Cleveland Indians go to the World Series!

I'm apart of a non profit organization in my hometown called The Nest. It started as a mom's group (now much more than a moms group) but we get together weekly for play groups and have various groups throughout the month. The Cleveland Indians contacted several non profit organizations in the surrounding areas and asked for volunteers to help work the merchandise booths during the World Series games in Cleveland. I'm not a huge sports fan but thought it would be a neat opportunity. The bonus and best part (for The Nest) is that for each volunteer on behalf of The Nest, the Cleveland Indians gave them $62 for us being there. That was worth it to me, because I love this organization so much. I worked 2 days; the very first game of the World Series in Cleveland and the very last game in Cleveland of the World Series.

The first game was crazy busy and we worked non stop for several hours helping customers. By the last game, almost every piece of "World Series" merchandise was sold out and there were more Chicago fans in Cleveland, it seemed, by far.

It was a very exciting last game and I really thought we were going to win it. I might of yelled when we actually lost.

Halloween 2016 {Holiday Chronicles}

This year for Halloween, we were invited to 5 different places to trick or treat with friends. We ended up at 4 of those 5, because thankfully, they all ended up on different days.

Hanley dressed as the same cheetah/kitty for all the events and Conrad had a dragon costume, only Conrad actually never wore his costume.

The first event was my brother's church Trunk or Treat. It was a great time with a huge turnout. Seeing all the different ways the trunks were decorated is always so fun! It was nearly 80 degrees that Sunday and that's almost unheard of for where we live. Hanley didn't have to wear any undergarments under her dress and Conrad wore his skeleton jammies because his dragon costume was so warm with thick fleece.

The next weekend we went trick or treating at my grandma's house. My brother, his kids, and my cousin Lisa and her kids were there too!  We only made it 2 blocks before Hanley said she was finished and wanted to head back. It was very nice day and perfect for trick or treating so I didn't fight with Conrad on wearing his dragon costume.  

The next day we were invited to trick or treat with our friends. It rained for the first 10 minutes of us walking around but it ended up clearing up and was a decent day. Conrad still refused to wear his dragon costume so skeleton pajamas layered over other clothes it was! 

By the final day of trick or treating, Hanleys face was reacting to all the makeup I had been using to draw on her cheetah spots so we didn't give her a kitty face. 

The kids had a blast with all their friends and of course getting loads of candy. Conrad picked up the concept right away and he was absolutely adorable holding out his pumpkin bucket to collect his treats! 

I will most likely freeze some candy and use it for the pinata at Conrad's birthday party next year. 

In addition to all the trick or treating we participated in, Hanley got to dress up for her weekly dance class and Michael and I went to an adult Halloween party at a friend's house. Michael doesn't care to dress up but I went all out.