It is still October right?

I went to sleep last night with this

falling...

I have never in my life had snow on my pumpkins.

Trick Or Treat Halloween Hop (Giveaway)

Welcome to the Trick or Treat Halloween Hop hosted by Tales From the Nursery, Formula Mom, and Mama  on a Green Mission, where you will go trick-or-treating  virtually at each blog for a chance to win some totally ghoul prizes.  Will there be tricks or will there be treats?  You must click through  the linky to find out!

You can find my review of

The Alphabeats
here.

I am also giving away a $10 Starbucks
gift card to help keep you focused while
doing all that upcoming holiday shopping.

Toys for Mom and Dad (Holiday Gift Guide) Giveaway

Everyone loves a good toy right?

EdenFantasys is a great place to find

a sex toy or two for once the kids are all 

snuggled in bed.

You can find something for the beginners and the more

advanced toy user.

For the more tame adventures in the bedroom
EdenFantasys has plenty of massage oils, candles and lingerie.
Role playing is one great way to keep
the fire alive in your sex life.

Check out this sexy costume.

For all your sex toy and bedroom needs
EdenFantasys is The Sex Toy Shop You Can Trust.

To help get you started on some
sexy bedroom fun EdenFantasys is offering
a Our Crazy Bunch reader a $50 gift card.

A few weeks ago Ninja had his first field trip of the

school year.

The preschool classes were going to Goss Farms 

for hay rides, corn mazes, animal petting, cow trains and most of all

to get a pumpkin. 

Sounds like fun right?!?

Well, overall it was.

But first we had a little mishap...

Once we were assigned our chaperoned children and got loaded onto

the buses we took off.

While leaving the gate of the base our bus hit

one of the barriers that you are supposed to go around.

In the drivers defense I am sure he didn't mean to run over 

a big metal X of sorts with a bus full of children.

I mean we hit that thing so hard the bus 

almost tipped according to parents on the other bus.

Needless to say we busted our tire and had to all board one bus.

So some 50 preschoolers and the 15 or so chaperones on one bus.

Not so fun!

Here is the busted tire I took a picture of with my phone.

Once we got to the farm we were split into 4 groups.

I was put into the group with our teacher assistant which was nice

because I haven't gotten to know her quite as well as I'd like to.

She is a wonderful woman and is one of the reasons Ninja is 

in that same preschool class again this year.

Here are some of the pictures of the kids while 

exploring the farm.

The next day at school the children were asked to draw their

favorite part of the field trip.

This was Ninja's favorite thing...

"When the bus got a flat tire!"

HA!

Gotta love that kid!

Christmas Gift Exchange

I know it is not even Halloween yet

and I know many of us don't like to think about

Christmas until at least November right?

Well, I am not one of those people.

:)

I personally love Christmas and think about it all year long.

This year I thought I would try my hand at hosting a 

Christmas Gift Exchange.

If you are interested in joining please sign up on the linky below.

Here are some guidelines to think about
before signing up:

~$20 limit not including shipping
~Deadline to sign up in November 15th
~Partners will be assigned November 16th
~You will have from November 16th until December 1st
to purchase and mail out your Christmas gifts.

Christmas Gift Ideas:
~Nail Polishes
~Christmas Decor
~Ornaments

You will of course be able to ask your partner what kind
of things they like.

Plese sign up the more the merrier so pass this along too.

Holiday Guide: Renuzit Fresh Accents Giveaway

I recently received the new Renuzit holiday scents

to try in my home.

I was sent the Festive Snow and Winter Berry.

(seen below)

My favorite was the Winter Berry because it just made my 

whole room smell so warm and inviting. 

I don't know about you but Christmas is my
favorite holiday.
I begin decorating after Thanksgiving and if I can
leave it up until around New Year.

3 lucky Our Crazy Bunch readers will win
a coupon good for 1 Renuzit Fresh Accents.

Renuzit brand provided free samples of Fresh Accents air

freshener so I could review them. However, all of the opinions

expressed here are my own.

The Alphabeast Review Spotlight Post Trick or Treat Giveaway Event

I know as moms we tend to have to 

figure out creative ways to teach our children

sometimes. 

I can not think of any cuter or creative way to help

Ninja and Hulk learn their alphabet than using

The Alphabeasts.

What are Alphabeasts you ask?

Alphabeasts are adorable plush creatures 

that have special powers.

These powers help the Alphabeasts to work out any

problems they may have.

There is an Alphabeast for every letter

of the alphabet.

Each Alphabeast has both the upper and lower case 

letter stitched onto it to help with

letter recognition. 

We were sent the adorable 

Wombat who has large ears that help him hear 

a mouse from miles away.

He is a young monster so he is a worrier

which helps him to be extra cautious.

The people at The Alphabeasts have offered to 

sponsor Our Crazy Bunch in the upcoming

Trick or Treat Giveaway Event.

Make sure you come back on 

Friday October 28th for your chance to win

one of these adorable beasts.

As well as all the other giveaways from the event. 

*I was not compensated for this review. I was sent a product for my review purposes.

Winnie the Pooh Blu-Ray Combo Pack giveaway

One lucky Our Crazy Bunch reader is going to win a 

copy of Winnie the Pooh combo pack 

Blu-Ray and DVD of the movie.

Fall at Minutemen Park

I have been meaning to get over to 

Minutemen Park while the leaves are changing

and yesterday we finally did.

We went over for an early evening walk and got 

some gorgeous pictures.

Are the leaves changing where you live?

Do you have more vibrant colors?

I wish I could find more reds and oranges 

rather than the yellows.

Either way it's all gorgeous

and why fall is one of my favorite times of the year!

Happy Monday to you all!

Have you been Boo'd?

There is the little game going on around the base.

I don't live on a street that has boo'd yet 

so I started my own tonight.

You can get the Boo Gram here.

 

Once you get Boo's you have to place the

Boo sign in your window so that you don't get Boo'd 

more than once.

Then you need to pass it on and Boo 2 of your neighbors.

In my Boo Gram is 

Reese Peanut Butter Cup

Candy Corn

Halloween Cookie Cutters

Sugar cookie mix

Halloween icing

Halloween stickers

A glow necklace

and of course the bucket itself.

I ding dong ditched 2 houses tonight and have 1 more to do.

I'm trying not to get caught by the neighbor kids.

So what are you waiting for?

You know you want to ding dong ditch someone.

:)

Judy Moody and the Not So Bummer Summer now on DVD

SUMMER VACATION DOESN’T NEED TO END YET Judy Moody And The Not Bummer Summer Extra Thrill Points Arrive on Blu-ray and DVD  Now available.  Summary: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment  announced today the continuation of summer fun and thrill points as JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER, the irresistible family comedy based on the best-selling book series, arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on October 11. The first film adaptation of the beloved children’s book series, JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER, by Megan McDonald with illustrations by Peter H. Reynolds, is a delightfully, laugh-out-loud hilarious treat for adventure-loving kids, tweens and adults. Feisty, fearless Judy Moody (Jordana Beatty) is looking forward to the most super-duper, double-rare summer vacation ever. The trouble is, her parents are called out of town and her BFFs are going away with their own families. That leaves Judy trapped at home with her pesky brother Stink (Parris Mosteller) under the watchful eye of Aunt Opal (Heather Graham). But with a little playful planning - and a lot of imagination - Judy turns a snoresville summer into the way-not-boring adventure of a lifetime! The JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER Blu-ray and DVD comes with a collectible Judy Moody Activity Book complete with extrathrilladelic games, puzzles, activities and more.  Additionally, each Blu-ray and DVD is packed with never-before-seen bonus features including a behind the scenes cast vignette, “10 Things You Didn’t Know About Judy Moody”, an exclusive Camryn Summer Music Video, and much more. The film stars newcomer Jordana Beatty (Superman Returns)  as Judy Moody along with Heather Graham (The Hangover, “Scrubs”), Jaleel White (“Psych,” “Family Matters”), Preston Bailey (“Dexter”) and Parris Mosteller (“Worst Week”).  John Schultz (Aliens in the Attic) directs from a screenplay by Megan McDonald and Kathy Waugh (Big and Small). Smokewood Entertainment’s Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness (Precious) produced the film with Bobbi Sue Luther and Andrew Sugarman serving as executive producers. The film was released theatrically by Relativity Media. JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER  SUMMER is available as a 1-disc DVD or 3-disc Blu-ray Triple Play with Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Copy.  ARP is $24.99 for Blu-ray Triple Play and $19.99 for DVD. *I was sent a promotional DVD for this information. I was not given any monetary compensation.

Wordless Wednesday: Inspiration

With baby Hulk's 2nd birthday

right around the corner I have been thinking

about his party theme.

While I Pintrest today I found my inspiration.

Here's a really good hint...

Salem Massachusetts

On Sunday we had a little bit

of "forced' family fun. 

