Franks Five...Not so much!: November 2009

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Halloween 2009

Chris, the pumpkin wagon navigator

Kids playing in the corn bath

Lani carrying a pumpkin as big as her!

Pumpkin Patch

Searching for the perfect pumpkin

Anthony

Alison deciding if she sees one better out there

Anthony, the team's kicker, just after kickoff.

Lani couldn't decide on the face painting.

Alison getting her face painted at the harvest festival.

Alison at the school Harvest Festival

Lani at the school Harvest Festival

Halloween came so fast this year. It didn't help that I (Christy) have been sick for a week after getting the flu shot! Go figure. Luckily we all were able to get the regular flu shot and the H1N1 before Kaiser ran out.

Grandma Fawson made Ali and Lani's costumes this year. Alison was a candy corn and Lani was a devil, which Anthony and Ali liked to constantly tease her that she didn't need to dress up to be a devil! She didn't like that teasing too much.

Anthony had a football game on Halloween, the Black and Orange Bowl. This is where the Vacaville Bulldogs play the Vacaville Bengals and both their team colors are black and orange. They always play on Halloween and we, the Bulldogs, host a harvest festival as a fund raiser. His team unfortunately lost in overtime 12-6. Good Game!

We had so many activities this year for Halloween. The girls went to two parties at friend's houses, the girls had parties at school (that I of course volounteered at), and then we had the church harvest festival, the school harvest festival, the football harvest festival, (by the way "harvest festival" is now the politically correct term to use now) and then Halloween itself. We also took the kids to the pumpkin patch in Dixon where you can pick and cut your own pumpkin. I am glad Anthony doesn't feel too old to participate yet. However, he did pass on trick or treating this year and decided to stay home and pass out candy while scaring kids with his scary mask from the movie SAW. He had a strobe light going on the porch for effect. He had a blast making little kids scream and cry.

Maybe it is just our area, but it seems like less and less kids are trick or treating each year. The other thing I noticed is people drive to our neighborhood to go trick or treating....do they think just because we live in a nicer area, we give out better candy?? Everyone is poor right now!

That being said, I am glad the holiday is now over and I can breathe for a couple of weeks ...until the next one.

Lani's Baptism

Lani in her confirmation dress

The Family

Lani and Grandpa Fawson

Lani was baptized! Grandpa Fawson did the honors. She was able to wear the dress I (Christy) wore when I was baptized. Both Lani and Alison wore it to be baptized in. Her confirmation dress was made by her Grandma Fawson.

David, Julie and their girls also came down from Sacramento to be there. There were four other kids being baptized that day so it was standing room only!

Sorry that some of these pictures are a little blury.

Welcome Family and Friends

So I decided this would be a great way to keep everyone updated since I am bad at keeping in touch. I am a little dissapointed since I have so much free time...between soccer practice (at two different fields), football, team mom, scouts, band, piano, kids homework, school projects, two jobs, motox races, paying bills, cleaning the house, cooking dinner, washing the car, working out and of course scrapbooking! Needless to say, this past year has flown by fast!...which means I haven't done a good job staying in touch. For that, I truly apologize. (Bare with me while I put up this Blog)Let me get you caught up:

Chris is still working for the California Highway Patrol. May 2008 was eight years. He is still riding motorcylces for them and loving it, especially since they just went to 12 hour shifts. He is still working out of Redwood City (75 mile commute) but worth it to him since he has so much seniority in that office. Plus it doesn't hurt that he gets to take the bike home. People tend to get out of his way when he gets behind them, thus making a quick commute! He is still racing motox and rides every weekend. He just cant get off two wheels, whether at work or play.

He also has decided to use his GI bill before he loses it and is doing college online. He gets his AA in November and is already signed up for the BA program. His GPA is currently 3.83...way to go Chris!

Christy is currently working two jobs. She decided she couldn't handle the feast or famine pay of a Realtor and decided to get another job, and just do real estate part time. In December 2007 she started as a legal clerk at Solano County Probation and loves it. She is finally using her paralegal degree and following her passion of working the criminal justice field. She plans on becoming a Probation Officer within the next year or two. She is still really into scrapbooking and even teaching a class monthly a church.

Anthony is now 12 and likes to keep busy! He has played football the past two years. In December, his Pee Wee football team, the Solano Warriors, went to Nationals in Las Vegas. They took 2nd place. Since Christy was the team mom, that automatically made her the trip manager for 30 families...with all her free time! It was stressful but worth it. But the 4-5 practices a week from July - Dec took its toll and he wanted a break. He took this year off tackle football. He started middle school this year and is in 7th grade. He is playing soccer, involved in scouts, rides dirtbikes with dad, snowboards, is in band playing percussion, and on the honor roll. He also has his phone ringing off the hook with all the girls that like him! I would say he is doing pretty well.

Alison was a cheerleader for the Solano Warriors and cheered for Anthony's team. It is cool that they are so close in age that she could do that. She is now 10 and went into the 5th grade this year. She is currently taking piano lessons from grandma Fawson. She loves to scrapbook with mom and draw. She also likes to snow ski. But don't let the age 10 fool you, she is all drama, already!

Ka'iulani (Lani) is our little daredevil. She loves to ride her dirt bike and nothing scares her. She definately gets her personality from dad! She loves to snow ski and is playing soccer this year. She just turned 7 and is in the second grade. She keeps mom on her toes!

Seems like we are always doing something to keep busy. If we aren't at one of the kids games, we are either at the lake, camping, riding or snowboarding. Now if we could only find a way to fit more hours into a day. If anyone has figured it out, please let me know!