Happy Halloween

We started this Halloweens festives on Thursday and went through Saturday. The kids had their parade around the school because we were out on Friday.

Spencer(the lion), Makenzie(rodeo queen), and Kaitlyn(the fairy). Makenzie took them around with her.


Hannah crossed her arms the entire time. She went as Pippi Longstocking. She was going to be a fairy and had her costume all ready and when I went to fix her hair she decided she wanted to be Pippi instead so this is what she got. She really was happy.
Friday I didn't get any pictures but the kids went to Melaluca and Snake River Landing for trick or treating. Saturday Makenzie woke up not feeling well and Spencer and I have had colds for a couple days.

We had our first dinner in a pumpkin and I thought it was pretty good. The kids thought it was cool to be eating out of a pumpkin.


We went to our wards trunk or treat and then let the kids go to a couple houses around the block. Kaitlyn changed to a cat, Spencer still a lion, Hannah still Pippi Longstocking, and Makenzie still as a rodeo queen.


We ended the night early (because some of us didn't feel very good), by watching a movie and eating popcorn instead of candy.


Josh and I were invited to go to a couples Halloween party and the theme was 80's prom. We couldn't find prom clothes so this is what we went as. Enjoy.

October fun

My sister-in-law had a party the main reason was for the adults to go to a haunted house and take turns watching kids, but somewhere in there we switched it to games for the kids. We ate yummy soup and sent the kids on a treasure hunt, ate doughnuts off a string, and bobbed for apples. We all had fun getting together and the kids had a lot of fun.

Look Makenzie and Ben are using their hands.


Spencer took a bite on the string and then ended up tearing it off and eating.


Kaitlyn was determined to eat the whole thing with out touching it.


Just starting out.

We also carved our pumpkins for FHE this week and I can honestly say I don't remember doing it last year and its probably because we didn't. Not that we didn't have fun doing but because it is so messy and it drives me nuts. We finished the night with some homemade pumpkin chocolate chip bread.

Kaitlyn loved the squishy mess inside the pumpkin. Spencer thought it was so gross at first but after a couple attempts he ended up playing in it with Kaitlyn.


Finally the pumpkin faces. Kaitlyn's pumpkin looks ugly because a week after I bought them she took a garden rake and beat it and I told her I was not buying her a new one so yes it is as ugly as it looks but she likes it and that's all that matters right.

Pumpkin patch and a birthday

Kaitlyn's preschool went to a pumpkin patch and they showed them how the pumpkins grew and then let them play in a little maze. I thought it was a fun field trip for them and everyone had fun. They also had an adult maze that they let us go through as well. Kaitlyn also turned five yesterday. I can't believe my little baby Kait is five. She has such a sweet personality, always wants to know if you are happy, loves to play with her sisters and brother, loves to help me in whatever it is that I am doing (unless its cleaning up), and the cutest girl ever (in my book). We love her.


They have these cute little places set up for you to take pictures at.


This is the little kids maze they had set up with little bike tractors they could ride and there was a slide they could play on as well.


Waiting to learn how the pumpkins grow.


For Kaitlyn's birthday we decided to make spider cupcakes. I think they turned out very cute. She also got to take treats to preschool and she took dirt and worms. I love having an October birthday in our family.


Birthday girl blowing out her candles. We had family come over to celebrate with us. I think she had a fun day.