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Our Busy Weekend

Halloween
Don't yell at me but I forgot to take pictures of the kids on Halloween night. Ashley was dressed as a beautiful Army Major on the left side and on the right side she was scary evil looking Army Major. Brad didn't dress up (he thinks he is to old), so Brad gave out the candy to the Trick or Treaters. Ashley and I had fun walking the neighborhood, looking at others in their costumes and looking at the variety of Halloween decorations. However, I think my favorite part of the night was stopping at the Morey house again to see the Spooktacular Light display they created for Ashley. Ashley and I were dancing fouls in front of the Morey house; I am so glad no one saw me dance like an idiot. And for those who are dying to know; the Morey received $81.93 in donations for Ashley's medical care. Don't forget to stop by the Morey's during the month of December, they are also doing a Christmas Light display to raise funds for Ashley's medical care. Thanks to all of you who donated, we really appreciate it.

Saturday Surprise
Saturday morning I took Brad and Ashley to my hair stylist Crystal Lackey at ESBI International Salon. Brad was first to get his hair cut and despite the reluctance he felt going to a "girly" salon instead of Big Leagues, he realized that Crystal does a much better job at cutting his hair. Ashley was next, normally Ashley just gets a trim but this time we decided to do something different. Ashley has always had long very straight hair and now...well...let me just show you the pictures.

ASHLEY'S NEW HAIR STYLE





Ashley has not stopped smiling or looking in the mirror since she got her hair cut. She looks adorable and so much older. Ashley loves the versatility of the style; she can wear it to the side, part it in the middle, she can wear headbands and barrettes in whatever style she creates. Ashley is so obsessed with brushing her hair now and making sure it looks good all the time. Thank you Crystal, you made my girl not only feel beautiful but look beautiful too.

Karate and Baseball
After the kid's hair cuts, Brad has Karate so off he went with his dad to receive his brown belt black stripe with green tip. This Tuesday he will be a brown belt black stripe with brown tip. Next week Brad will test for his black belt so by Sunday, November 9, he will be a 1st Degree Black Belt. After Karate, Brad was off to Kissimmee to play in a baseball tournament. We didn't get home until 8:00 pm Saturday. Ashley feel asleep in the car on the way home and Brad was busy texting his friends about advancing to the semi finals of the baseball tournament.

Today, Brad had another baseball game which he lost, Ashley and I skipped the game and went shopping. Now that Ashley has a new look, she needs new clothes to go with it. Let me tell you clothes are expensive but we managed to find some inexpensive clothes with style. Right now, the boys are out shopping to get Brad some fall school clothes. Overall, we had a busy but productive weekend! How was your weekend?

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