Thursday, October 31, 2013

Happy Halloween!

Monday night we carved pumpkins for the first time since we've had kids.  We had intended to do it when my parents were here, but it just didn't happen, so we did it for family night instead.
 The boys drew pictures of what they wanted and we did our best to replicate. :)  They had fun scooping out the seeds and stuff!
 See the resemblance? :)
Then Tuesday we had a Trunk or Treat at church.  It was packed and noisy and a little overwhelming for my little cherubs, but it was fun.  They had a bounce house, a little fishing game, bean bag toss, face painting, bowling, spook alley, cotton candy, popcorn, cake walk, you name it.  Pretty intense.  And then we ended the night with of course the trunk or treat.  I handed out glow stick bracelets this year. :)  I may be one of those wacko anti-candy-moms, but the glow-sticks were a hit!  Winner!
















Jeremy and Anna with our Bishop.  Haha!
Lovely vampire teeth from one of the games.
 The boys dressed up as construction workers this year (they're really into matching these days).  They were pretty darn adorable.  The costumes were super easy (and cheap, the only thing we didn't have were the safety vests) and they looked great!
 And this year we had our 3rd little pumpkin!  She may get the award for cutest pumpkin-to-date.  She certainly has the best pumpkin cheeks. :)  We were worried this cute little chub wouldn't fit in the costume, but she did!
 She does this sweet little look all the time, I just love it:

And for a side-by-side comparison, here are all our little pumpkins over the last four years.  Love them! (Eli 2009 ~ 6 mo. old; Connor 2011 ~ 7 mo. old; Anna 2013 ~ 8 mo. old)
Tonight we'll probably go around to a few of the neighbors we know and call it good (unless it's raining)! I'll also attempt to get a better picture of all three kids together.  Hope everyone has a happy and safe Halloween!

6 comments:

Heidi Worsham said...

Fun!!!! :) I love these pictures! Way to go on the pumpkins- that's such a good idea to have them draw what they want!

Ken and Marlene Astle Family said...

Oh my goodness...those kids are so CUTE! I loved all the pictures and Anna really does have the best expressions. I loved the carved pumpkins. Thanks for sharing!

Wendy McNiven said...

I don't know, I think all of those little pumpkins are pretty darn cute! How fun! I find the Trunk or Treat is always overwhelming for me, and we have never had as big of a ward as you! Although in NJ, many many non-members would come, so it was always quite a crowd. Glad you had a fun Halloween, I'll have to post pictures of ours soon! :)

Rob and Amy Weaver Clan said...

Cute, cute costumes and kids!! I love all of those adorable pumpkins (I especially love the stem poking straight up from the hat!) I love Anna's jack-o-lantern! I put eyelashes on mine this year, too, and wondered if they would show up. Now I realize that in all the bustle I didn't even check!

On a sad note I spent a long time today getting pictures off of Rob's phone, writing up a blog post on my blogging app, only to be unable to publish it because the sign-in is not working! UGH

Mimi Nowland said...

The three pictures of them as pumpkins, super cute. I am with you on the candy issue, I might have to hand out glow sticks next year.

Annakaisa said...

Cute pictures! I love the last picture with all of the children wearing the same pumpkin outfit!
Man, Oregon is SO green! Not that I don't think Utah is beautiful too, but I definitely keep forgetting how green other places are!
BTW, I love your big clock on top of the fire place and the vase with some "sticks" in it. Very cute decorations.