I FEEL like Halloween has lasted 10 days this year!! Oh wait....it really has!! It all started a week and a half ago when Zoey went to a friend's Halloween party.....then was the "Boo Bash" at school....then was the ward trunk-or-treat.....then was the class parties at school....then cousin, Natalia's birthday costume party....then FINALLY the REAL Halloween last night!! Phew!!! NO WONDER I am EXHAUSTED!!!! It really was so much fun tho....and now here we are in November!!! Before I know it, January 1st will be here!!!! :-/
I had so much fun helping in Maddix's class on Friday! I haven't been able to help in any of the kid's classes yet....I have felt so out of the loop being at the new school! So it was great to be there and see Maddix in his element with all his little Dracula friends!! :) They sang a "Looking For Dracula" song with these teeth in and made Halloween crafts! Fun times!!
Friday night, we went to Grandma Brenda & Grandpa Gary's house for Natalia's birthday Halloween party!
The kids decided with all our Halloween festivities that they wanted to switch up their costumes! Buzz Lightyear was hanging out in the family room watching TV most of the day! :)
Introducing......Zoey the "nerd"!!! HAHA.....she wanted to be a nerd, but I thought she just looked like a cute preppy school girl!! :)
Natalia as Aphrodite....
Buzz Lightyear.....to the RESCUE!!!!!
Ayden as (in his own words)....the real Grim Reaper!!!
The whole group! I love how they are all "in character" with their poses!!!
This picture TOTALLY cracks me up!!! :)
I love getting a picture every year in front of this blowup! It's fun to see how much we've grown over the years!! :)
Branden, Laurel, Natalia and Ethan....
Kirt & Stephanie.....with their pups! It was funny....Maddix thought that Kirt was a "giant grasshopper"!!! :)
The kids painted pumpkins.....
And then had a pinata....
Since it was also Uncle Kirt's birthday, he got a chance at the pinata....and candy FLEW!!!!!
And just like always, as soon as the pinata broke open and candy scattered, Zoey cried!! Without fail.....EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. that we have a pinata, she cries! Picking up candy off the ground is just too stressful I guess?!?!?
The kids were excited to have Natalia spend the night at our house, so she could wake up on her birthday with us! We had waffles and sang "happy birthday"!
Then met the rest of the family at BJ's for her birthday lunch!! :)
Last night, Branden & Laurel....and Joe & Cara....and all 5 cousins came to our house to trick-or-treat. Baby Ethan needed a power nap before hitting the streets! :)
Makeup prep time for these beautiful little girls!
Auntie Cara doing her magic....
Pretty Aphrodite....
Gorgeous "spider witch".....
All the kids ready to hit the streets.....
Maddix got to ride on Cooper's shoulders for most of the night! He really was a REAL giraffe and most of the people handing out candy couldn't even see him all the way up there!! HA!
SO many houses were all decked out and festive for Halloween! It was so much fun to see all the creativity!
Sticking their hands in the holes of these boxes to feel the "dead cat" that these people found!! Ewwwww!!!!!
Trick-or-Treat.....
Marshall.....with a trick-or-treat bag that was as big as he was!!!
And after 3 streets, Maddix was all tuckered out and all done!!!!
We headed home and the within seconds, there were PILES and PILES of candy EVERYWHERE!!!! Kids started trading and sorting and making deals with each other!
Hanging with cousins.....the best way to spend a holiday! So glad we were able to spend it with all the cousins this year!! :)
