Happy (Late) Halloween

I keep trying to catch up on the happenings of our family, but it seems I keep getting further and further behind. So I decided I better just get a move on and post something. So here's a Happy Halloween from Buzz, Sir Matthew, the Jedi and the Candy Snatcher.

Halloween

October 30, 2010

The boys decided they wanted to be Jedis again this year for Halloween, which was great with me. I did make them some better robes this year, which turned out to be a good thing since they had Hallloween parties at school and went trick-or-treating in the rain.

Here they are before we headed out.

There was a light drizzle that wasn't too bad when we first went. We pretended that we had just landed on the planet Kamino to keep us going. We were almost done with the inner part of our block when it started to pour and got windy. Ryan was ready to go home at that point. Matthew didn't seem to care much and surprisingly Zach could have cared less. He was loving the rain. And he loved trick-or-treating. He never said the words, but when we were done with each house he would say, "Okay, next house. More canny." It was pretty funny.

The boys in action

Carving pumpkins

October 29, 2010

We didn't get pumpkins carved as early as usual this year, but it was fun all the same. Matthew drew his picture on his pumpkin and then we cut it open to start carving. He took out a few seeds and then decided he was done. Funny kid.

Ryan, on the other hand, couldn't get enough of the pumpkin guts. He thought they were great.

Zachary wasn't terribly interested this year, but he did like the finished products and was very particular about seeing where they were placed on the porch.

Pumpkins!

We went on our annual trip to the Big Red Barn in Santaquin to ride the tractor and go to the pumpkin patch. For some reason Zachary wasn't too sure about the tractor ride, but he loved the pumpkins. The boys had their pumpkins picked out very quickly and spent the rest of the time playing in the dirt and finding sticks to use as weapons. There was also a fun maze the kids went through. Somehow Zachary ended up going in by himself and got a little lost - not that it bothered him of course. Thanks to Grandpa Tams for finding the little adventurer. Overall it was a fun day!

On the tractor ride with cousin Isaac

Matthew and cousin Jackson

We also announced the arrival of our own little pumpkin that day. Zachary wore a shirt that said "Future Member of the Big Brother Club." It was funny to watch our family read the shirt and then do a double take when they finally realized what it meant.

Halloweenie

*One of many October posts. Catch-up time once again!

Every year Kevin's aunts put on a great Halloween party on his grandpa's farm. They decorate the barn and the fields with all kinds of Halloween stuff. They set up fire pits to roast hot dogs and marshmallows (thus the name Halloweenie). We try to go when we can because the kids have so much fun, and this year certainly did not disappoint.

The boys looking at all of the decorations.

R2-D2!!


With Aunt Jeneile and Darth Vader

Kevin at the Dead End Cemetery

On the train cars

The tractor ride

Thanks so much to our aunts for putting on such a great event!

Halloween

So this is a little late, but it's still fun - right? We had a great day. First we colored and carved our pumpkins. Ryan has been waiting for the day we could bring his "punkin" in the house. He would have slept with it in his bed if we would have let him. He liked coloring it, but wasn't sure what he thought about cutting it up with a knife. Matthew, on the other hand, couldn't wait to get his hands in the pumpkin guts. He thought it was pretty cool, but decided it was too much work after four or five handfuls.

Here are the pumpkins
Ryan's bat, Zachary's Mickey Mouse, and Matthew's Tie Fighter

Later on in the day Grandma Tams made a special dinner with pumpkin breadbowls, soup, and doughnut eyeballs for dessert. It was around the end of dinner when some of the other trick-or-treaters started coming around and the boys could hardly contain themselves. They were practically out the door before we could put their costumes on.

We didn't get any pictures while we were out trick-or-treating (Amy forgot to bring the camera), but the kids had a blast and got LOADS of candy. Everyone around here is so sweet and insists that they hand out handfuls at a time. Ryan's pumpkin actually got too heavy for him midway and had to give it to Amy to carry between houses. But he was more than happy to take care of his loot when we got home.

May the Force be with you!

Halloween - A little late!

The boys had a blast for Halloween this year. Matthew couldn't wait to get dressed in his costume, even though he was the same thing last year. (That's okay. Easy for mom!) We went to the ward party for chili and cornbread and a trunk-or-treat. The boys played a few carnival games then got down to business with some serious trick-or-treating. Ryan even learned to say "twick tweat" and "thank you man." It was pretty funny. Let's just say that they got way too much candy.

What's up, little monkey?

Tigger is all smiles.

Enjoying the fruits of their labors in the parking lot.

Finally a smile.

Mummy loves me!