:)

(to borrow that term from my neighbor)

I decided we would go to Salem Mass.

I mean what better time to go explore the witch hunts

than in October right?

Of course it was packed since the entire month

of October there is one thing or another going on.

Not to mention all the other people who thought the same thing I did.

Once we parked and got the kids out we/I had to decide what to do next.

Since of course much to my husbands dislike

we/I went without a plan.

I decided we would go to the Salem Witch Museum.

There is no flash photography in the museum 

which of course sucks for me since I wanted to show all of you.

Here are the few pictures I did take from before we began our tour.

Here is my complaint with the Salem Witch Museum...

When you go in you are packed into a room for a 

witch trial reenactment which I thought was 

maybe done by actual people.

Not so much more like creepy wax figures with a spotlight on them.

Not that the information wasn't great but turning off the lights and starting the creepy

witchy music scared a few kids and not just mine.

After the presentation we had to wait about 10 minutes in the gift shop

before going into the rest of the museum which was a circle with

more wax figures of the old fashion mid-wife, her herbs she used to heal,

a 'hollywood' witch, a time line and witch hunt progression explanation.

Overall the museum was not worth my time or money.

I think my kids would have learned more by me renting 

Salem Witch Trails movie or The Crucible.

Oh well you live and learn right?

On a positive note I did get some really cool pictures of an old cemetary

and other cool things in Salem.

while walking down a street with all kinds of vendors

and witches Carter spotted and asked for some fried dough.

Which to us Southerners is a funnel cake basically.

 It was yummy!

And you cant go to Salem without seeing a witch or two...

Thanks for Giving me a Kindle Giveaway (3 chances to win)

Thanks for Giving me a Kindle is here! You have 3 chances to win: 1st prize is a Kindle, 2nd prize is $50 Cash via PayPal & 3rd Prize is a mark. Cosmetics Super Flip It Kit!

To win this giveaway, it’s MANDATORY that you follow ALL of the participating blogs via Google Friend Connect. The other links to Twitter or Facebook count as an extra entry but are OPTIONAL – in order to win any of the prizes, you have to follow all of the blogs via GFC.
The giveaway is October 17 till the 21st (ending at 11:59PM EST on 10/21) but the winners will not be announced until November 17, 2011 (a week before Thanksgiving) so we can make sure that everyone who entered followed all the rules.

I know Google Friend Connect widgets can do disappearing acts so please give all of the pages time to fully load or refresh a page to see if the widget shows up.
This giveaway is open to all U.S. & Canadian readers only – we wish we could include international readers as well but we hope you guys understand.

Must be 18 years old & older to enter. Winner will be chosen using Random.org. Winner will be e-mailed & will have 48 hrs. to reply or we have no choice but to pick another winner.
Below are the following blogs participating in this giveaway along with the Rafflecopter! It’s only 10 blogs total so not a lot of work on your part! We all have the same Rafflecopter code so just as long as you enter in one blog, it’s okay – as long as you make sure to visit each blog to follow them! Happy linking & Good Luck!

(Make sure you have Javascript enabled to see this giveaway!)

Thanks for Giving me a Kindle Event begins Monday October 17

Come back Monday for your chance to win

one of three prizes.

1st prize: Amazon Kindle

2nd prize: $50 Cash via PayPal

3rd prize: Mark Cosmetic flip for it Kit

The Thanks for Giving me a Kindle event runs from

October 17th through October 21st

winner announced the week before Thanksgiving on 

November 17th.

Flashback Friday the last 2 years

I just realized this morning that 

in 20 days my wonderful parents are going to be here.

Which also means that in less than a month

my baby Hulk will be 2. 

Now this makes me very sad. 

I'm not even sure that I can still call him 

baby Hulk once he turns 2. 

When did this happen?

How did the last 2 years go by so fast?

Is it because he is it?

The final baby I will have?

I mean look at this...

 Look at this difference in these next two March to May...

I suppose I am being overly emotional about

my baby growing up.

As it is everyone keeps telling me 

he is not a baby anymore and he slept in his 

toddler bed all night last night.

Here is my almost 2 year old big boy now.

Wordy Wednesday

Monday for the holiday we decided to

drive up to Maine.

It is on my New England bucket list and while

there are still things in Maine I want to do

I can cross one thing off.

Going to the Nubble Lighthouse.

It was a gorgeous day to go with the temps in the mid 70's.

The leaves were just beginning to turn all kinds 

of beautiful colors too.

Here are some of the many pictures I took...

Have a great Wednesday!