Trick or Treat

For Halloween this year we found this really cute Strawberry costume for Maddie. So I thought Abbey could go as Strawberry Shortcake. Easy right? Not so much! The Strawberry Shortcake I grew up with was super easy to make as a costume, but his new one has such a weird hat. We looked and looked and finally found a new Strawberry Shortcake costume online for only $27.00. I was going to order it when my Mom said that I could make it for so much cheaper. Well I totally fought her on it and then decided she was probably right. So I ordered the pattern, $6.75, then spent a whole day at Jo'anns and Hancock fabric getting the perfect fabric, $27.65, plus the Rolo candy that Abbey opened and started eating while I was paying! Man, it cost more to make it and I wasn't even making the pants!!!!! So now I was out $34.40 and I still had to make the dang on thing. I was so mad! Well I did it, I made her shirt and hat ALL BY MYSELF! I am so happy and I thanked my Mom for forcing me to make this costume. We had a great Halloween, it was a beautiful day. We went to trunk or treat at the Church and then came home and went trick or treating with new friends, Kevin, Nicole and Noah Smith. We had fun and the kids were all pooped out at the end of the night.

My first Tag

Husband tag
1-WHAT IS YOUR HUSBANDS NAME? Michael Jayson Scarlett
2- HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN MARRIED? 3 years
3-HOW LONG DID YOU DATE? 27 days
4-HOW OLD IS HE?29
5 - WHO IS TALLER? He is
6 - WHO CAN SING BEST? I think he can but I bet he'd say he can't
7 - WHO IS SMARTER? Me on book stuff, Him on useful stuff
8 - WHO DOES LAUNDRY? Me!!!!!
9 - WHO PAYS THE BILLS? Me
10 - WHO SLEEPS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED? Him I think...which way is the right side of the bed?
11 - WHO MOWS THE LAWN? My dad's lawn guy :)
12 - WHO COOKS DINNER? I do most of the time. Except for Sundays when he BBQ's.
13 - WHO IS THE FIRST TO ADMIT THEY"RE WRONG? Usually him, only cause I cry.
14 - WHO KISSED WHO FIRST? We kissed each other on my couch.
15 - WHO WEARS THE PANTS? He does but I pick them out:)

I tag Candy, Susan and Staci

He's at it again

In California Mike was a big fan of KCAL (96.7) the radio station. He loved the music but what he really loved was that he could call up every 30 days and and win something. The last thing he won was the 6 Disneyland tickets we used to go to there with the family this past Summer. Well he's at it again, he has found a new radio station here in Nebraska. The station is KTGL (the eagle 92.9). He called up and won tickects to a local pumpkin farm. But, Vala's Farm is no ordinary pumpkin patch. Oh no, this place was HUGE!!! It is 152 acres of scary excitment. It had Haunted houses, a Storyland, Pumpkin launching (my favorite), Petting zoo's, a graveyard, play areas and so, so much more. They also had a Hayride to the pumpkin patch were you could pick your pumpkin right off the vine. Thanks KTGL you're our new favorite radio station!!!

Happy Birthday Abbey

My Baby is 3!!! We celebrated Abbey's Birthday and had a blast. Her birthday was on Sunday but we started celebrating on Saturday. Grandma and Grandpa took us to the Lincoln Zoo. It's a pretty tiny zoo but the girls loved it. There's a train that goes around the outside of the zoo and we got to go around twice. Inside they had a petting zoo and pony rides. The girls loved the "ammimals". They saw monkeys, bats, alpaca, camels, a leopard, turtles, and lots more. Maddie squealed the whole day and Abbey was dragging us around 'cause she wanted to see more, more, more.
Then on Sunday Abbey woke up to presents presents and more! It was like Christmas. Maddie got some goodies too from Hunny and Grandma. Abbey got an Aurora Dress, shoes, crown, doll, movie, and purse set. She also got clothes, stick on earrings, rings, a baby stroller and a vespa tricycle!!! Then after Conference we had Cupcakes and sang "Happy Birthday"! I was pretty sad because we couldn't have Linda Baer Cake, but I think I did a pretty good job with the cupcakes :)

Mike's new job

MIKE HAS A JOB!!! Yeah our prayers are answered, he is working for a company that hauls different materials in Dumptrucks. He started yesterday. Right now they are working on the Highway here in Lincoln. They will be hauling mud (concrete) till the winter hits. Which is about the end of November. Then they will be working in Grand Island hauling feed to different farms all Winter. He is so happy and feels right at home. The video above is what he is does all day long. The big white machine on the left is filled with concrete, he pulls under it and they load up the truck. Then he pulls out and drives to where it needs to be dumped. He unloads and starts the process all over again, and again and again till the day is done.

Nebraska here we come

So we've moved. Friday August 22, we packed up our house into 1 1/2 26 foot Penske trucks. Saturday we went over to my parents house and loaded the rest of the 26 foot truck. Then...we ran out of room! We had to go and rent a 14 foot U-haul for the rest of the stuff. So off we were, Mike leading with one Penske truck and trailer for our Fit, my dad in the middle with a U-haul and a trailer for my Mom's Corolla, and me following in the other Penske truck. We stopped in Vegas for the night. The next day we drove through Utah and stayed there. The next day we drove to Colorado, we visited and stayed with his Uncle Paul. Then the next day we made it to the west of Nebraska and entered Corn Country! I have never seen so much corn in my whole life!!! We stayed in North Platte for the night. Finally Wednesday we made it to Lincoln, Nebraska! Yeah!!! We live in "The Highlands." The neighborhood is very nice. All the homes are beautiful and well kept. The streets are all concrete and are very narrow. We have already met neighbors and gone to a small get together. Everyone is very friendly. It seems very family oriented here. When you look at the backyard, you can see all your neighbors backyards and more than half of the block has playsets and toys. In the evenings you'll see the block filled with children riding bikes, playing ball with Mom or Dad, having lemonade sales or just going for walks. There is a ton of things to do here with the kids. There seems to be a park on every corner, and libraries everywhere. We have gone to the state fair, two parks, the mall play area, and the children's museum. The weather has been perfect. The day we got here it was a bit humid. It stayed like that til Monday, then Monday it rained!!! Can you believe it??? Rain in August! After that, the weather changed. It has been probably in the high 60's low 70's and just lovely. I can totally handle this! Lets hope this lasts....from what I hear it won't, but hey a girl can dream right???

The Disneyland take over

On August 21st before we moved, my whole family went to Disneyland. Thats right, My Mom, Dad, Kent my brother his wife Liz, their children Kyra and Kory, My sister Melissa, her husband Ernie, their children EJ and Danny, Me, Mike, Abbey and Maddie. Yup, yup I know we're crazy right? Well Mike had won 6 free Disneyland tickets, the kids were free and well, we're moving away forever. It was a great day! The kids got see lots of Characters, we got to hang out, and Grandma and Grandpa had their entire family together.