More Halloween Fun!

.....trunk-or-treat, spooky fun at Thanksgiving Point, Kensie's school parade and party, carving pumkpins, & Halloween night.

All Hallows Eve

Happy Haunting!

A Halloween List

I found this list in Kensie's room this morning and just had to share! She makes lists of everything! I am constantly finding random ones all over the house. She must be related to me!

A List Of Halloween Stuf We Need:

1. scary pumkins
2. bats
3. wichs
4. godlins
5. skelotons
6. frankinstins
7. carving stuf
8. candy
9. sprisis
10. and funny faces

*if you need translation on any of these let me know :)

Children Of The Corn

We took a family outing this weekend to Cornbelly's at Thanksgiving Point & had one heck of a time! The kids were running around like maniacs from one attraction to another. They wanted to do it all, then do it all again! And we DID! I had a hard time keeping up {due to the 15 pound weight I was lugging around, i.e. Jackson. I need a good back massage after carrying him around all day in the snugli....any takers?}. It was the perfect day- perfect weather, perfect activities, perfect quality family time, which we don't get a lot of lately it seems. I asked the kids what their favorite part was. Lincoln had a tie between the jumping pillows and the "water and the ducks" {duck races}. Kensie informed me that her favorite was the CREATURE {a haunted house that looks like a big, bloated iguana & is not so haunted during the day}. I found it interesting that she would choose this as her favorite, seeing as she was screaming bloody murder while inside it. She also liked the maze, and skillfully led us through to the end where she exclaimed "See, I told you, I knew the way out the whole time. I'm good!". Jackson's pick was the cow train ride. He grinned the whole way!

Howdy!

Lincoln on the jumping pillow- where can I get me one of these?!

ridin' the cow train

in the corn maze- Kensie was shocked to find so much corn in there. She thought it was a"maze"ing {he he}! What did she think she'd find in a corn maze??

will we ever get out?

Flashback Friday

MORP {"prom" backwards} was always the most fun dance of the year for me in high school! We always came up with the greatest ideas!! Our Senior year was one of the best, I think. Almost all of us asked a friend to the dance & we had a blast! No couples = everyone played together all night = no make-out party. Fun in the annual motor home, baby powdering the guys faces, dinner in Ono's basement, Melvin speaking only in Japanese, Aaron the Chinese Bum, fun at Discovery Zone......good times!!

And yes, that is my dear husband doing the splits! He's actually in both photos- it's fun to have these memories with him! Who would have thought we'd end up married??!

go, diego, go

As I was watching Go, Diego, Go with Lincoln today, a post I read recently came to mind. The Jolly Porter, a.k.a. Christopher Clark, cracks me up. Read it, especially if Diego is a part of your family, as he is ours ;-)

Soapbox

Okay, I'm having some issues with Halloween this year. Well, just one issue, I guess. This is it: Why can't we celebrate Halloween on HALLOWEEN?! This past Saturday... the 20th...11 days before Halloween, we had our SunCrest neighborhood Trunk-Or-Treat party. Why so early, I ask? It didn't help that it was freakin' cold and snowing outside. AND, Kensie's school is celebrating Halloween this friday, the 26th. Why, I ask {again}? The one benefit of this madness is that my kids get to wear their costumes more than one day {which is fun for them}, but this is outweighed by the obvious downsides which are.... A. my kids are getting a plethora of candy THREE days instead of one, which means a good 3 weeks of crazed behavior B. I have to avoid {or surrender to} the temptation to eat all that candy! And C. I have to watch my kids like a hawk at all previously mentioned events to make sure they don't destroy their costumes before the actual day of Halloween, which is when we should all be celebrating in the first place!! Okay, I'm done. I guess it's fun for the kids..... and that's what matters, right?

Flashback Friday

Today marks the first installment of Flashback Friday- what I expect will be a weekly occurrence. {thanks, Jill ;-)}

I hope it brings joy to your Friday's, as well as many laughs at my expense. Please appreciate the fact that I am willing to completely embarrass myself {and innocent others} purely for your viewing pleasure. With that said, I give you the first gem:

The Immediates

circa 1994-95

Sorry, girls....I just couldn't resist! Most of us got together for "gourmet night" last night, so I thought this was a fitting flashback to the good ol' high school days. Despite what you might think {from my position front & center} it was NOT my birthday :) Also, take note of the attractive jean tank top & hand-on-hip pose. I won't even get started on the hairstyle.

You gotta watch this!

This is for all the moms out there....

Park City