right{now}

right now i'm....

watching - everyone in the neighborhood leaving for work, taking kids to school, waking up and making the best of this friday.

{and the computer screen, i mean lets be honest.}

drinking - coffee with hazelnut creamer...in large quantities.

wearing - sweats and a sweatshirt, cause that's how i roll in the mornings.

listening - monkey watching cartoons...max and ruby I believe.

avoiding - packing for our trip, but i have a couple more days before we leave

so i'm good.

wishing - someone would come pack for me, and clean my house,

and take the kids for a few hours so i can have some quiet time.

feeling - tired and I'm not actually sure why, I got good sleep last night.

missing -  hubby. he's been working late every night this week and now has to go to klamath for the weekend to work...boo :((

needing - to laugh till it hurts with some good friends.

thinking - what is this week going to be like up at my parents with family.

thankful for - the little things, and I get to see my sister in just a couple days.

wondering - what the weather is going to be like for our drive to and from nevada...hopefully not a horrible snow storm like the last time we went.

praying - for a safe journey to nevada and back again; the ability for us all to join together for thanksgiving and just enjoy eachother in the moment.
nothing more. nothing less.

dreaming - of summer.  I'm not a huge fan of wintertime and the cold weather.

loving - my new haircut I got last night.  I chopped it all off and it feels great!

weather - cold, rainy, cloudy, possible snow in the mountains.

right now

admist all the chaos of life

and the upcoming holiday season

i'm just trying to enjoy.

happy friday everyone!!!

autzen stadium {part2}

i have no words to explain what an epic experience this was for all of us.

we knew half way through football season that we were picked to go,

but nothing could prepare us for the actual event.

as you walk up to this stadium

you suddenly feel so small.

the energy...

the excitement...

we have arrived!!!

this is how GP Pop Warner rolls now.

it was so awesome to represent

even on the oregon ducks field.

the boys are all lined up

and ready to be announced one-by-one.

game on!!!

we made a touchdown in the first 4 minutes of the game.

there was truly no stopping us.

he did so good.

one great tackle

and 2 almost interceptions.

just watching all our little men

play on this giant field...

again, i have no words.

this is E on the jumbotron, #22

how epic is that!!!

We Won!!!

We Won!!

The GP Raiders are might mite champs!

37-0

against junction city jaguars.

it was such an amazing day!

and #22 is...

autzen stadium {part1}

we packed our bags.

decorated all the windows in the truck.

grabbed the kiddo next door {my 4th son}

and headed up to Eugene for a night.

we were greated like rock stars.

we took the boys to papa's pizza

which not only has the most amazing pizza we have ever tasted,

but it has a giant play area surrounded by windows

where the boys played....

and played....

and played...

this is monkey, who was too little to actually play the game.

so he decided to climb right into it

for the win.

hubby and i sat at a table with pizza and a cocktail

while we watched the boys try to run their nervous energy off.

{didn't work}

the hotel didn't have an indoor pool

but that didn't stop us from having some play time.

the boys jumped from bed to bed

{because that's what you do in a hotel room}

read the ducks yearbook magazine.

and watched the history channel {it was their choice, seriously}

it took a while to get them to settle down

but we finally did and everyone fell fast asleep.

{they don't make hotel rooms big enough for a family of 6, go figure}

snug as bugs

with butterflies in their tummies

promises of sweet dreams

for tomorrow....

this

is what awaits!!!

to be continued...

day{of the}dead

i'm behind...i know.

life is totally getting the better of me right now.

this whole switching from one computer to another is driving me bonkers!

hopefully santa is listening to my pleas

for a pretty pink laptop for christmas

{i swear i've been a good girl}

 halloween came and went and we had our

annual "allen halloween bash"

even though it was on a monday night...

school/work night.

 hubby loves halloween

it's his second favorite holiday next to christmas.

he likes to go all out,

creepy decorations,

scary sounds cd playing behind the bushes.

each year he gets bigger and better in decorations.

 little bear was a police officer this year {so adorable, he was a fireman last year}

i love his idea of a costume.

nothing scary, no super heros, nothing make believe.

{he is so his father's son}

 above is the only picture of monkey i got. he wasn't 100% into wearing his costume

so we had to quickly put it on and take him out trick-or-treating in order to keep it on.

however, he would not wear the headpiece, but he was a super cute "half" dragon.

and he got the hang of it real quick.

he would say, "trick-or-treat, candy, thank you" all in one sentence.

only tried to walk into 2 houses the whole night.

it was so much fun to watch him.

 school night or not, we still had our friends and their kids over.

these are my 2 favorite super hero ladies!

 see, told ya, he is totally in his element...

this is the crew of kids {minus alden who was an adorable contractor}

not to mention, it's the only picture i got of all 3 of my boys, so enjoy!

to answer your question, yes all of us adults do dress up.

it's required if you are going to attend an allen family halloween party.

so much fun.

can't believe it was here and gone in a blink of an eye.

i can't believe it's already november 14th and i'm just getting around to posting this.

i enjoyed seeing everyone's halloween blog pictures

who doesn't love a holiday full of make believe??