Leilani Turns 1!!

On Sunday we headed down to Medina for Leilani's first birthday party!!! We rode down with Liz and Quinn. I love our rides to Medina with them!! It was a great day with the Houghtaling clan!

 Leilani was rocking her little outfit! 

And I think it's safe to say that she liked her cake, too!!

Happy Birthday, Lei Lei!! We love you!!

Football, Feta, Breaking Dawn, and Aunt Tammy!

I kicked off Friday night watching The Comets taking on the Bryan Golden Bears. Heather was a gem and let you kick it at her house so you wouldn't freeze at the game with me! Unfortunately, Genoa lost. They tied it up with four minutes to go but threw an interception at the very end. Boo!! It was a great season!!

Saturday we headed to Swig for lunch. We ordered the hot feta dip. Of course...:) Anyhow, Daddy asked you if you wanted some. You fought it a little and then took a nibble. And then another nibble. The next thing we knew you were shoving it in your mouth, you were hoarding the flatbread, and hands and face were covered. Pretty safe to say, we share the love of feta!!

After lunch we headed to Grandma's because Aunt Tammy was released from the hospital!! Two weeks ago she had a double knee replacement. She is doing great so they sprung her early!

Quite the welcoming committee!

Saturday night was girls night and Mommy invited her friends over and we had a Breaking Dawn marathon!! We watched Part 1 and Part 2! I had only seen Part 2 once and it was the day after I got my tonsils out so I wasn't completely with it. Haha!! 

We had a great weekend! Next up...Leilani's Birthday!!

Friday!!!

1. I confess that I am sooo excited for the football game tonight! It's the first playoff game. Rumor is it's going to be a tough one, so keep your fingers crossed.

2. I confess I'm going to miss this guy so much!! He's my BFF at work and moved to Washington DC. BOO!

3. I confess I love my Wednesday night Ernesto's play dates with Heather and Megan. The girls have a blast and so do we! And they are so excited for the moustache's at the end. Their treat for bring good!!

4. I confess that I ordered  my Christmas cards today. I like to believe that I am a one holiday at a time. But there is so much that goes into Christmas that I like to have everything done so I can actually enjoy the season. You will not see my tree up before Thanksgiving, but my cards will be addressed and ready to go!! Haha!!

5. I confess I am so proud of John and I and our budget. We are both in the zone and it's showing! Yea us!!!

I hope you have a great weekend! Roadtrip on Sunday for us!

Olivia

Dear Olivia,

How is it possible that you are 10 years old?? From the moment your mom told me she was pregnant with you, I felt this special connection to you. I would sing to you and push your mom's belly so hard so that you would kick me!! I drove 5 hours to Pennsylvania to see you for the first time. It was so worth the hour visit. You were so beautiful!! Your birth came at a time when you mom and Nonny were so low, that you are nothing short than a blessing from God. You have grown into a beautiful young girl and I'm so proud of you!! I love you my little LiviLuLu!!

I love that we both squish our faces when we smile. You, my girl, are awesome!! Have the happiest of birthdays! You deserve it!!!

Trick or Treat 2013

Due to heavy rain and strong winds, our Trick or Treat was postponed until Saturday this year. It was a little sprinkly, but wasn't too bad. Ava doesn't usually last too long. Everyone goes up to my Grandma's  so the kids can Trick or Treat together. Love the costumes this year!!

We have a route the we follow and Ava didn't disappoint this year. We made it through and then she was done. We went back to my Grandma's and she enjoyed handing out candy to everyone!!

Genoa was absolutely crazy this year. We were a different night than Toledo, therefore, we had extreme amount of, ahem, kids. I'm truly surprised by the amount of adults who came around that didn't even have kids with them. And the taxi's on Main St. We usually have about 150 - 200 kids. Yea, this year they handed out 460 pieces. Craaaaazy!!

After everyone else went home, we sat down with my mom, Grandma, and Emily and played full card Yahtzee. It was so fun!! Another successful Halloween in the books.

Reunited! Ava/Emmett Date Night!

Friday night I was in need of a sitter for Ava so that I could go watch Genoa pounce Woodmore (more on that later). And Ava has been asking almost daily to see if Emmett's mom could watch her, even when we don't need a sitter. Haha!! I texted Sarah on Friday morning to see if there was a possibility of a Ava/Emmett date night. And as luck would have it, there was!! I didn't tell her until we were leaving so she wouldn't drive me crazy...but she sang the whole way there "I'm going to Emmett's!"

A huge shout out to Jeff, Sarah, and Emmett for letting Ava crash your Friday night and for the awesome pictures! She had a great time, as always!!!

My little girl...Haha!!

Genoa beat Woodmore 88-14 on Friday night which secured them the NBC league title and a prime spot in the playoffs. Nothing is set in stone, but it looks like Genoa will be hosting Bryan. I'm glad it's at Comet Stadium!!! Send good thoughts our way! They are a tough team!! Go Comets!!!

Confessional Friday

Yea!! Let's get through this day and on to the weekend. Here are my confessions with a few pics of my sweet girl.

1. I confess I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving. Not for the food, not for the family time. While those are all amazing, I need, I repeat, I NEED FOUR DAYS OFF WORK!!!

2. I confess I'm over people complaining about cancelling Halloween. It was NOT CANCELLED. Halloween was still here. It was still October 31st. Halloween festivities still occurred. They POSTPONED Trick or Treat for the safety of children. As a parent, Thank You to the towns and cities for doing this! My child's safety far outweighs the need to Trick or Treat on actual Halloween.

3. I confess last weekend that I made homemade applesauce. I did!! And it was AWESOME!!!

4. We have been really having a hard time with Ava's socks lately. She begs me daily not to wear them. I few times I have caved. But once I got a load of the stench of those little piggies, she's back to socks. I don't care what the battle is. Haha! I made her take a bath instead of a shower so I could scrub them. Whew!!! Now she thinks it's so funny that she has stinky feet.

5. A guy that I work with has a best friend that is a buyer for DSW shoes. Hello, dream job!! Anyhow, his friend offered Kyle's work friends a 50% discount!! So, I confess that I ordered FIVE pairs!!! Not bad for $110!!!

6. Last but not least...this is a Kardashian confession.
Dear Kim Kardashian --
For the love of all that is good, please do not marry Kanye West. This would be your third marriage and let's face it, there is a strong doubt that it will not work out. I completely understand that you have a child with this man, but your sister has two kids with Scott and they aren't married. And it seems to work. Be smart, Kim.

Sincerely,
Sara Houghtaling

7. And here is one more of Ava Kate....the Toys R US catalog came in the mail. A pen, an hour, and it was handed back to me to "mail" to Santa. Hahaha!!!


Have a fantastic weekend!!!!