Saturday, November 15, 2008

Happy Halloween 2008!

Dumbo
Clone Trooper

Vampire

I love Halloween. I love how excited my boys get about dressing up. I love going trick or treating. Or helping my boys go trick or treating. I love to see all the different types of candy that the boys get and then I love the 50% off candy the day after!! Ryan ended up being really sick with the flu on Halloween and so I was afraid he wouldn't be able to go out. But he really wanted to go, so we put him in the double stroller and pushed him right up to the door and then he walked up to get his candy. He made it about two blocks and then he didn't have any more energy. Poor guy! So I took his bag up with me to the rest of the places we went. I told the people that I had a sick little boy in our stroller, they probably thought it was all for me. OH well, what we do for our kids. Jonathan was so cute, he loved going to each house and getting candy. After each house he wanted to open up his candy and eat it, so we kept having to put it into his bag and remind him that there was more candy. It was a beautiful night and not cold at all. I don't think I will be ready when we actually have a really cold Utah halloween.


Miles and pumpkin Blake

He makes a pretty cute jack-o-lantern







Pumpkin Carving

We had a great family home evening carving pumpkins, well Mark actually did almost all of the carving. I did carve Miles' after he drew what he wanted. But Mark cleaned out all the junk inside and then went on to carve them all. It is really funny to watch my kids reaction to the stinky stuff inside. None of them wanted to even touch it. Jonathan wouldn't even try, he couldn't even get near it because of the stinky smell. The other two at least tried to dig out a few spoonfuls. Overall, we had a great time. I love this tradition and some day everyone will be able to carve their own and Mark can judge the carving!
Blake next to his pumpkin
The finished products, didn't Mark do a great job!

Mark Carving Jonathan's pumpkin


Jonathan enjoying pumpkin carving from the bedroom
watching Little Einsteins

Mark carving Miles' pumpkin

Ryan was distgusted by the inside of his pumpkin

Once again, Mark carving pumpkins
Way to go Dad!!