trick-or-treat....smell my feet....give me something good to eat!

Halloween....can't believe it's already here.

Having Halloween fall on a Sunday results in
many extra dressing up occasions and parties.
We dressed up Friday for school,
Saturday morning for a ward party,
and again Saturday evening for trick-or-treating.
I don't think it's ever rained so hard during
prime candy getting hours,
but the kiddos still managed to fill their buckets
(thanks to a last minute trick-or-treat at the church
and a good daddy who went out with them in the rain).

Mr. Harry Potter himself.

Cruella de'Ville and her dalmation puppy.

the "we are awesome" dance

Tinkerbell....fairy dust and all

our cowgirl

It was all treats and no tricks....just the way the kids like it!

treats and tricks

TREAT:

Tonight was the annual FHE pumpkin carving night.
The kids worked and worked to get all the stringy, sticky, seed filled goop out of their pumpkins.
Tim finished them up by scraping the insides with a spoon.
Everyone picked a design, traced it onto their pumpkin
and got busy carving.

you know exactly what he's saying just by
looking at his face!

seriously concentrating

waiting for some parental guidance before
digging in on her own

the throw-up shot is also becoming a tradition

check out the carving ability!

TRICKS:
A couple of weekends ago, I woke to this lovely sight in my yard.
I haven't gone toiletpapering for years, in fact, I didn't think
it was done much at all anymore. The boys responsible did bring me
a plate of cookies and hershey kisses...almost enough to make
up for the mess!

Last nights storm blew down the rest of the tp that I couldn't reach
...at least that's the one positive about the storm.
And please, rest assured, Tim is already working on the
payback plan!

barnyard boo

Can you believe it's already fALL bReaK?
This year has flown by...
and I have finally found my fall-ish spirit.
The house is pumpkin'd out and we finally pulled out the
Halloween boxes and found the costumes.
My house smells like apples and pumpkin spice and
I'm getting the itch to start baking
and making big pots of soup.
Yesterday morning we took the cousins and grandma to the farm
which was all decked out for Halloween.
I love that my kids...even my teenage kid...
can't get enough of feeding baby goats, petting horses,
and picnicking at Thanksgiving Point.
There were Halloween games set up around the farm
for the little kiddos which Lindsey was kind enough to spring for.
The older kids waited in the very LONG line for the wagon ride.
I was later informed by both my girls that the ride was "totally lame"
....next time they can wait in the longer line for the horse rides.

"BE SILLY" = "BE WIERD"!

baby goat lips

our musketeers

c'mere little goatie!

so busted!

Warning: Do not feed your hair to the goats as it could cause
digestive problems.

no idea why Carter's making that face....

mama! quick, take my picture with the llama!

this was the extremely awesome prize at the spider throw...
nice.

Nothing like a day that leaves everyone happy!

morning routines

Once school is in full swing, we dive head first into all the crazy routines that keep me sane during the school year. All the big kids start school by 8:00, so Jace and I have an hour every morning before Kindergarten. We clean up breakfast dishes, wipe the counters, comb his hair, and almost always go the the office to turn on computers and check emails. While I am busy on my computer, Jace turns on Tim's computer and finds a game. His new love is adventure quest...I don't even understand it, but I get a full account of every new level, weapon, bad guy...once in a while, I even get entertained with some singing and karate moves. My camera happened to be on my desk this morning...I tried to snap a picture of Jace playing his game, but he heard the beep of the camera, and all the "natural shots" were over. So, I took these silly pics anyway, cause he just looks so darn cute!

Nice to have some not so "routine moments" every so often.

mother-daughter hoedown-throwdown!

Tonight the activity days girls had a mother-daughter hoedown...so super fun! To start the night, our neighbor brought her horse to the church and the girls all got pictures taken. We had chili for dinner, and then the leaders broke out their dancing skills and did the Hannah Montana Hoedown-Throwdown...I have to say, those are some brave ladies! Everyone joined in and learned the boot scootin' boogie...which is a line dance I haven't done since my early college days. I don't remember feeling winded back then, I guess that means I'm just a little out of shape. We finished the night with cobbler and ice cream. And of course, all 30 girls singing Taylor Swift's Love Story at the top of their lungs...so very cute!

Feeling pretty lucky to have such a sweet girl...and can't believe she will be turning 12 in just 4 weeks. She is way to young to be going off into Young Women's!

photo fun

Kenzie needed some pictures for a Young Women's project as well as a school photo journal....so we played around with her riding pics, and did some fun stuff! These are a few of our favorites!

punkin' walkin'

It's that time of year again...Legacy's Pumpkin Walk of Values. I've tried to deny it, but fall is definitely in the air. I can see red and yellow up on the mountain, and I even broke out the Halloween decor. Everyday the kids are asking what they can be for Halloween. I think I'm gonna get out the costume boxes and let them pick...if I don't, the questions will drive me crazy. The kids were all excited to show off their pumpkins this year. I actually helped out with some of the prep this year (spray painting a whole class of pumpkins black, making bee wings, and making the banner for Lady's class). Guess it is my turn to be the helper now that I don't have any toddlers to bring along.

Jace's busy bee

Maddy and Hestia...goddess of the hearth

Carter and his patchy pirate... "yo-ho!"

check out my banner making skills....

Lady and her friendly spider

Despite my complaints about the upcoming cold weather, I must admit, I do love this time of year. There are so many fun activities that the kids look forward to all year. And really, there is nothing quite like watching your kids enjoy every moment!