Happy Halloween

Once again, Becky is left to do the blog. Peter is off at a friends house tonight & so cannot do it.

Today was a fun day, but at this time is such a blurr that I don't know if I will get it all.

Jess, Paul and Becky went to Grand Junction today for an Orthodontist appointment. The roads in Colorado are not much like the roads in Utah (in a grid pattern) and so Becky got sort of lost. However, Denise's map helped us to get back on the right road and to the appointment exactly on time. The appointment was really quick and Jess got green/blue elastics in her mouth. Her teeth are hurting her pretty bad now. She couldn't find the gum-numbing medicine, so we dosed her with as much tylenol & ibuprofen that Becky was willing to do and sent her to bed. Hopefully, it will kick in and she can get some sleep tonight.

While we were in Grand Junction we got a cute little outfit for Paul. We didn't have time to get his picture taken as planned, but we might do that tomorrow or Friday. We got the outfit at Ross. I love Ross! The outfit was less than 5 dollars! It was great!

When we got back to Cedaredge we picked up the kids from Famous People class. They learned about Hellen Keller today. They said they had fun and Peter even learned how to do his name in Braille.
When we got home we played around for a little while. We read the letter from mom & dad. Nicole was mildly bummed about the room situation. Peter grinned from ear to ear when he read the comments that mom & dad had posted on the blog. The kids are all very excited about the house and are praying that the family will be able to get it.

We then got ready for the Halloween party at the church. I wish I had gotten pictures of the chaos, as it was chaos getting all of us ready. We sprayed Nicole & Rachel's hair green. Jess and Peter got themselves dressed in their costumes. However, while Jess was putting on her make-up, Buzz Light Year (aka Paul) decided he needed some face paint as well and grabbed a chunk in his little hand and smeared it across his face. Oi! When Becky left the house she looked around at the mess and thought to herself (how does Denise do it!). At the party, our double headed dragon (Nicole and Rachel) needed to use the bathroom right away. That was a challenge. Then they only made it through dinner before they were begging to be removed from each other. So we removed their costume and they were the green faced, green haired girls.
The kids had fun at the trunk-or-treat. They got tons of candy. Becky isn't quite sure how their parents would handle all the candy, but she is going to make them pick their 5 most favorite treats for themselves and then the rest is going in a big bag for everyone (to be dispensed at Mom & Dad's will). When we got home Becky was exhausted. The kids took a bath to get rid of their greenness while Becky cleaned the mess. Oh it was a long day, but it was fun! Oh! I almost forgot. Peter lost a tooth today! One of his molars on the top, left side. He said it wasn't even loose and just fell out (this was before all the candy I must note).

Well, Trick or Treat and Happy Halloween...it is off to bed with me now!