Happy Halloween!!!

This year has been so fun getting ready for Halloween and enjoying the fall. I can't explain Adam's love for this holiday. Well, I should say for the decorations for this holiday. We decorated our house in mid-Sept. per Adam's request. I am to say the least DONE with halloween decor. Adam is still holding on to a few key halloween items. Namely two skeletons, a witch and pictures of a witch, a ghost and a pumpkin. Does anyone else's kids love halloween this much?! It has been a lot of fun watching the boys get excited about the holidays. I made Adam's costume this year! It turned out well. He loved being a skeleton. I wish everyone could hear how he says "skeleton" it is really funny. I went with no frills for Richie. He is a wizard or the boy in black. I think he had as much costume as he wanted, half of it was off by the end of the night. We went up to Holladay for trick or treating. We had a great time. We met at Chris's house with Dan's sisters' families. Steph and Rich with Seth and Carson and Seth's friend Ben and Amy and Hugh with Holden. It was chaotic at times but we all made it through the night. Richard LOVED it all. We brought a stroller for him in case he got tired, but he didn't want much to do with it. He is growing up so fast!! Adam took notice of all the homes that put effort into decorating for Halloween. The big pumpkins were a favorite. The weather was perfect. A little chilly to remind you of the season, but not unbearable. The boys got loads of candy and we all made it home safe! Note on the picture of Richie holding a banana over the candy: He did get a banana trick or treating from my good friend Marian and it was the first thing he wanted to eat.

The Halloween Party

We had a great time at the annual Halloween party. Special thanks to Anthony for hosting! It is so fun and funny to see everyone in costume. Dan and I almost won the costume contest, but it was decided we were cheering for ourselves a little too loud :). The Rockers won (Anthony and Paige) The chili and homemade rootbeer were hits again. And a BIG thank you to Karen for watching the boys over night!! It was fun to have a sleepover with friends, even though we slept for maybe an hour before heading back to Provo. Good Times!!

Pumpkins in pieces

We had a great time making "jack-o-laterns" this year. Or Halloween Moonshine as Richard would say. (thank you library book for that new term) The picture of Richie screaming is a fav of mine. A true snapshot of a two year old. I helped the boys with their pumpkins. Richie didn't really take part too much, the pumpkin guts were too "gooey". Adam added all the little holes to his pumpkin and Dan carved the big one. Nice!!

Art City Trolley

After the pumpkin yard, we went over to the Art City Trolley to eat dinner. Daniel and I ate there on one of our first dates and we haven't been back until now (almost seven years later!). So it was neat being there with our two kids. The food was great and the boys liked eating in a trolley, well we told them it was like a train car, so Richie kept looking around for the real 'choo choo'. (It isn't a habit of ours to take pictures inside restuarants, but we didn't want to leave Dan's camera in the car so there you go)

The Pumpkin Yard

On our way back from Spanish Fork Canyon we drove through Springville and came across this "Pumpkin Yard". There was a sign on the door that said "If there isn't anyone out in the yard, just put the money in the mail slot." Small town America alive and well at the pumpkin yard. So we checked it out and found our pumpkins! It was a lot of fun. Adam wanted to buy them all and Richie was only interested in the pumpkin kitten that was hanging around. He is such an animal lover...maybe some day he can have a pet of his own (in his own home of course :).

Spanish Fork Canyon

We wanted to see the fall colors a few weeks ago, so we headed up Spanish Fork Canyon. I think we were a week late, but it was a beautiful day anyway. We had a great time. I was happily surprised we all got back to the car dry! A little muddy, but that's what being outside is all about right? It seems like we are doing more 'outdoorsy' things since moving to Provo. Maybe it is because Dan is not in school, so we have more time together, or spending time in the canyon is FREE. It is a toss up. (You notice it the boys were VERY interested in what was going on around them and NOT in looking up at the camera)