I should stick with my blonde hair for a while though.

Here is my happy, willing, obedient, loving "lil squall" letting me put on his costume for trick or treating. Holy Cow! If anybody has a suggestion on how to get their 2 yr old to wear their costume I am all ears!

Oh ya, let me know if you have any suggestions on picture taking too!Minus the costume drama it was a fun night. Lane loved being towed around in the wagon by grandpa and going to my parents neighbors fun carnival that looked like a black and orange wedding reception. They had fun games to play and yummy treats to eat. We also went to visit Grammy and Pappa for some homemade root beer and of course setting off dry ice bombs.

On Saturday we spent the day at the STATE FAIR! We didn't think we would be able to make it this year but we managed to squeeze it in on the second to last day before it closed. We even scored with buy one get one free admission that we didn't even know about. Lane was a

ride-a-holic so Casey and I had fun switching turns riding the rides with him. Casey even played a game and won him a blow up baseball bat. We gained about 5 pounds each with our foot long corn dogs, strawberry's and cream funnel cakes and ice cream (eating is my favorite part of the fair). Lane loved the animals and we also learned that they have a cow salon at the fair..who would of guessed?!

Play, Play & More Play!

Holy cow have we been playin it up this past week! For starters we took Lane to a fun play place called Imagination Ave that my mom read about in the newspaper. They have little houses with different themes and all the toys that go with it so they can make believe. It was way cute! It is out in Phoenix but it is worth the drive plus Last Chance is on the way so you can make a day of it :)






Lane had his first day of school on Monday. I guess he is so smart they bumped him up all the way to college! Marcie is taking a child development class at MCC and they needed some kids to observe while they play, so Lane was the lucky winner. I was kind of worried that he would be shy in front of everyone, but I was wrong. I think the class got a kick out of watching him with all his "boy" play.

Lanes new buddy

Wednesday was zoo day! We had fun with my friend Jenni and her
kids Ashlyn, Hallie and Tate.

this lion was cracking me up. Poor thing must have been all tuckered out

Today we went to Schnepf Farms with Stephanie and cousins Ashlyn and Randon. They had fun on the hayride and petting the deer, watching the pig races and playing in the pumpkin patch.

Falling into October

I have to admit I am getting exited for a new change of season and weather. I think once it hits October my mind can mentally change over. I love our Arizona Fall even though it doesn't seem to last long enough. It was time again for the traditional Goodman tamale making day. This year I think they were the best so far. It is amazing how such yummy little things can take so much work.

About once a year I have enough energy to have a little Martha Stewart in me and be some what domestic. Here are a few things I did to get me in the spirit of Fall.

Since our family has a love for peaches, I decided to order a box from Utah and make freezer jam. This was my first time to make any kind of jam. I attempted... but I'm not so sure I conquered. We also have enough frozen peaches to last I think 2 more years.

(mental note: next year buy canning jars way in advanced so you don't have to go to 5 different stores to find out that all of Mesa is canning the same day you are, and that they have been sold out even though you saw oodles there the week before)

I made my thankful blocks for my entry table. Thanks to my cousin Leah I get hooked up with cute crafts.

Time to get the garden ready and planted for our fall harvest. Lane is the biggest helper boy and loved being outside and working with daddy.

I am kind of scared because I think he ate half of the pack of peas when I wasn't looking

I got to go to lunch with one of my best friends Heather who just had her first baby. Little Merrick is only one week old and was born 3 1/2 weeks early. He was just so precious! I know this doesn't have anything to do with Fall but I couldn't resist!

Alright, since I have been getting complaints that I don't blog enough random stuff (Stephanie) and some figured out that we got pictures done (Leah and Bre) I will do a post just for you guys. I debated on whether or not to get family pictures done this year. Getting a 1 1/2 year old to sit still and to smile at the same time was just ragging on my mind. All the Goodman girls remember the haynes experience of trying to get 2 one year olds to sit still for grandchildren pictures last year and did I really want to relive that again. I guess as time goes by you forget about things and think "oh that wasn't so bad, he has grown up a little since then". Hmm...nope he hasn't! My deepest apology to you Kacy and Jake for putting up with us during this photo shoot. As you can see Lane did not want ANYTHING to do with pictures
until the bitter end when I finally remembered that I had this:nesting in the bottom of my purse. The poor kid has had a rough past week. We all know his beloved pair of green pajama pants that he has in his hands day and night. Well, they have found a new home somewhere in between the Gap and the carousel ride at Superstition Springs mall. You would think after retracing your steps for an hour, and then some, you would have found them by now. He is having a difficult time without them and could only manage to sleep 3 hours that night while trying to bond with his 2nd favorite in line, the red long sleeve shirt. So PLEASE, if you happen to be shopping at the mall and want to go on a little treasure hunt, there might be a huge reward granted for the finder of the crusty green pair of pants!

Ok, so the picture experience wasn't that bad. How could you resist being frustrated with that handsome face?! Those were some of my top picks but my favorite pose is not posted yet and will be revealed on our Christmas card... I know the suspense is killing you all. Oh, and I'm not kidding about that reward!

Ending with a Bang

I cannot even tell you how sad I am that summer is slowly coming to an end! Labor Day is so hard for me because I know that the next holiday is Halloween and that the cold is coming. Even though I have come to grips with this, we had so much fun spending the last summer holiday with Leah and Shaun. Shaun got some free tickets to Sunsplash from work so they were nice enough to invite us and let us tag along with them. I cannot express my love enough for this place. Most people think that Sunsplash is gross and ghetto but I have lot's of fun fond memories of this place as a kid. My mom is a kid at heart and would always take us there every summer. We would spend all day there and at night when I was in bed it still felt like I was swaying in the wave pool .Thanks again Leah and Shaun for an awesome day!

Following Sunsplash we headed over to Casey's parents for a yummy Labor Day BBQ. Here are the kids enjoying there homemade ice cream popsicles that Grammy G made for them.

After that the day wouldn't have been complete with out going to my parents to swim and relax in the hot tub. I am so mad that the flash wasn't working. Lane has learned to jump off of the highest rock all by himself. You can kind of see his nakedness in the air.

Did you guys know that Casey was in Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympics competing in the men's 10m platform in diving?! If you missed him on tv, I put a clip of him below in action!

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