SNOWBALL FIGHT

After having a little bit of snow, it was time for the snowball fight. Which I luckily got out of, to take pictures. It is always a favorite with the kiddies.

Our First Snowfall

Our first snowfall and yea I didn't have to shovel. It is so nice to have someone to do it for me. I shoveled all last winter and was tired of the snow. I think this was Shane's first shovel in forever. When you live in Hawaii for a long time and then go through a very warm deployment, getting used to -7 degrees, is not easy. Thank goodness Shane is a trooper.

Happy Early Birthday

My friend and I decided to have a combined birthday, since both kids birthdays were in December. We went to Gymnastics Plus, where the kids got to run around and have a great time. Alyssa always wants to dress up like a princess so I made my princess a princess cake. Alyssa got so excited she got to blow her candles out twice. She blew them out the first time before daddy even had set her cake down.

The Courchene Dance

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Shane's Homecoming

We are so happy to have Shane home. After many delays and even walking into the ceremony and having it delayed by 2 hours, was painstaking. But after all of the waiting, we were finally at our final day. The whole year you wait for that day, so it is nice to know we made it. By the way the very last picture is of Shane and his Team Leader.

Thanksgiving Feast

Shane had a Thanksgiving Feast for his First Grade Class. They recited a poem about thanksgiving and got to cook what they thought might have been at the original feast. His class was assigned the succotash, which he tried, but wasn't too fond of. They also had turkey, cornbread, grapes, pumpkin pudding and of course turkey. All three first grade classes got to eat together, so I think that was the fun part of the day. If you can't tell, Shane chose to be an Indian.

Party Time

It was my friend Cheryl's son, James' birthday. So he wanted an Indiana Jones cake, which I was pretty worried about. But his cake turned out really good and what do they care, they just want to eat it. The kids had a great time at Gymnastics Plus.

Shane's Second to Last Game

Shane has one more game, but has been doing really well. He has had a great season and made a lot of new friends. Hopefully he will want to continue into the next season. Now that the season is almost over I am getting better about not pacing up and down the field. Now I just pace around in the same area, but I still have to yell for all the players. Alyssa is my cheerleader, she mostly claps when everyone claps and yells for Shane. When she isn't doing that, I am chasing her around the field trying to contain her, but anyone who knows Alyssa, knows that isn't easy.

Happy Halloween

W went trick or treating with our friends and everyone had a great time. I think we have enough candy to last to the next Halloween.

Shane's Halloween Party/Scarecrow Day

Shane had a Halloween party at school and they don't let them wear costumes. All of the kids did dress as scarecrows for their Scarecrow Program. Shane had a lot of fun and helped me design his scarecrow shirt, by informing me where all the rips and tears go. They also had a Halloween party after their program, which I somehow was put in charge of. It was a really stressful week for me, but what isn't. They got to decorate cookies, make glowing ghosts, and put their hands in the body of my mummy, which ended up being more tedious than expected. The kids loved it all, so it was definitely worth it.

Zoo Spooktacular

We went trick or treating at the zoo the weekend before Halloween. Alyssa was Princess Leia and Shane was the Darth Maul, better known as the Sith. So they were on opposite sides, good against evil. Popo was still visiting with us, but is now back home, where she is nice and warm.