We're Still Alive! Happy Halloween 2012

I know I am totally failing at keeping you up to date over here

on this little blog of mine - and I apologize!

But I am really great at updating Funky PolkaDot Giraffe and Instagram 

if you are just dying to see my crazy kids and their antics :)

 

But for now I'm wishing you a Happy Halloween -

even though is almost December - 

and I hope you are enjoying your holiday season!

Plus I had to show off my Frank and Merida!

Frank takes himself very seriously.

Hide yo' children! He's coming!

My rad friend Heidi painted his face all legit.

Merida is serious about her archery skills.

I'm serious about her darling little face.

Costume details:

Frankenstein
Head/Hands - Pottery Barn Teen
Jacket and Pants - Thrifted
Boot Covers - ME!

Merida
Dress - McCall 5499 with alterations by ME!
Wig - ME!

Bow/Arrows/Quiver - Target with alterations by ME!

 

Adventures in {Un-Apple Picking}

The day after Halloween - November 1st - The Boy didn't have school.
So we invited our friends to join us on a trip to Snow-Line Orchard.
I've wanted to go for several years, but I've just
never made the jump to make the drive up there.

I am SO glad we made the trip this year.
The Fall colors were gorgeous!





I asked the kids to sit under the tree so I could
take their pictures.
This is what I got :)



Jaime made the girls cute apple picking clothes.
However, we were about 5 days too late to pick.
The nice man fixing the chair told Jaime if
she would be there at 8am the next morning she could
help him glean the last of them.
LOL





It was so cool to see the cider being pressed.


The Boys thought it was super cool.
It's good to be tall :)


As soon as we got there the kids found these seed pods
from the tree that looked fluffy and fun.
Well, they were really prickly and mean!
The Boy got the worst of it and the nice donut lady
told us to go rinse his hand and need and he'd feel better.
It totally worked.



The ambiance was just fabulous.


This sign totally made me laugh.
I might need to make a printable of it :)
The Boy {LOVED} the unlimited apple and apple cider tasting.
He told one of the ladies, "Your apple cider is delicious."
Awesome.


We also had to have some FRESH apple cider doughnuts.
They were SO yummy.


And enjoyed by all!


After Snow-Line we headed to lunch at good old Panda.
We really wanted to go to a pumpkin patch and saw a fun
one as we got off the freeway, so we decided to head back there.
Sadly it closed on October 31st!!!
Brave Jaime hopped the barbed wire (ok maybe walked around)
and asked if they would please, pretty please, let us pick some pumpkins.


The nice man at Live Oak Canyon let us!!!
We were so grateful he obliged,
because the kids had their hearts set on it.
Well, at least The Boy did :)


He found the perfect pumpkin.


I love the Cinderella-style pumpkins.


Hooray for a fun day!
And I will definitely be back to both next year!

Adventures in {Halloween 2011} Part III

The Boy had a great kinder Halloween Party - on Halloween :)

They had three rotations.


He started inside with stories with the teacher.


And a fun art project with some of the moms.


Then it was outside for some large motor activities.
It took him a few tries to the the hand to the opposite foot :)


And face painting!


Then it was time for costumes, a movie, and a fun little snack.


Then time for the costume parade!
I've participated in my fair share of elementary school
parades - as Glinda, a Purple Crayon, a worm,
a pregnant Starbucks barista :) - but it is definitely
more fun to watch your own little one parade around.






He told me the parade lasted FOREVER.
Silly boy.

Adventures in {Halloween 2011} Part II

The Friday before Halloween was our
Stake Trunk or Treat.
It is a marvelous event with millions of children,
trunks full of candy, and costumes a plenty.



We got fancy tonight and gave Little Red
some cute piggy tails.
I love how the Big Bad Wolf had droopy ears
because it's slightly humid outside.


After the Trunk or Treat we headed to our favorite
pumpkin patch to meet who?
But Jaime and clan of course :)



I made the kids keep their costumes on so
we could take a few pictures in front of the giant pumpkins.


Then I let them be free and enjoy the wonder
of the pumpkin patch.

The kids loved the "haunted house".
It's more like a glowing hallway:)
The Girl was nervous at first . . .


but when she saw that she could glow,
she wanted to stay in there all day!


The annual measure-up!


My beautiful girl loved the bubbles.




The last activity of the night was a pony ride.
The Girl declined to participate,
but The Boy was ready to go.


The Boy enjoyed the pony and the complimentary hat to wear
during the wild ride.


This ride was more The Girl's speed :)


After the pumpkin patch we headed to the
Woodbury Chick-fil-A in our costumes
for some FREE food.

Stay tuned for Part III . . .