We spooked up our yard with these easy ghosts from Family Fun magazine. The weather has been unseasonably mild so I still have a few blooms in my garden. We also have a tree full of leaves that are just now starting to turn gold.
On Monday night we dove into our pumpkins for FHE. Leah really got into the spirit of pulling the insides out of her pumpkin. Most years we save and toast the seeds for a yummy snack, but not this year. In the end, mom and dad did most of the carving while the creative input came from the kids. I think that is called "management skills."
Our jack o'lanterns turned great. Kris did an amazing job on Tal's Dracula pumpkin. We celebrated Halloween over a couple of days. On Thursday we attended the carnival at the kids' school. Candy. Then on Saturday our ward hosted a potato bar dinner and Trunk or Treat. I didn't plan very well because our 100 blow pops were gone in 5 minutes and we had to blow out our jack o'lanterns and close down. I'll buy more candy next year. But the kids hit the mother lode. More Candy. We hit a few neighborhood houses after that and then went home. I think Kris might have instituted the Dad Tax on a few candy bars out of their baskets.
Then on Monday night we Trick or Treated our grandmas and grandpas. Abi had wanted to be a pig ever since last Halloween. Mom even made a curly tail to go with it. Tal makes a dashing Harry Potter. We've been reading the books as a family and he's become quite obsessed. Leah got to be Blue from Blue's Clues by default. It was Abi's old costume. I can't believe how much she looks like Abi did. ( Abi's pics are pre-digital so you'll just have to believe me.) Leah didn't mind though. She loved being a puppy and was especially enthralled with her tail.
We spooked up our yard with these easy ghosts from Family Fun magazine. The weather has been unseasonably mild so I still have a few blooms in my garden. We also have a tree full of leaves that are just now starting to turn gold. 
On Monday night we dove into our pumpkins for FHE. Leah really got into the spirit of pulling the insides out of her pumpkin. Most years we save and toast the seeds for a yummy snack, but not this year. In the end, mom and dad did most of the carving while the creative input came from the kids. I think that is called "management skills."
Our jack o'lanterns turned great. Kris did an amazing job on Tal's Dracula pumpkin. We celebrated Halloween over a couple of days. On Thursday we attended the carnival at the kids' school. Candy. Then on Saturday our ward hosted a potato bar dinner and Trunk or Treat. I didn't plan very well because our 100 blow pops were gone in 5 minutes and we had to blow out our jack o'lanterns and close down. I'll buy more candy next year. But the kids hit the mother lode. More Candy. We hit a few neighborhood houses after that and then went home. I think Kris might have instituted the Dad Tax on a few candy bars out of their baskets.
Then on Monday night we Trick or Treated our grandmas and grandpas. Abi had wanted to be a pig ever since last Halloween. Mom even made a curly tail to go with it. Tal makes a dashing Harry Potter. We've been reading the books as a family and he's become quite obsessed. Leah got to be Blue from Blue's Clues by default. It was Abi's old costume. I can't believe how much she looks like Abi did. ( Abi's pics are pre-digital so you'll just have to believe me.) Leah didn't mind though. She loved being a puppy and was especially enthralled with her tail.
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