Halloween

I love Halloween. October zoomed by, and we didn't do as many fun fall things we normally do. But of course we managed to attend the school's Monster Mash on Friday (complete with all the elementary school kids dancing to Thriller) and to have fun on Halloween. We had some spooky fun with my sister's family on Saturday, including a Halloween feast (had to have the Halloween-themed food!!) and lots-o-candy of course.

It is always fun to see how quickly the little ones grasp the concept of running from house to house, begging for candy. Nora (along with her cousins Isaac and Josh) caught on right away and couldn't seem to get enough until they declared they were too cold.

My Star Wars gang: Jengo Fett, Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia

The Star Wars gang with cousins: lion, zombie bride, vampire, dog, and Ben as himself




and various faces of Halloween . . .

Fall Fun

This afternoon we had fun with cousin Kiara at Cornbelly's maxed out pumpkin patch, which is more like a carnival. We would have stayed longer, but this Minnesota girl (along with the rest) got too cold as the sun started setting.

Afterward, we went to the elementary school's Monster Mash. Theo was very excited to be there (this was one of our first official elementary school activities) and he was disappointed his Darth Vader costume did not win any prizes. He had wanted to be Darth Vader so badly and I didn't have the heart to tell him that typically the store bought variety Stars Wars/ super hero costumes (last year he proudly donned a Batman costume) probably won't ever win. He is already planning something a little "scarier" or "funnier" for next year.

The trio

No one would look at the camera.


Painted faces

Nora freaked out when the face painter started, so she ended up with this little heart.