Documented: October 2013

October....one of our favorite months.

Soccer, of course.

And, not pictured, but football also.

Ethan's birthday.

Halloween.

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Halloween 2011

Our Halloween started with Trunk or Treat at church.  This is our second year doing a trunk, and we tied for first place this year!  There were really great trunks there this year, and they inspired us to already start thinking about next year.

Then trick or treating on Halloween.  The boys were sooooooo excited! 

We had Albert Einstein.....

and this fierce ninja roaming around the neighborhood.

Well, not really roaming since Elliott had spent part of the afternoon drawing up this map for the night's journey.  The whole excursion was very well thought out!

I always want to get pictures of all the kids, but it seems like everyone is in a rush once they all come out, and I'm usually in chaos-mode trying to get everything together to get everyone out the door, and I typically only get one or two.  I was lucky to get these this year.  Ethan plays a lot with the girls in the middle.  He races them in their little jeep, they play ball, whatever.  And they're so cute and sweet!  Wish I could've gotten pictures of some of the other kids, too.

Brian walked around with the boys this year.  Amber and I handed out candy (well, she actually handed out most of the candy - I mostly sat and talked).   He wore this ensemble to work that day - wouldn't you love to see your pharmacist in that?!  I think they looked awesome in their costumes!  They came home with tons of candy.  They had walked all of the courts in our area of the neighborhood and had walked up to one side of the front of the neighborhood.  They were pretty tired once they got home!



They each got over 5 lbs of candy!  I know this, because we took most of it to our dentist's office to trade it in for money and they weighed it there.  They were happy to get $5 for it and that the candy went to the troops.  And I am also happy not to have all of that candy calling to me from the pantry :)

Happy Halloween

Very awesome Halloween at our house.  Complete with a lake monster, an army guy, Scooby Doo characters, first place at our first ever Trunk or Treat, dinner with great friends (a bit embarrassing to be in a restaurant in costume, but fun anyway), getting to see everyone's costumes, hanging out with Amber, Miss A and Miss E on the driveway passing out candy.  Very good.

yumminess

Not sure if that's a word, but that's what I'm saying about the pumpkin pancakes that I mentioned a few days ago.  We did make them on Halloween and they were very yummy!

trick-or-treat

sweet and salty deliciousness

Found some cool Halloween green candy melts  at Walmart yesterday so we made these today in my class and then Ethan and I tried our hand at the leftover pretzels - yumm!!  It feels so good to do something at least a little crafty and creative - granted it's not much, but these days I'm thrilled even with this.

And this is what it looks like after you've had your fall party at school, played outside with friends, been to a parent-teacher conference, laughed your head off while making "boy" noises with your brother in the back seat all the way home, and taken just a few licks of the melted chocolate when you think your mom isn't looking.

halloween eats

Wanted to share this link for orange pumpkin pancakes and black syrup.  I haven't made them, but plan to on Halloween morning (that is, if I ever find pumpkin puree anywhere).