So much Halloween and Fall fun!!!

Here are some pictures from our Trunk or Treat party. Sydnie was a fairy princess for Halloween and Peyton went the scarier rout as a vampire. They both picked their own costumes and we had so much fun finding them this year.

We had to have a picture of the little wings on the back. So sweet.....

So scary!!!!!!! Too bad the picture doesn't have the horrible hissing sound she would make. YIKES!!!

Tavarese (aka Batman) with the fairy princess.

Brianna (a pretty pink kitty cat) and the vampire.

Marin the butterfly and the fairy princess. I'm still not sure where they found daggers, but they were fighting off all of the super hero's with them. Sydnie was definitely the leader.

The costume parade. There's the little fairy princess.

Here's the scary vampire.

It was a fun night and it got the candy rush started early this month. Sydnie came home with pink cheeks because it was so hot. Both girls had melted chocolate too. It's very different from Halloween in Utah!

Sydnie's class went on their first filed trip of the year. It was to a farm. Sydnie was very disgusted that there weren't any cows even though it smelled like cow poop. I mean really, what kind of a farm doesn't have cows????

Farmer Laura telling us all about corn and the product that are made with it.

Walking through the corn maze.

Sydnie and Connor T. next to a giant pumpkin.

Sydnie hanging out with the boys trying to keep up on the racing bikes. Her legs were a little short for this one.

This one was a little easier to maneuver, but oops, she's going the wrong direction! Her dad would say she drives like her mom... :-)

So much fun!

Waiting in line for the lady bug train. Are you starting to notice a pattern? Sydnie is always surrounded by boys!!! Here she's waiting with Freddie, Clay, and Max. I finally asked her teacher if she is always with the boys or if she plays with the girls too. Her teacher reassured me that she spends plenty of time with both.

Sydnie and Max going for a ride.

Too cute!

She was a good sport and let Max do the driving.

Sydnie on the slide.

Sydnie in the Melon Hut.

Sydnie loved the baby pigs. The little black one was her favorite. I was sure she was going to end up in the pen head first, but she managed to balance on the side without falling in.

We wanted to take him home with us, but I told her the farmer wouldn't let us.

Holding baby chickens. I was beginning to think she belongs on a farm.....

Finally we found some girls at the baby chickens. This is Morgan, I couldn't get a picture of her where she didn't pose. It was really funny.

Sydnie and Macey with the goats.
Picking out a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch.

This was the highlight of the farm. It was a box that was filled with about 4 inches of corn and was about 10 feet by 5 feet. The kids LOVED it!!! They had so much fun playing in all of these dried corn kernels, really, who knew corn was so much fun.

Everyone took turns trying to bury Max.

Then it was Sydnie and Trevor's turn to be buried alive.

Here was the fresh produce we brought home from the farm. One pumpkin, two cucumbers, two zucchini's and a handful of radishes. Jeff and I ate some of it, Sydnie wouldn't even try it. She did decorate the pumpkin as you'll see farther down. :-)

She came home happy and exhausted. It was so much fun!!!



HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEFF!!!! In the middle of all the Halloween and Fall fun, we also got to celebrate Jeff's birthday. Here is his cake.

Blowing out the candles.

Enjoying cake and putting together Halloween houses from Grandma Judy. Yummy cake.....

Mmmmmmm.........

Sydnie's finished Halloween house. I'm not sure why there are giant farm animals, but they had to be part of the picture.

Peyton's semi finished house.

Sydnie had a friend from school who invited her to his birthday party at the park. Of course, Peyton and I had to stay for the fun. There was a face painter on hand and both the girls wanted to be painted like cats. I think Peyton was going for the sweet look like the cat in Shrek.

Sydnie was a more of a scary cat.

Meeeeeoooowww........

At the girls school they only let kids from Kindergarten through 2nd grade dress up for Halloween. Peyton was extremly disgusted by this rule. Her class didn't even have a party this year. They did get to watch a few Halloween cartoons, but that was it. Sydnie, however; had a day of fun and partying and I was able to attend in the morning.

Here is Morgan the witch, Sydnie, Marin the bumble bee, Isabell a pink creature from Yo Gabba Gabba and Bella who was Wonder Woman.

Bowling for ghosts. This was the only game they played inside. The rest of the morning we were outside playing games. Once again, it's so different from how we spent this holiday in Utah!!!

Fishing for stickers.

After a parade through the halls I got to stay and have lunch with Sydnie. This picture is really blurry, but I wanted to show her teacher in the background. She was dressed up as "Lucky" from Lucky Charms. She was really cute, but never held still long enough for me to snap a good picture. I guess when you have 24 five and six year olds, there is no time to sit or stand still.

Decorating pumpkins...... Sort of.

So, I took the easy way out this year. While my mom was visiting we found these push in's at Wal-Mart to decorate pumpkins with. They are similar to Mr. Potato Head except you put them in your pumpkins. It went very quickly and there was no mess. But I'll be honest, I missed grossing the girls out as I scooped out the guts and seeds. It just wasn't the same. Maybe next year will do a couple of each.

Here is Peyton picking out just the right face for this pumpkin. Hmmm, what's up with the purple gloves you ask? She went to the dermatologist earlier that day and saw a box of purple gloves. Of course we couldn't leave without asking to take a pair home. Then she insisted on wearing them the rest of the day. You've got to love her! :-)

Jeff helping Sydnie put the face on one of her pumpkins. It was a little tough to push them in for such little hands, so she recruited help from her daddy.

Here are Sydnie's finished products.

My pumpkin(with the yellow ears) and Jeff's (on the right).

Halloween night. We had people over for dinner and then they stayed to trick or treat around our neighborhood. Mitchell was a spooky creation on the left, Max was a character from Star Wars, then my fairy princess and the scary vampire. They had so much fun and got SO much candy! They were so worn out and slept so well! It was a wonderful night of spooky fun!

One last picture of my terrifing vampire! I remember the years of her being a pink puppy, a pink kitty, a ladybug. Not this year, it was all about being grown up and a little scary. She sure has gotten big!!!!