Halloween, Visitors, & Oprah

What a great weekend - Happy Halloween! My mom & her best friend and my grandma all flew in this weekend for the Oprah show on Halloween morning. It was a "Friday Live" show with the panel, so it was fun to see Gayle. David Foster also showed up and Andrea Bocelli performed - fantastic! We got Bocelli's CD and Foster's new book. Great fun!

We also hit up the ward party on Halloween night. Brandon was a teenage mutant ninja turtle (as usual - he wears the same costume every year). I have a green m&m costume, but opted to wear Brandon's Cubs jersey and I wore a bandage on my knee and said that I was a Cubs Fan who sprained my knee jumping off the bandwagon. Rachel was a pumpkin and you're not going to believe this, but this was the same costume that I wore for my first Halloween and my mom made it 25 years ago - so sweet!

We brought a friend's little four-year old, so now we sort of know what it's like to have two kids. We're good with one for now! Rachel was so tired at the party, that she fell asleep while I was holding her upright and the costume turned out to be a perfect pillow. Seriously, isn't this the cutest picture? (Don't mind the fact that she was also drueling profusely.)

Rachel & Grandma Elaine

We didn't make it to a pumpkin patch this year, but this shot will have to do. :) Brandon also carved a pumpkin with Rachel this week and they did such a good job!


Here are the ladies at Harpo Studios for the Oprah show. We also got to go see Wicked - amazing! (I know...it was my third time, but mom offered to buy my ticket, so I couldn't turn it down!) Thanks to the ladies for a fun weekend and a special thanks to Brandon for staying home with Rachel lots!