FIRST ANNUAL RIERA PUMPKIN CARVING NIGHT

I sometimes live two lives,

one in my mind and one in reality.

Last night was made up in my mind.

Always trying to be the ultimate optimist,

I decided that since Rod and Kd were coming sleep,

this would be an awesome time for a Riera craft project.

Since we have always loved Halloween,

I begin yesterday texting the gang.

HEY WHAT ABOUT PUMPKIN CARVING NIGHT

Well Kd and Jesi right away text back...

They are fired up.

I call Roddie and he at first says " he aint' carving no pumpkin"

I encourage him to live a little, he asks if Chase

(aka Bruda) is coming,

well I go out on a limb and say:

(Well of course, Chase is all into it)

However I had not yet heard from Chase

but I knew just like usual,

if Chase does anything then Roddie will do it.

So Jesi and I go to Walmart in the rain,

buy pumpkins and decorating tools,

we buy Pizza and Halloween cookies

we go home cook the food,

Chase show up and we wait...

and wait... and wait...

Part of my fantasy forgot that Kd works until 6:45,

then she has to go home then lives an hour away from us now...

So they arrive at about 8:30

and Kd looks exhausted and Roddie is already saying

he "ain't" carving if he has to clean his pumpkin...

Ronnie is laying on the sofa and refuses to even do anything,

So me, wanting the event to go well,

I begin cleaning baby boys pumpkin guts

while he and his Dad watch a DVD of Rod's work platform.

Kd confesses that she has never carved a pumpkin,

and didn't realize she would have to stick her hand

in the innards of a dirty pumpkin...

Chase is nice and quiet working diligently

but then confesses that he felt too guilty after I bought

the pumpkins to say he really wasn't into carving pumpkins...

I finish cleaning Rod's pumpkin and in a matter of 10 minutes,

he has his free-hand carved,

says he's done lights his pumpkin before anyone can

say BOO,

he is proud of himself but tells me

I am going to ruin the event if I don't stop taking pictures...

I share that in my mind I thought this night would be way

different, Rod reminds me that all these events I plan

land up the same way...

However in my heart, I am happy anyway,

because really everyone is enjoying themselves

and we are together....

Finally we all complete our pumpkins,

Roddie actually doing two

since Ronnie refused to participate....

Kd finally got hers the way she wanted it,

wasn't happy with Rod especially when he said

that for a kindergartner hers wasn't half bad...

She swore that she was going to practice and by

next year hers was going to be the best!

I finally got to carve my own pumpkin after cleaning

pumpkin guts for baby boy!

Jesi did a free-hand Harry Potter pumpkin,

never complained at all

because in some ways she is like me

total optimist for my Riera get-togethers...

Chase followed a pattern and his came out especially good,

he came up with the idea to make his into his head

for his picture...

And Roddie always having to follow suit with Bruda,

had to do his own picture like that

(so much for me ruining the moment with pictures, huh Rod)

Although Ronnie wouldn't carve he still had to be part of

the celebration...

By dressing in my clothes of course,

anything to get the kids laughing,

that's my husband...

in my dress.....

Oh what a Riera Party!!!!

Thanks everybody for making my night!!!!!

Really I loved it!!!!!