HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

 We made spider cupcakes :)

 How many clicks does it take to get a good picture of two boys on Halloween?

ONE

 TWO clicks isn't that bad :)

 

How many clicks does it take to get a good picture of three boys on Halloween?

ONE

 TWO

 THREE

 FOUR

 FIVE

   SIX

 If you guessed SEVEN you win a prize! (Pat yourself on the back. . . That's your prize.)

 One of the houses in our neighborhood got all decked out in true Halloween fashion. Welcome to the Eagle Mountain Cemetery :) Needless to say, the boys were a little timid about going all the way to the front door.

 Beau is always in motion, as you can tell by the unfocused background in these pictures.

 Beau didn't see the curb. He tripped. He fell. He spilled some of his hard earned lute!

Kyson aka Buzz Lightyear was on a mission: Gather candy. Get home. Devour candy. Mission accomplished.

Happy Halloween everyone. . .

Now let me eat my candy.

 Dad, we missed you! Thanks for all the hard work you do for our family. You are the BEST dad any boy could ask for. . . and the BEST husband any girl could ask for. Love you! Happy Halloween!!!

Halloween Parade

Braxton's preschool had a Halloween party on Thursday. After the party they put on a Halloween parade to show off all their costumes. It was so cute to see him as Captain Jack Sparrow walking down the street with all his friends.

 Braxton's pirate face :)

Of course, Kyson wanted to get in on the Halloween fun.

 

Captain Jack Sparrow with his best girl, Ariel,  from The Little Mermaid.

How to carve a pumpkin 101

First you get a pumpkin.

Then you scoop out the guts!

 Next you tape on the pattern.

After the pattern is securely fastened to your pumpkin, score the pattern onto the pumpkin. (We do not have a picture of this step so just enjoy the brief intermission and imagine yourself completing this step.)

You are now ready to start carving your pumpkin.

 

 Sometimes you might need a little help. . . :)

When you're finished carving, bring the pumpkin(s) outside on your front porch.

Finally, it's time for the moment of truth. Place a candle in the bottom of your pumpkin and carefully light the candle.

. . . and voila! JACK-O-LANTERNS!!! Happy Halloween!

Mummy Pizzas!

We love Halloween! So I was excited when I found this recipe for mummy pizzas. It was fast, easy, and kid friendly! Here's how ours turned out

The kids had so much fun putting on olives for the eyes and string cheese for the wrappings! Want to know how we did it?

Ingredients

• English muffins
• Pizza sauce
• Black olives

• Scallions
• Red or green pepper
• Cheese sticks or slices

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 350º F. For each mummy, spread a tablespoon of pizza sauce onto half of an English muffin (toast it first, if you like).
   
2. Set olive slices in place for eyes and add round slices of green onion or bits of red or green pepper for pupils.
   
3. Lay strips of cheese (we used a pulled-apart cheese stick) across the muffin for the mummy?s wrappings.
   
4. Bake for about 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the muffin is toasty.
   
   

Witch's Night Out!

Quick Update!

It's been a while since I last blogged but I can't say it's because nothing has been going on. Life is just plain BUSY!!! Let me catch you up:

Kyson got a haircut

BEFORE

 AFTER

 Beau got a haircut

BEFORE . . . (Oh help)

 AFTER

Braxton started his first day of preschool September 6th! Oh my goodness I can't believe it.

Me and my sisters made some witch's ingredients jars. I've been trying to finish them.

I let the boys sleep in the playroom last night but I had to keep putting them back on the futon and tucking them in. Beau would not stay put so I ended up putting him to bed in his room. After a while they were quiet. . . until Ky came in my room to tell me he loved me. I took him back to the playroom but Brax wasn't on the futon. I asked Ky where he was and he said he was in the bathroom. That was not the case. I looked in his room and he wasn't in there either. I went back to the playroom and found Brax sleeping soundly in the toy basket in the corner.

 We started decorating the rest of our house for Halloween

Todd and I are just working hard and taking care of our kids and having a good time. I still have more decorating and Halloween crafts that I want to do. With Halloween just around the corner, I guess I'd better hurry. :)