a tangled halloween

i'm not entirely sure how many more halloweens we'll be able to continue our tradition of doing coordinating costumes. i'm sure at some point everett will want to do one thing while claire will insist on something completely different. well i am pleased to say that we at least got one more group costume in before that sad day befalls us.

as much as we thought our costumes were brilliant, they did require a lot of clarification on who we were as we went trick-or-treating this year. claire really wanted to wear her rapunzel dress this year (we haven't got her an elsa dress yet which is why she was the only little girl not dressed as such), which was fine by us because it meant no hard work for her costume. to compliment her, we thought everett would make a cute little flynn ryder, so amber made the cutest little vest and satchel for him and he was set. so with our two main characters set, amber and i filled in the supporting cast by going as pascal and maximus.

we started the holiday as we have now done the last 4 halloweens - with pictures on the front steps. we had a lot of fun recreating many events from the movie. everett especially loved our frying pan/sword fight. after our pictures, we headed down to spanish fork to crash my brother's ward's trunk-or-treat for dinner and a first round of goodies. after that, we headed back to our neighborhood for some more treats and visiting with our fellow ward members. i am just loving halloween more and more every year. :)

Painting Pumpkins

The Monday before Halloween we decided to paint pumpkins for family home evening. We got a couple small ones from the pumpkin patch a few weeks ago so the kids each chose one to paint. And then we bought a big pumpkin for Scott and I to carve. Claire painted a picture of Rapunzel and the tower on hers and we carved a picture of Rapunzel on ours. It turned out pretty well I think. And then we ended our evening with some ice cream. The kids went to bed happy. :)

Tumbling Fun

For the month of October, both our kids were able to participate in a Tumbling Tots class at the Provo Rec Center. We weren't sure what to expect from it, but it sounded like fun so we tried it out. It was a blast and they both loved going. They were in separate classes - Everett with the 2 year olds and Claire with the 3 and 4 year olds. Parents got to participate with the 2 year olds. They got to try out all sorts of activities - headstands, somersaults, basketball, kickball, t-ball, frisbee, bowling, gymnastics, jumping, rolling, running, balancing, etc. And the last day they were even rewarded with their very own medals. :)

Cornbelly's

A couple weeks ago we went to Cornbelly's up at Thanksgiving Point. We had a good time last year so we decided to go again. I don't have a lot to say about it, except that it was fun again. Here are a bunch of pictures to show all the cool things we did. :)

Memory Made

Claire- "how did Jesus put hair on our heads?"
Me- "I'm not sure, you should ask him that someday"
a few minutes later...
Claire- "Mommy, I'm going to go to the toy room and pray to ask Jesus how he put hair on our heads"
(she runs to the other room, I try to sneak close so I can hear, but I missed it, she runs back to me all excited)
Claire- "I did it, I asked Jesus." :)

I loved this moment. It's so neat being a parent and seeing your child learning and using concepts that you've taught them. :)

memory made

"my tummy has a nose!" - everett, said while looking down as he got his diaper changed... yep.

Kite Flying and Photo Challenge #3

The other day the kids were given some kites and Claire wanted to take them outside right away. Even though it's been raining off and on lately, we saw a break in the clouds Monday afternoon and went kite flying. Everett quickly lost interest in his and found other things to keep him occupied while Claire thoroughly enjoyed her time running around and keeping the kite afloat while yelling, "Fun!" over and over again. I took the opportunity to take pictures for my photo challenge this week...

"Diptych or Triptych"