Trick or Treat Trail

(Halloween is over, but I have quite a few Halloween posts coming!)

On Saturday, Grandma and Grandpa came up to see the kids in their Halloween costumes and go to a Masquerade Parade with us (aka a trick-or-treat trail). 

I was sure to grab a few pics of the kids before we left because I didn't know if Paige was going to cooperate again in a few days!





I just love these pictures!!!













Time to make our way down the trail!




















Finally time to get some treats!

Paige stayed in the wagon, but she had her hand out to get treats - she caught on quick!

We had a lot of fun and got more candy (and flyers) than we will ever need, but that was just Day 1 of the trick-or-treating fun!

Pumpkin Carving

Last Friday night we turned on some Halloween music and did some pumpkin carving. I thought maybe Luke would be into taking the seeds out this year, but he was just as disgusted as in prior years!



Paige finished up her supper and was wondering what the heck was going on.

Luke's face is pretty much how he felt about all of this.  Even with the little shovel, he wanted little to do with the carving process.

 

He did try though!

  

Then it was Paige's turn!


She did a little better than Luke.




While Paige and Wally were doing the work, Luke put on last year's Halloween pajamas. They were a little short in the arms and legs, but he didn't care because they glowed in the dark!


Paige didn't know what to think of the candles in the pumpkins!




Look at her (and Wally's) eyes!

The finished products!

First Look

Here are some pictures and video of the kids in their costumes the day we bought them about a month ago.  We soon realized Paige needed a size bigger.  Her skirt was a little short, but she was in heaven as Minnie Mouse!

For Daddy

This post is for Daddy!  The loudest biggest Notre Dame fan we know :)

(We did the best we could with the pics.  Obviously, the kids weren't much in the mood!)







And a flashback to a year ago - my babies were just babies!

Luke's First Field Trip

This past Tuesday Luke's preschool took a field trip to Konow's Farm.  It was not the ideal morning for a field trip.  It was rainy and super muddy from the previous days' rain.  But, of course, the kids could have cared less!

This picture does not reflect Luke's excitement about riding on a bus; however, it does depict how unexcited he is about me taking his picture these days. But it shows his pretty eyes so I am posting :)



There's the forced excitement :)

Once we arrived, most of the kids immediately started jumping and sliding and getting muddy!




Time to drive some tractors!



And just as some of the kids were about to go out on the Moo-Choo ride it started to lightening and then raining HARD! We had to climb out and head to some indoor activities, which thankfully they had!

(Patrick, Jackson, and Luke)











We were able to get back on the Moo-Choo ride right before we left!


We grabbed our pie pumpkin and headed back to school on the bus.  The weather wasn't great, but all of the kids seemed to have a great time!