OK, so this post is another photo heavy one. It's totally for my benefit more than anyone else's. So if you have seen enough pictures of pumpkin carving/kids in costume/pre-sugar-high festivities, I won't feel bad if you just move on.
The week started with a spooky dinner of "spider dogs" . I know they look totally gross, but the kids thought they were "the stuff!" Essentially you just poke spaghetti noodles into hot dogs and boil them. We dipped our spider dogs in "blood" (ketchup). Gross, but good.
Tirsa painted Hannah's fingernails to go with her Sally costume. I think they were the coolest! (click on the photo to see them close up!)
Monday we invaded Jake and Beka's house and turned the kids loose with cupcakes and frosting. Black frosting. Looks cool. On the cupcake. Everywhere else, not so much. I didn't take many pictures that day...but here is one of Cru. Ready to party!
Tuesday we turned three pumpkins over to the kids for carving. Seth was SO EXCITED to use a knife. He was bummed to realize that there was still a lot of supervision.
Kate got totally into the pumpkin guts.
Hannah kept one arm in her shirt so that only one would get all gross.
Seth with his spiderman pumpkin. I ran a practice round on the drawing a lightning scar on him, if you can't tell.
A couple of years ago, our friends Jared and Amy had used a smoke bomb in their pumpkins. So I saved a couple from the 4th of July. They were lots of fun. Stinky, but fun!
Katy wanted a happy pumpkin. Hannah got Zero, from Nightmare Before Christmas, and Seth rocked the Spiderman pumpkin.
Wednesday was our neighborhood Trunk-or-Treat. You have already seen pictures from that day, but here are a few of the outtakes.
Weird, but adorable. I should make him a shirt that says that.
Yes, it's true...he did keep the patch on. I promise. The kid is ultra-mellow.
And the opposite of mellow...Miss Katy. Who had begged and begged to be a cow. And wanted to take the hood off the whole time. Stinker.
The whole crew.
Two of Seth's best neighborhood buddies were Optimus Prime. So cute. (try to ignore the fact that you can see the back of Seth's tie, revealing that his Gryffindor tie is actually a regular tie with masking tape stripes colored gold.)
People honestly could not tell it was Hannah under there. She looked a little freaky, but LOVED it!
He fell asleep trick-or-treating. Patch and all!
Hannah shared her sucker with Cru. I just love the sneaky look in his eyes!
Let the acquisition of candy begin.
this pirate is armed!
not only does she look cool, but she made the entire costume herself. So she *is* cool!
not sure what to think...
cutest dragon EVER!
The three boy cousins. AKA: Impossibletogettolookatyouatthesametime
And now I get to live with three kids who have either had far too much sugar, or they are convinced that they are being deprived of sugar.
Hope you had a good Halloween!
We went on an adventure with Grandpa. He knew of this cool cave. We ventured in only a few feet, for safety reasons, but the kids were all sorts of intrigued.
The very same Grandpa suffered a brain bleed and had neurosurgery in October. Thanks to the marvel of modern medicine, and the miracle of prayer, he is recovering well.
Rick designed another new park.
It received the MaKaty seal of approval.
She's cute. Were it not for the cuteness factor, she would be sold on the black market. She is the most troublesome toddler I have had yet...
You see that attitude?
This girl has taken to doing her own hair.
He continues to get cuter.
I find similar set-ups on a regular basis. Note the bat hanging in the tree. Good stuff.
We made homemade rootbeer with dry ice. Twice.
Hannah attended her first (non-grandmother) sleepover.
This made me laugh. Hard.
Rick and the kids went Conveniency Camping. This is where you attend the campsite...hike around...roast marshmallows...enjoy the campfire...and drive home and sleep in your own beds.
That is all for now.
