Sunday, November 1, 2009

Happy Halloween!

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!

5 comments:

Ryan and Heidi said...

Adorable! I love the Lion costume! And Miranda looks adorable in the tutu!! I'm surprised Nik let you put makeup on his face! I can't believe how big Miranda is getting! How fun that your family came to visit. I bet they really miss Ian and Miranda. Love you!

Melanie said...

You all look so cute. It sure makes the day more fun when you get into it too. My kids would never even dare put that lion costume on...Ian looks cute in it. Miranda looks adorable too. See ya in a few weeks.

Shambray said...

You guys look so cute dressed up. I am so glad that Nik let you paint his face. I do not think Ryan would ever let me do that. Maybe I will just keep trying. It looks like you guys had a great Halloween!

Winters said...

You all look so cute!-Grandma S.

And They Lived Happily Ever After said...

OH MY GOSH! How Cute! Carson loves to bake to, he has a stool now that he stands on and helps me cook.