Rewind to Halloween!

I never got the chance to post pictures of Halloween - let alone upload them to our computer. So let's rewind for a minute to Halloween and I'll share with you all that went on during the month of October!

There was a giant slide at the pumpkin patch. Yes, that's Brian chasing Branson up the big slide. They enjoyed the slide more than picking out pumpkins. :)

But they loved helping design and carve our jack-o-lanterns. Although Branson didn't like getting his hands all slimey from cleaning out the pumpkins, Natalya loved it! Branson really just liked to draw on his pumpkin.

Notice the date stamped on our pictures. We were so busy during Halloween, that we decided to wait until the day afterwards (November 1st) to carve our pumpkins. It was actually more enjoyable that way. And it made our holiday last a little longer.

For Brian's home teaching this month, we decided to do a home teaching family home evening. We had several families over for a short spiritual message, pumpkin decorating, and dessert. Some of the parents may have had as much fun as the kiddies.

This year we decided to have a theme to our costumes. And it only seemed appropriate considering we have three little children to be, "The Three Little Monkeys Who Jumped On the Bed" with "Mamma" and "The Doctor" of course. Unfortunately, "The Doctor" is taking this picture, so you can't see his doctor-like costume. And I, "Mamma" ended up putting curlers in my hair.

I loved the kids' costumes because they were warm, and they came with curly little tails, mittens, shoe covers, and bananas attatched to them. The first thing they wanted to do when they put them on was jump on the bed! And they did!

Above is Branson's 2 year old play group. We threw a little dress-up Halloween party for them. Branson's favorite part was searching for hidden spiders in the back yard - and eating snacks, of course. As a side note, the little Snow White that took a picture with Branson mentioned to her mother that she and Branson were going to fall in love and get married when they grow up. I love it.

I love her little monkey tail!

Natalya's pre-school had a Halloween party and parents and siblings were invited! Branson had so much fun being a "big kid" with Natalya. The pre-school had snacks, several Halloween games, playtime outside, and goodie bags.

Happy belated Halloween! I hope to get our Thanksgiving pictures posted before Christmas. :)