Trick-or-Treat!

We had such a fun Halloween! Elle and Easton were so excited for our traditional Halloween dinner and they couldn't wait to go trick-or-treating!


Our Super Mario, Fancy Nancy, and Vampire Princess



Grandma and Grandpa came over to have dinner with us



Elle and Easton made the cutest place cards and we had chili in pumpkin bread bowls, green jello "brains" with bugs, apples with toffee dip and "bat" and "ghost" cookies for dessert.



Then it was time to go trick-or-treating! Don and I weren't going to dress up but the kids really wanted us to, so we did. Don was the Mad Hatter and I dressed up as Alice in Wonderland. We left some candy in a bowl on our doorstep and then we all went around our neighborhood. (We don't get very many trick-or-treaters and I really don't want to miss seeing the kids go up to each door.)



I love this!



Jayne and Ila were so cute going up to the door. This was Jayne's first year and she loved it!



Easton, Elle, and Jayne with their cute friends Drake and Ila



Their loot!

Happy Halloween! Until next year...

Witches, Pumpkins and Tombstones

Elle and Easton LOVE Halloween--all the scary decorations, all the Halloween activities, getting pumpkins, carving them, and of course, picking out a costume. We have a lot of fun, but I have to admit, by the end of the month, I'm sort of relieved when it is all over. I'm glad they love it though and I love to make it fun for them.

GARDNER VILLAGE



Our kids look forward to seeing the witches at Gardner Village every year. It's fun to wander around and find them all. And of course, we always make a stop at the candy store.


PUMPKIN FUN

We went to Mabey's Pumpkin Patch and Elle and Easton got to pick out their own pumpkins. (Jayne fell asleep on the way there so we picked out one for her.) They loved walking up and down the rows searching for the perfect pumpkin and couldn't believe how big some of them were.



They couldn't wait to carve their pumpkins! Elle wanted to carve hers like her Halloween costume, so she carved a vampire and it turned out awesome! Easton wanted to make his a "Super Mario" pumpkin like his costume, but I had no idea how to do that. Luckily, he found a skull that he liked from a pattern book we have so he poked all the holes and I helped him carve it. I think it turned out pretty scary and he loved it! Don helped Jayne carve hers and did a cute jack-o-lantern smile.



Elle and Easton LOVE all the decorations. They are always telling us how our house is boring and not scary enough so they were thrilled when we went and got a few scary tombstones and spiderwebs for our front yard.



How cute is Jayne? I love this little girl!