November 1, 2009

Halloween Time

Pumpkin Carving Time,
Who has the most seeds, is always the question. Next the kids pick different patterns and begin transferring them to the pumpkins. The kids all start out going strong, beginning right after school cleaning out the pumpkins. After dinner time they are usually tired of pumpkin carving, and mom and dad take over. They are always fascinated with the completed project.













Time for Trick or Treating. Izaak loves his clown costume, equipped with yellow wig, googoo goggles, red nose, and Dad's big shoes. (Izaak ended up trading me shoes halfway through gathering goodies, because he fell down 3 times, dumping his bag of treats.)
Aaryn is a rooting tooting cowboy. He loves his boots mom got him. He also got a mustache and side burns. Evalily is our little sunshine girl, in her flower costume. Adryann goes as Cinderella and even has glass slippers. We do good shopping at the thrift stores to make these outfits winners.

Trunk Or Treat with the Rancho Reata Ward. Mom's ingenuity makes the trunk of our car a favorite among other plain tailgates. Scott hid behind the curtain and grabbed kids as they reached in, only if they had big hands, not little kids.







The kids had fun gathering goodies with their cousins.







Izaak and Evalily pose with their stash of candy. They both look very happy with the prospect of eating the candy in the weeks to follow.