October Pictures

The blog got completely ignored in October, so for memory's sake, here are some pictures!

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 Me, Candace, & Liam ~ We got BOOed! ~ Family Painting at Pinot's Palette

Pumpkin Patch Cuties ~ Build a Bear Trip

GREAT WOLF LODGE Visit ~ Halloween movie watching ~ Cheesecake date with Grant

Millie snuggles ~ Grant prepping his pumpkin (first time he's ever gutted his own pumpkin) ~ Finished pumpkins (Wyatt's L and Grant's R)

Halloween Breakfast ~ School Halloween Parade

Costumes ~ SO MUCH CANDY ~ Trick or Treating Morse Crew

Trick or Treat

My Enderman and Ninja had a fantastic night of Trick or Treating in our neighborhood, golf-cart style, with the Hoskins, Scalise, and Holthaus families.  It was a beautiful evening, excellent temperatures, happy children, and overflowing bags of candy!!

Our pumpkins- mine that I carved at preschool with my class, Wyatt's Transformer, Grant's flaming skull, and Grant's first pumpkin he's ever carved completely alone- a pixelated smiley face!

 Ninja and Enderman!

 Now that's the way to ride in style!!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

Worlds of Fun

The boys had been wanting to go to Worlds of Fun all summer long!! While we didn't go in the summer, we managed to squeak in one quick trip on the last day of the season (discounted tickets- score!!!!) The weather was gorgeous- a tad chilly- and our favorite ride, the Viking Voyager was closed for the season, but we had an AWESOME time!!! 

Lots of fun rides, festive sights, and a whole lot of fun!

 Wyatt rode his first major rollercoaster- Spinning Dragons!!! He squealed and giggled and grinned from ear to ear!!!

Halloween School Parties

I'm room mom for Wyatt's class this year, which was so hard for me! After being room mom in Grant's class the last two years, its hard to not be involved in both parties! Luckily I was able to sneak down and check on Grant's party for a quick second! Wyatt's class is so much fun! Such good kids! We played some games, did some crafts, ate some snacks, and that was that!!! That was the perfect combination for a Happy Halloween Party!!

 Wyatt dressed for the occasion heading to school!!

Halloween School Parade

This was our first experience with the Halloween School Parade as it should be! Grant did it alone as a class in Kindergarten and then last year it rained, so it was neat to see what they really get to do! The whole school takes part and its so fun!! I helped the kindie kids get changed, so I only got to see Grant for a quick second during the parade, but I captured his costume perfectly!! Wyatt was second in the line in the entire parade, so they got a front row to watch the rest of the kids walk through after they went around the school! What a fun community building experience!!!

Trick or Treat!

Halloween was on a Saturday this year! Which meant we could make the night last as long as possible! But then the Royals made the World Series and game 4 was on at 7:07pm. So after church, we came home, changed super fast, and hopped on the best Trick or Treating ride we could possibly have with some of our besties! Thanks to the Hoskins for decking their golf cart out for the evening! I can't imagine Trick or Treating this neighborhood by foot- we'd get 5 houses away and would be tired! So this did the trick! We managed to make it around half the neighborhood in one hour flat! My little Power Rangers bags were so full, Wyatt's actually ripped in two places, so we knew it was time call it a night! But what a way to Trick or Treat! 

Pumpkin Time!

We used our Halloween Eve to carve our pumpkins. I always seem to almost run out of time, but we squeezed it in, because no Halloween would be complete without carved pumpkins. My boys can never just settle on a typical jack-o-lantern face! They always like to scour the internet for something different and creative! So after a little browsing time, they had their ideas and I got to work. My boys really don't like to be involved in any of the carving process. The guts gross them out, as well as the smell. So I'm usually flying solo! I get the occasional, "How's it looking?" every few minutes. So when the finished product comes out, they get so excited to see it all done!

This year, they were difficult! But turned out pretty decent! Wyatt picked out a Royals pumpkin and Grant chose a monkey. For some reason, I didn't get a picture of Grant's not lit up, but you get the idea.They were cute and the boys were super happy with them!!

 Say "Pumpkin!"

Pumpkin Pancakes!

Grant was out of school on the Halloween Eve, which meant it was the perfect day to head to Ihop for free Scary Face Pancake Day!! We went last year and they loved it so much! When Levi asked to meet us for lunch that day, it was the perfect opportunity! Lunch as a family, free kids meals, and festive fun?? What's not to love about that?!?

Wyatt's Halloween Party

Wyatt's little class had a parade and party of their very own!! They are the only afternoon class at the preschool, so their parade and party was a very low key event! But it didn't stop them from having fun! They paraded around the church office and then into the big room for the parents to see! Then Mrs. Moyer led them in some adorable Halloween songs. Wyatt is so funny during these performances- he is so serious and has to do every action just so. He tries not to smile at us because we are so distracting! He's a riot!! So they sang their adorable songs and that was that! They usually do their party activities and snacks without parents, so we snapped a few pictures and headed on our way so they could enjoy the rest of their afternoon!

Grant's School Halloween Party

Grant had a short week the week of Halloween, so we had their school party a few days before Halloween. The other room moms and I had been planning for quite some time, so we were excited for the first school party of the year! Lots of games and activities were involved, as we shared our party with one of the other first grade classes, but all turned out great!! Lots of fun, giggles, smiles, and happy first graders, which was exactly what we were hoping for! 

Since this is Grant's first year with all day school, we hadn't experienced the all-school halloween parade they do every day! The whole school does a parade around the school, which kicks off the beginning of party time. It was rainy this year, so they paraded inside. But the whole school goes around every pod and all the parents come to watch and see everyone's costumes! It was so cute to be able to see the whole school and all the creative costumes!

After everyone was back in their own pods, the party got started! We had three games in our room, three games in the other first grade room, and two stations out in the pod. Lots of fun and excitement! Even Mimi got to come help out at the party, which made Grant super excited!! I was juggling about 10 different things so I'm thankful for the pictures I do have!! I love Grant's class! He has a great group of kiddos and an amazing teacher!! It's a fun bunch to be around!!!

 Grant immediately took off his costume when the party games started! He was wearing his skeleton shirt and brought his raccoon hat with him, so he was dressed up at least!

Love my big first grade boy!!!!

Trunk or Treat!

Last year, we got to go to Good Shepherd's Trunk or Treat since we were babysitting Mason and Luke that weekend! We had so much and were so hoping we would get to go again this year! And just as luck would have it, some of our friends, the Gregory's, asked us to tag along with them!! We met a little early and had a pizza picnic in the parking lot and then headed over to the main lot to his the trunks! Those boys were on a candy mission! I think within 45 minutes we hit about 100 cars! Good times! They're bags were so full, I wonder how their little arms carried them the whole time. Adrenaline I'm sure! The weather was perfect, the boys were happy! It was great that we were home by 6:30 that night, just in time to see Aunt Summer, who just got in town for a visit, and to watch the Royal's game!

Those Ghostbusters and the Stay Puff Marshmallow man were such a hit! Little Jack was so cute watching him reach his little hand out for candy at each car! Such a little doll! Such a fun night and so thankful for friends who we can tag along with! Because that always makes things much more fun!