Halloween!

So I know it's been a while....I know I should have posted about a lot of stuff...like... our summer trip to the Tetons
...or Emma and Sophia starting 1st Grade and Ian starting Preschool...
...or the girls playing Soccer...
...or Ian learning to ride his bike without training wheels...
...or that our yard is finally done! The front yard and back yard have new sprinklers, beautiful grass and new plants...best of all...no more ROCKS!

But what finally motivated me to blog again is my favorite holiday...HALLOWEEN!

We had a busy month with a trip to Gardner Village to see the witches...
...Emma and Sophia's Halloween dance concert...

...Ian's preschool Halloween parade...
...and of course Halloween night...Emma and Sophia were witches and Ian was a pirate...

...Outdoor Decorations...
...Indoor Decor......and Michael's birthday! We love October! We love Halloween!

2009 So Far....

I have had no motivation to do anything...blog...get my pictures off my camera to blog...bad way to start off the new year! So I'm kicking myself in the butt to get caught up! First off New Years Eve!
We had a bunch of family over and had a very laid back, eat a ton of food kind of party! The kids all played upstairs while the "grown ups" played a little Rock Band--okay a lot of Rock Band!

Michael's mad drum skills, Ian passed out on the floor--too much partying for him, Sarah tries her hand at the drums and John sings "Livin' on a Prayer" just like a rock star!

Check out Michael rocking out on the drums...look for the tongue!



Then it was out in the cold for fireworks, climbing our snow mountain and lots and lots of noise. It was freezing but fun!

Halloween=Fun

We had a wonderful Halloween! Michael took the day off, we slept in, had cinnamon rolls for breakfast and then the fun began. We all got dressed in our costumes and headed to school for the girls Kindergarten parade. So fun to see all the little kids dressed up! Then I helped with the class party while Michael and Ian went home to play Rock Band (Michael's birthday present). Then we went to the Training Table for lunch, so Michael could have his favorite Blue Bacon Burger! We came home to relax, play a couple more hours of Rock Band and get ready for the main event--trick of treating!

Emma as LUKE SKYWALKER



Sophia as PRINCESS LEIA




Ian as DARTH VADER

Mom The Witch

Dad The Grim Reaper


Emma and Sophia came up with these costume ideas all on their own! They begged me to make them costumes so the could be Luke and Leia. They convinced me when they said Luke and Leia were twins in the movie! So it began. Then Ian, who wanted to be Batman, decided he needed to be a Stars Wars something too, so we found this Darth Vader mask. I think they looked pretty great!
We had a good turn out for trick or treaters, thanks to the warm weather! I got to stay home and do my favorite thing--pass out the candy. I was good and didn't scare any kids, well not too bad! Michael took the kids around. They had a great time going around the neighborhood and got way too much candy! Hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween!