Happy Halloween!

Elle made her dollhouse into a haunted house for Halloween.

I thought she made it look pretty spooky

 

Annual pumpkin carving.  I did the candy corn, Chris did the monster, Elle did the haunted house complete with 3-d ghost! She wanted to carve her pumpkin all by herself this year.

She did a great job!

 

 

We were the Waldo family for Halloween this year!

Chris was Waldo, and Elle and I were both Wenda.

A woman in our ward put together a map of all the members who wanted to participate in a Saturday trick-or-treat so we wouldn’t have to miss out on all the fun, and we could keep the Sabbath Day Holy.

There were 37 members/participants right in our neighborhood!

Elle invited a friend to go along with us.  They even agreed to go in on the fun by giving out treats on Saturday too! We were out for two hours, and we didn’t even get to all the houses!

The picture we had taken at the Ward Halloween party on Friday didn’t show mine and Elle’s cool socks, so I decided to post some of Elle on the night of her MONSTER CONCERT!

Her piano teacher and teacher’s friend pooled all their students together and had a recital with three pianos. (two kids per piano each playing a duet).  It’s pretty cool.  The kids only practice with their partner one time before the concert.  It is a good exercise in listening.  All three pianos are playing the same duet, so they all have to listen to their partner, as well as the pianos around them to stay together!  They did a great job!

 

ps I was a “beater” helping to keep time, and a page turner. That’s why I’m peeking out from behind the piano.

 

AND. . .

Today we decorated cupcakes!  Elle got a cupcake decorating book for her birthday, and she’s been anxious to try it out.

We finally did!  Elle frosted the pumpkins, and Chris made the faces.  Elle and I did the spiders together.

It was a fun day!