I keep thinking I am going to have time to keep up with this blog, and so far that just hasn't been the case. I will try over the next couple of weeks to at least do some update blogs that are easy to do with pictures. I will start with the easiest (Halloween), since it is all pictures. Halloween is probably one of my least favorite holidays. I know the kids enjoy it, but I find it kind of silly, so we don't get much into it. I actually used to love it back when my grandma made their costumes b/c they were adorable. Now we waste money on dumb costumes that the kids pick out and that last no more than one night. Seems like a big waste of money. This year Halloween night got moved b/c of rain. It was somewhat unfortunate b/c Nick had his first game of a hockey tourney, and so Clark had to take him to the game, and I was left behind to do trick or treating. Normally this is Clark's job, and I stay in the comfort of my home passing out candy. I will say that the night was very nice, and so we had a good time. After about 1 hour we had enough candy to last a lifetime and called it quits. Ryan was very excited b/c I lifted his red 40 dye ban for 48 hours. I basically let them eat all the candy they want for a couple of days then start to limit it. They get sick of it fairly fast this way. Here are a few pictures from the evening.
The boys picked costumes from Lord of the Rings. I tried to tell them nobody would know who they were. Oh well...you can see I lost that fight.
Landon was Legolas.
Adam was Frodo.
Ryan was Ring Wraith
Clark always waits until the very last minute to carve pumpkins, so they are never that exciting. I keep trying to get him to get one of those pumpkin carving kits and make something cool. He always comes back with, "you are welcome to carve pumpkins if you would like." This year he had both Thursday night and Friday morning to work on them. Each kid picked out what they wanted. Here was Adam wanted. Just a silly face.
Ryan wanted the San Jose Sharks symbol on his pumpkin.
Landon just wanted a vampire pumpkin.
Alexis picked a candy corn witch. My mom had given her a dress for Kit (one of her American Girl dolls) and she was trying to match her.
Alexis wanted a gymnastics pumpkin.
Here is my trick or treat crew. Really kind of sad that Nick is too old to go out (he wasn't planning to go even if he didn't have a hockey game).
Here is my Nick waiting for his dad to get home and take him to his game.
Here is Alexis with her friend, Anna!
Alexis loved to make scared faces while we were out and about. Some people really get into decorating.
All the kids had a thumbs up kind of night.
After we got back, I got the trio to go to bed, and Alexis and I stayed up working a puzzle. My phone was going off like crazy b/c I was getting play by play texts about the hockey game. It was not a good game for Nick, so it was probably best I was not there. I will have to post pumpkin patch pictures and Nick's B.D. pictures in other posts later this week. I realize I am going totally out of order. Next year the kids will be missing trick or treating all together b/c I just learned my brother is getting married, and we will be out of town for that special occasion.....whoooo hoooo and congrats to my brother and Amanda!
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