My Morning Coffee…

When I asked Breanna what she wanted to be for Halloween she knew right away, she wanted to be an ANGEL. Well, she is my angel so why not So, I found her a costume that was cute. She loved it, the wings are made of real feathers. She had fun and got loads of candy that she willl never eat. Her aunt, dressed as a cow, and cousins came with us.

Breanna got a few pumpkins this year from her garden. None of them got every big, but she loved them anyway. I believe she got 4 this year. Here is a picture of one of them. Next year she is getting a larger garden. She needs it because everything is jammed into a spot to small for it to really grow. Maybe this will help the plants to grow bigger and produce larger veggies. I am hoping anyway!

Breanna was in the 2009 fair pageant this year. She won 2nd place. She had a blast riding the rides and playing the games. I think she liked this more than anything else. I was proud of her for getting second place, but I was happier knowing that she had FUN!! Thats what fairs are about, right? She came home with a bunch of prizes she won playing games. Plus she won a goldfish!!! Breanna was VERY excited about this!

Her is her sash, and trophy she received. She has them displayed proudly in the living room!

It was time to get Breanna a new bike. Not because her bike was old or ruined, but because she outgrew it.  LOL… I got to laugh, she looked so funny riding her old bike. Her knees where up to her chest and past the handle bars. It was a sight!!!

Her new bike is really nice. It’s an 18 speed and really fast (so I been told). Breanna picked it out, it was only fair… she paid for part of it out of her birthday money I think she invested her money into something worth while. I just hope she doesn’t outgrow this one so fast. This makes her 3rd bike in 3 1/2 years.

Breanna's new toy... pretty eh??

I have taken a couple of pictures this evening of Breanna’s garden and thought I better add them now. I don’t want winter to come and finally add these Breanna and her cousin actually planted all this by seed. I had to wait for the plants to get big enough to know what they were. I know they planted peppers too, but I haven’t seen any of them yet. PLUS, some of the seeds weren’t actually “planted” … they just through the seeds into the garden. I think they got bored…I am surprised they came up. We have pumpkins with the beans and beans with the watermelon and so on…. LOL

But it’s Breanna’s garden so I guess it ok, they did have fun and they are ACTUALLY growing. If I would take my time and plant them nice and neat they would never come up… I do not have a green thumb like Breanna does!

Breanna's Bean Plants (little preview)

Breanna picked these today

Califlower... don't know if this is going to amount to anything this time

Carrots... she CAN'T wait to eat these...she has awhile yet!

Her corn is doing REALLY well ... what are we going to do with it all??

Cucumber ... did I spell that right? This is another one of her favorites

Pumpkin... last year she only got one little pumpkin so we are hoping they do better this year

Of course she has to have her Sunflowers!!

This is the first time she planted watermelon so I am hoping she gets something

FINALLY!!

Breanna is out of school and past to second grade. She will still be in Daybrook, but this will be her last year there. She is a little nervous about going to a bigger school when she hits 3rd grade… LOL poor kid!

Breanna’s 8th birthday was really nice, she had some classmates here for her birthday and really enjoyed that. She got to play with her friends since school was out. Breanna  got some really nice gifts for her birthday also. I think she received around $40.00 to spend on things she wanted and I got her a Nintendo DS Lite (pink of course) and 9 games to go with it. Plus she got clothing, books, and art supplies.

Now Breanna has found another sport she likes to play…. Badminton. Not only do I run around nuts all day at work, but now I come home and play badminton with her. When I FINALLY get to bed … I am BEAT!!! But, it is good exercise for both of us so I guess I can’t argue about that.  She is getting better where I only run around the yard after the “birdie” part of the time now.

Breanna’s garden is doing well too. She has cucumbers, cauliflower, watermelon, peppers, beans, carrots, pumpkin, and corn all coming along nicely. I will have to take some pictures of this and add them on here. I was surprised at how fast they grew. The only part of it that stinks in the weeds, I swear they grow over night!! She is always plunking weeds from her garden.

I will add some pictures of her birthday and garden when I have a little more time

Breanna had a ball during her field trip to Pittsburgh. She seen a lot of great things and was even amazed by some of them. Breanna loved seeing the dinosaurs the most. She said they were kind of “creepy” though because of their size… LOL!! She seen a Crystal Skull, gems from around the world, displays of wild animals like bears and large cats, but her favorite was the dinos, of course! She went nuts at the gift shop spending all but a dollar and some cents… she came home with a big bag of goodies though! She hopes that someday she will be able to go back…. she loved it and had a lot of fun!

I added a few pictures from her trip.

Breanna and a classmate

One of the Crystal Skulls

Dino Head .. T-Rex