This year Halloween was a blast!!
We started off the celebration by carving pumpkins with our friends! I think they turned out pretty cool! Mine is the one with the big eyes and half smile.. although it may look simple... it took me FOREVER!!! (Let's just say I'm not a professional carver!) It was a pretty good workout too!
The noise that goes along with Nik's pumpkin is "Der" =) Ian was so funny... He didn't want to touch the pumpkins while we were carving them... if he got even just a little bit of the guts on his hand he would freak out till it was off. It was so funny! He HATES having his hands dirty!
The next night we frosted sugar cookies!! Ian did a really good job! I'm not sure I would eat any of the cookies he frosted though.. he would dip the knife in the frosting, give it a lick, frost the cookie, give it a lick, dip it in the frosting, frost the cookie, give it a lick... you get the idea! It was so cute!
These are how Ian's cookies turned out!
We also celebrated Halloween on FRIDAY! The school does a fun party for the kids complete with trick-or-treating, games, activities, balloons, and food! It was so fun!
Ian was a Lion... this is how we started, but after some bribery he decided to wear his costume and be happy about it! He really got in to the whole say "trick or treat" and get some candy!
He was a cute little lion! This costume was made by Nik's mom about 28 years ago! Nik even wore it when he was little! Everyone LOVED it and we got so many compliments! I think homemade costumes are so much cuter than the store ones! Thanks Annette!
Miranda was a ballerina or fairy or something like that! =) My friend Heidi made this tutu for her and it was so adorable! I made a matching bow and she was just darling! Nobody could get enough of her!
This is Ian playing games at Midwestern! Pin the smile on the Pumpkin!
Nik and I also dressed up! I think that is one of the reasons it was such a fun Halloween! We don't jsually get into it, but we did and it made all the difference! I was a witch... you can't tell, but I have some awesome purple fake eyelashes on! I also wore purple sparkly tights! Nik was a vampire (he doesn't have his teeth in) and he gave in and let me put make up on his face! =) I've always wanted to do that!
My cute little lion!
Our family!
My Kiddos! Happy Halloween!
Isn't she so sweet?
Ian was in awe the whole time. He loves big trucks... especially ones that make noise!
We got to learn about all the tools on the fire truck and what they would be used for.
We got to climb up into the fire truck to see what it looks like inside.
The kids LOVED it! 
We even got to learn about the gear a fireman wears. Ian was pretty freaked out, but I wanted to show him that a fireman is nice and if he ever sees one not to hide from him or be afraid, but... he was still freaked out! Miranda on the other hand just about tore this guys mask off just shortly after the picture was taken! She must not be afraid!
At the end of the tour they gave all the kids fireman hats and a coloring book!
Ian and Luke!
We started off the celebration by carving pumpkins with our friends! I think they turned out pretty cool! Mine is the one with the big eyes and half smile.. although it may look simple... it took me FOREVER!!! (Let's just say I'm not a professional carver!) It was a pretty good workout too!
The noise that goes along with Nik's pumpkin is "Der" =) Ian was so funny... He didn't want to touch the pumpkins while we were carving them... if he got even just a little bit of the guts on his hand he would freak out till it was off. It was so funny! He HATES having his hands dirty!
The next night we frosted sugar cookies!! Ian did a really good job! I'm not sure I would eat any of the cookies he frosted though.. he would dip the knife in the frosting, give it a lick, frost the cookie, give it a lick, dip it in the frosting, frost the cookie, give it a lick... you get the idea! It was so cute!
These are how Ian's cookies turned out!
Ian was a Lion... this is how we started, but after some bribery he decided to wear his costume and be happy about it! He really got in to the whole say "trick or treat" and get some candy!
He was a cute little lion! This costume was made by Nik's mom about 28 years ago! Nik even wore it when he was little! Everyone LOVED it and we got so many compliments! I think homemade costumes are so much cuter than the store ones! Thanks Annette!
Miranda was a ballerina or fairy or something like that! =) My friend Heidi made this tutu for her and it was so adorable! I made a matching bow and she was just darling! Nobody could get enough of her!
This is Ian playing games at Midwestern! Pin the smile on the Pumpkin!
Nik and I also dressed up! I think that is one of the reasons it was such a fun Halloween! We don't jsually get into it, but we did and it made all the difference! I was a witch... you can't tell, but I have some awesome purple fake eyelashes on! I also wore purple sparkly tights! Nik was a vampire (he doesn't have his teeth in) and he gave in and let me put make up on his face! =) I've always wanted to do that!
My cute little lion!
Our family!
My Kiddos! Happy Halloween!
