Logans cast....

Logan finally got his cast off!  He only had to wear it for 3 and a half weeks....crazy I know!  We are just happy he got it off! :)

Hotel Transylvania - Mavis' 118th Birthday Bash!

Get ready for picture overload!  so, you know how I am always telling you about the fun Crowdtap parties I always get to have?  Well, you missed out again!  You would think all my AZ family and friends would have learned by now how fun these parties are, so I should be able to talk you guys into coming to NM for once. haha  For now though, I guess you will just have to make due with the million pictures I took...

This party was to get us all ready to see the movie Hotel Transylvania.  Logan got to go see it with his dad for his birthday, but the girls and I missed out and I can't wait to be able to see it!  

We decorated for Mavis' ( character from the movie) birthday bash by using a lot of halloween supplies.  The kids decorated cupcakes to look like mini monsters, we had mini pumpkins for them to decorate, we had fun coloring pages and masks, dirt n worms to eat, green juice in monster cups, Hotel transylvania computer games and so much more!  Do you wish you would have come yet?  Because you will after you see the pictures! haha  

                           cupcake decorating stuff...icing, mms in spider cups, sprinkles...the works. :)

 Dirt n worms...How fun is that?  It was chocolate pudding with crushed oreos on top and gummy worms squished into it.  I'm not gonna lie...It is one of my favorite desserts. :)

 We gave the kids coloring pages with all the different characters, so they could pick their favorite. :)

 Look how cute our table decor turned out?  I got the cute cupcake stand at the dollar store.  I was pretty impressed with myself. lol  We used the left over spider webbing to put across the table, and then put spider and bat rings all through it for the kids.  Who knew I could be so creative?

                                                         Rai eating her dirt n worms...

                            The dirt n worms wasnt just for the kids...Even the moms liked the worms... haha

 Jocy putting on a bat ring to match her spooky bat shirt.  We like to go all out with our parties. :)

 We played the guess that body part game...gross I know.  But the kids loved it.  We put different foods in covered bowls and then made the kids stick their hands in it.  We told them it was brains or eyeballs...etc.  It might seem gross, but none of the kids fell for it. lol

                                          We peeled off the skin on a tomato for the heart.

                                               we peeled the skin off the grapes for eyeballs.

                                                                   Chunky salsa...

                                                       The kids feeling the "body parts"

                                                                  decorating cupcakes...

 Look how cute the monster cupcakes turned out?  We used dumdum suckers with peach gummy rings around them for the eyes.

                              Amaia didnt get to decorate, but she sure enjoyed her sucker. :)

                     The monster juice for the kids to drink...and lets be honest...for the adults too. :)

 Rai's mask. 

All in all it was a really fun party and we cant wait to see the movie!  I wish you all could have been here to party with us...Next time I mention crowdtap, just make sure you plan ahead on your schedule so you can be here!  Love you guys!

Balloon Fiesta!

Don't you all wish you would have come to visit me during the Balloon Fiesta?  Look how fun it is!  My kids have seen the occasional balloon fly over our house, but nothing like this!  They land practically anywhere they want to and there are so many of them, it is almost overwhelming.  We took the kids to the park for the balloon glow one night last week....we parked, paid 8 dollars and walked right back to the car 10 minutes later.  The event was cancelled due to the crazy wind we get in Albuquerque...and get this...they wouldn't give us our money back!  lame.  At least, we only lost $8.  My friend paid for parking, paid in advance for the event,  and didnt get a refund for either.  so sad.  At least I got a few good glimpses of the balloons!

                                                     Its a Zebra balloon...can you see it?

                                                                Zebra balloon again...

Happy Birthday to my LOGAN!

Logan turned 9!  Logan has always wanted a big fun birthday party with friends, and I always told him he had to wait until he turned 8 to have a birthday party.  Last year, he finally turned 8 and we had just decided to move to New Mexico, so to his disappointment, he had to miss out on a birthday party once again.....luckily, we live in such a great place and he has so many great friends, that his long awaited party turned out perfect!    We went to a park and they played football with the dads almost the whole time.  Which was great for me because I got to sit and relax with a table full of treats! :) 

                                                               the football game...

Logan, Gabriel ( one of his best friends) and Ronan

I am so grateful for a son, that has such a sweet spirit about him.  That always tries to choose the right, and that is such a great example to me.  He is smart ( what kid likes to pull out college algebra text books and right all the elements and their abbreviations?  Thats right...Logan does.  True story. haha), and funny, and I am so happy to have him as a part of my family!  Happy birthday Logan!