Halloween Carnival & Punkins!!!

LOTS of pictures!!!

This last week was the Elementary school's annual Halloween carnival. This year we actually had a pretty good time. I think because Allie was a bit older this year & didn't get exhausted 1/2 way through. It was fun! The kids' make-up & hair took forever! I really underestimated how long it would take to get them ready. Oh well. I have to brag for a minute though. I made all of their Halloween costumes this year & they turned out AWESOME!!! They all fit (with a few adjustments) and I thought they looked really cute. So, of course, I have to include a picture of each individual costume! I'm definately not a great seamstress, but I made it work. Hooray!! On Halloween night Ben & I are planning on dressing up too, so I'll take another picture of all of us & post it later, but I just had to get these on here. I'm so excited they worked!

All of the kids. Allie would not put her square pumpkin down. She liked it better than the toy flashlight inside!

Abby the Gypsy. She originally wanted purple & gold, but they didn't have any gold, so she got purple & silver. She dances around like a gypsy all over the place now!

Adam the vampire. (the cape is lined w/ red). This is his scary vampire face. He was drooling so much with the teeth in that he drooled 1/2 his makeup & the fake blood off. Oh well!


Amber the pink fairy princess. Apparently this is how pink fairy princesses pose for pictures because this is how she posed in all of the pictures we got of her in her costume.

Allie is Dorothy. We don't have any stuffed animals remotely resembling Toto, so she got a random stuffed dog. She loved it.

For FHE tonight we carved pumpkins. It was fun. The kids drew their own faces on this year & for the most part cleaned & carved their own pumpkins (except Allie, but she helped!) She wasn't sure what to make of the pumpkin goo, but she had lots of fun sticking the carvers in the pumpkin & pretending to scoop out the seeds. Of course, she is once again shirtless. One day I think (hope!) she'll learn that she's a girl & has to keep her shirt on! But I guess shirtless is a good way to be when you're 2 & carving pumpkins. I'll post pictures of the pumpkins all lit up after we get some candles. We forgot those!

Daddy is helping Abby decide on what kind of face to put on the pumpkin. And Adam brandishing his weapons.

Allie's first pumpkin experience...

And the result. She didn't like pulling the goo out, she usually just pretended.

Adam was really proud of his pumpkin cleaning skills!

Abby having a great time! She's been counting down to pumpking carving for days.

It has been absolutely gorgeous here! It was 70 degrees here today & is supposed to stay nice all the way through the week. Normally the weather here around Halloween is in the mid 40's during the day & 20's at night (pretty much like Salt Lake, but usually a bit colder). Anyways, Ben & the kids went out back & played soccer for a while before dinner & since this is probably the last time they'll be able to do that until spring, I decided to take some pictures. Adam came in after they were done & said, "That was the most fun of my whole life!" He is really beginning to LOVE soccer! (Just like his dad & uncles!) He comes home & tells me all about the soccer games they play at every recess. I'm so glad he's got a sport that he loves & is good at.

Allie followed me around begging me to take her picture. She's not camera shy!


Adam going in to steal the ball from Dad. He had the best time!

Abby trying to get a shot in on Adam. I think she scored this time actually. Doesn't she run like a girl? :)

Amber followed me around poking me with a stick. I guess we all have to have our entertainment! Notice Adam & Sam in the background. The dogs tried to steal the ball too. Only they tried to pop it.

Also, the kids had their Primary Program this past Sunday. They all had their parts memorized & they weren't even nervous. They did so well! I play the piano in Primary, so I get to see/hear them every week, but there is something special about the program. I loved it! Oh, Allie calls all of them "Doo-dah" so whenever one of them had a part we could hear Allie yelling "Hi Doo-dah!" and I'd occasionally hear her yelling "Hi Mommy!" It was very cute. So, I guess that's all! I'll post more pictures of all of us on Halloween later. Hopefully I'll get a bit better at the makeup. :)