Trunk Or Treat

After the party at Midwestern, we headed to church for the Trunk or Treat.  We didn’t take a lot of pictures, but there was a chili cook-off, games for the kids, and a Trunk-or-Treat.

Makenna going “fishing” (notice Max the Troublemaker in the background “stealing” the fishing pole!):

 

Makenna made me laugh so hard when she was trying to eat the doughnut off the string!  I kept telling her, “No hands!” but she used them anyway!

The kids actually played the longest (and had the most fun) in a little tunnel that was set up for them.  I couldn’t figure out a good way to take pictures of it though…

Before the trunk-or-treating outside, they had a costume parade in the gym.  Max cried and cried—he was DONE with the trunk-or-treat:

It was too dark to take pictures of the trunk-or-treat, but we got LOTS of candy!!! : )

Midwestern Halloween Party

Friday was the annual Halloween Party at Austin’s school.  They really do such a good job at this party—trick-or-treating at the offices (which we arrived to late for) and lots of games, crafts, food, and fun!

We had another costume change on Friday.  The kids’ Tinkerbell and Peter Pan costumes were too dirty from wearing them on both Wednesday and Thursday, so we pulled out some more dress-up clothes (my mom had sent these for Christmas last year).

Here is our cute little Dorothy:

And the Tin-Man:

Can you tell Makenna has been watching a lot of Toddlers and Tiaras (a show about beauty pageants)?  Look at that pose!

Playing Pin the Nose on the Pumpkin:

 

Hoola-Hooping:

Max wouldn’t pick out ONE prize; he kept taking HANDFULS of prizes!

While Makenna took FOREVER trying to decide which prize she wanted!

Enjoying the prize from the cupcake walk:

Limbo! (Notice Makenna’s shoes… that’s what Dorothy would have worn if she lived in Arizona!)

  

Makenna modeling her new butterfly painted on her arm:

 

Making a candy corn craft:

Making Ghost Lollipops:

Makenna’s favorite part—the big slide!

 

We love the Midwestern Halloween Party!  We are definitely going to miss it next year!

Halloween Party

Whew, was Thursday a busy day!  Thursday night we had a little Halloween Party at our house.  Well, it was supposed to be a tiny Halloween party and then we were going trick-or-treating at each others’ houses.  But we ended up making it a longer Halloween party and everyone was too beat to make it trick-or-treating!  Oh well, it was fun anyway! : )

Max didn’t last for long into the party.  He ate some treats (oh was he messy!) and then begged for bed!  So this was our only picture of him:

 

The two Tinkerbells enjoying yummy treats:

I had to include this one Jenn—look at how sweet Natalie looks!

While the moms chatted and the kids played, the Dads were hard at work carving pumpkins:

  The finished pumpkins—how fantastic are these!

Austin’s pumpkin—He did such a good job!

All of the kids at the party (minus Max who was already in bed)—Emma, Katelynn, Michael, Makenna, Joel, Natalie, Maejae:

The “Princesses” (notice Makenna’s costume change—halfway through the party she decided she would rather be a Princess so she changed into her dress-up dress!)—Snow White, The Ladybug Princess, Snow White, Cinderella, and Princess Makenna:

Our party didn’t end until after 9… it was such a long day!  But a fun one!  Thanks for coming everyone; sorry it didn’t end up how we planned it!

Pumpkin Patch/Corn Maze/ Farm

Later on Thursday morning, we joined some friends at a pumpkin patch/corn maze/ farm.  We had so much fun!!!

Playing in the corn:

 

Max and cutie-pie Maejae:

Makenna and her best friend Natalie:

Max “driving” the tractor:

Playing in the chicks’ house:

Racing the duckies in the water:

Checking out the animals (Max said every single animal was a “puppy”):

Playing in the Three Little Pigs’ houses:

Good grief!  We didn’t even get pictures of the corn maze OR the pumpkin patch OR at our picnic lunch!  Oops!  Just know that we went and it was fun! ; )

Bike Riding Fun

Thursday was a beautiful day!  Actually, it felt like a beautiful summer day (only it was the end of October!).  We decided to head to the front yard to let the kids play with sidewalk chalk and Makenna’s bike.  We really have to get Max a bike too because they were not the best at taking turns!  But it was still lots of fun!

Look what my adorable husband drew on the sidewalk!

She must have been concentrating hard—look at that tongue! : )