Trick Or Treat

Halloween was lots of fun! Our Tinkerbell was a star. In the pics above, Tatum is not being her stubborn self, but rather, she likes the part in Peter Pan where Tinkerbell is mad at Wendy. She crosses her arms and shakes her head. So, Tatum is being Tinkerbell. . . this time!

We only had one trauma on Halloween night. Tatum blew a shoe! She was excited about the candy! After the first few houses where she said "Please" instead of "Trick or Treat", she got it down. At one point, she was asked if she was a fairy princess. She said, "I not fairy princess! I TINKERBELL!". I politely apologized and added one more bullet to my resume of "Parent with a Strong Willed Child". I'm sure it will be many pages long before we make it through the toddler years!

As far as the rest of the week went, we were SUPER busy. I survived the 60th Celebration for CRC on Thursday night. It was great. The best part were the presenters. Patrick Henry Hughes and his father, Patrick John Hughes were here. In case you don't know this young man, check out the videos on You Tube. Make sure to watch the one from ESPN. They were nominated for a sports Emmy for this piece!

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Patrick+Henry+Hughes

Anyway, I had the opportunity to pick these two up from the airport, entertain them for the afternoon, be their chauffeur, and return them to the airport at 5 the next morning. Just to add a little more excitement to the stress of the day, Tatum came down with Pink Eye on Thursday morning. Thank goodness Troy was finished shipping cows and could meet me at the house with Tatum. We didn't have to take her to the doctor; they just called in some eye drops for her. She is much better. I guess when she gets sick, she goes all out. Maybe we can make it through this week without going to the doctor (I'm knocking on wood right now!).