Halloween 2011

I don't know if it is because of my kids or what, but I think that every year I enjoy Halloween a little more!

This year we planned to carve pumpkins for our FHE activity the week before Halloween. Brad let the kids pick out the patterns for their pumpkins and then he made them. Can you tell what they are?

 It took so long to finish these two, that we didn't even carve our own.

I love how Carter is using Brad's head to balance as he puts on his dragon legs.

They started the trick-or-treating at our house. These are the two biggest candy lovers you will ever meet.

Our darling witch loved the glow bracelets

and the sparkly eyelids!

Our precious little strawberry!

The backside of this dragon costume is just too cute!

This is a flying dragon . . . and a fire breathing one too.

She's just checking it out.

The scary crew. Audrie would take the hat off whenever she realized/remembered that she was wearing it (kind of like what she does with headbands).

I took Carter and Ashlyn trick-or-treating with friends while Brad stayed home with Audrie and passed out candy. Here is Ashlyn and Azelynn.

Ryder, Azelynn, Cohen, Carter, and Ashlyn

 They were much better at smiling for the camera than we were. I don't know what my kids were looking at. A little later we met up with Sammy and Maddie, but I don't have any pictures of them, which is a shame because they were darling princesses!

Mason and Lorie joined us that night and posed in their s'more costume. Isn't that the cutest marshmallow ever? I could just eat him . . .

Some of the other fun Halloween activities we enjoyed this season were trick-or-treating at Mason's work, trick-or-treating at Brad's work, seeing the witches at Gardner Village with the Kecks, Ashlyn dressing up for her preschool Halloween party, a kids Halloween party at the Jennes, Karon running the Provo Halloween Half Marathon in a Snow White (sort of) costume and a trip to Pumpkinland to do the corn maze and buy pumpkins. I can hardly wait for next year!

Wheeler Farm

At the beginning of October we went to Wheeler Farm with Tiffany, Kyle and Joel. We had been there together once before and loved this area with a large tree and a small playhouse. During both visits we were the only ones playing at this spot and we rather enjoyed the privacy. 

I think they did a lot of playing in the sand. I found it all over them when we arrived home later that day!

I love that we could wear short sleeves and shorts in October!

It is interesting to me how happy young children are outside. Toys shmoys . . . just give them some dirt and sticks!

I'm not sure exactly what they were playing, but it kept them occupied for quite awhile. I'd say that the drive to Wheeler Farm is worth it even just for this one spot!

We quickly visited each of the animals and played in the treehouse for a little while. We finished off by enjoying a yummy Tiffany-prepared lunch and some time on the playground. Fun!!!