I remember as a kid being so excited about Halloween and the prospect of getting obscene amounts of candy and dressing up in crazy home-made costumes. As an adult, the holiday has lost some of its magic for me, but I can already see how exciting and wonderous it still is for my children. This year's festivities began on Friday for Isaac's preschool Halloween party. I made Isaac a little street sign, but of course he left it at school. I love hearing him say "I'm a construction worker!" because "construction" comes out more like "constructxkin." Way too many consonants in there. After a while, he just started calling himself "Bob the Builder."
Friday night we went back to our old stomping grounds in Draper for our former ward's truck-or-treat. Our ward cancelled ours last weekend because of the swine flu (why can't people just stay home if they're sick?!?!?!?!?!), so I was happy that we could still go to one this year.
Emilie took a little while getting used to her costume but was a pretty good sport about it all. She loved taking her little basked up to people and getting candy. She was so polite and would say "day-diyoo, bye bye!" and wave at each person. Way too cute.
With the weather so nice today, I took the kids to Hee Haw Farms in Pleasant Grove and I just wish I would have gone sooner in the season so that we could have come back a few times! I loved it, the kids loved it, and it was a lot more affordable than some of the other autumnal attractions in our area. I expected it to be packed today, but it wasn't too crowded and the kids were able to do everything they wanted. Isaac thought the giant slides were a blast.
Why is it that kids love to get buried in corn? And throw corn? Maybe that's why these places have giant corn pits.
Emilie just liked making piles and watching the other kids go crazy.
Bouncing in the hay. I had to finally climb inside to get Emilie out, she was having such a good time in here.
Riding the pony. I didn't let Emilie have a turn, last time I tried to let her have a pony ride, she let everyone know within ear shot that she did not approve.
Riding in the tractor train. Isaac would have stayed in all day, Emilie was very ready to get out by the time the ride was done.
The kids had so much fun in the petting zoo. The goats and sheep would eat right out of your hand. Isaac wanted to keep feeding them and would laugh every time they licked his hands. Emilie has two main categories for animals: cats and dogs. The goat, evidently, is a cat.
And pigs are doggies.
What do you do when you can't find your way out of a short maze? Just climb up on the top and jump out. Worked for Isaac.
After we got home, Emilie took a quick nap and we had a fun BBQ with some of the families on our street. Then it was time to put the costumes back on and let the kids hit the pavement.
Nathan and Julie came over with Justin and we all went out trick-or-treating.
The babies only stayed out for a little while, then I went out a little longer with Isaac because he just wasn't done. He just about wore me out, but towards the end, he wanted to take a little break. After that, I knew it was time to go home and put that boy to bed!
In the morning, I was very impressed by the mountains of pancakes those boys ate! And I was so thankful to have a little girl - three boys are a lot of work! They had a great time though, and the best part was when Jesse was hiding and we couldn't find him (he was hiding from his dad in their car), Isaac said that he'll just have to sleep over one more night.
The helicopter landing. Man, did that create a lot of wind! Emilie didn't approve, but the boys thought it was neat.
The Big Man himself. Isaac made sure to yell out that he wants lots of trucks for Christmas! Emilie was intrigued, but I think a little bit scared of him. At least she got in a good wave! (Her hand is the one with the white coat.)
What is that crazy little key ring, you might ask? It's a major award! And I'm not talking about leg lamp either! It is my 10% award from Weight Watchers! I had really wanted that key chain as my present to myself, and I was a little worried that I might not lose enough weight before my meeting on Tuesday with all the cake and other celebrations from the weekend, but my hard work paid off! To date I have lost 19.8 lbs and am well on my way! This week I even wore the smallest jeans I own and they fit! I think I'm going to need to do a little shopping soon so that I have clothes to wear, what a wonderful problem to have!
On Sunday we had dinner with Jarom's family and Cindi made a yummy cake complete with 32 pink candles. Isaac and Emilie happily helped me extinguish the inferno.
Friday night we went back to our old stomping grounds in Draper for our former ward's truck-or-treat. Our ward cancelled ours last weekend because of the swine flu (why can't people just stay home if they're sick?!?!?!?!?!), so I was happy that we could still go to one this year.
Emilie took a little while getting used to her costume but was a pretty good sport about it all. She loved taking her little basked up to people and getting candy. She was so polite and would say "day-diyoo, bye bye!" and wave at each person. Way too cute.
With the weather so nice today, I took the kids to Hee Haw Farms in Pleasant Grove and I just wish I would have gone sooner in the season so that we could have come back a few times! I loved it, the kids loved it, and it was a lot more affordable than some of the other autumnal attractions in our area. I expected it to be packed today, but it wasn't too crowded and the kids were able to do everything they wanted. Isaac thought the giant slides were a blast. 
Why is it that kids love to get buried in corn? And throw corn? Maybe that's why these places have giant corn pits. 
Emilie just liked making piles and watching the other kids go crazy.
Bouncing in the hay. I had to finally climb inside to get Emilie out, she was having such a good time in here.
Riding the pony. I didn't let Emilie have a turn, last time I tried to let her have a pony ride, she let everyone know within ear shot that she did not approve.
Riding in the tractor train. Isaac would have stayed in all day, Emilie was very ready to get out by the time the ride was done.
The kids had so much fun in the petting zoo. The goats and sheep would eat right out of your hand. Isaac wanted to keep feeding them and would laugh every time they licked his hands. Emilie has two main categories for animals: cats and dogs. The goat, evidently, is a cat.
And pigs are doggies.
What do you do when you can't find your way out of a short maze? Just climb up on the top and jump out. Worked for Isaac.
After we got home, Emilie took a quick nap and we had a fun BBQ with some of the families on our street. Then it was time to put the costumes back on and let the kids hit the pavement.
Nathan and Julie came over with Justin and we all went out trick-or-treating. 
The babies only stayed out for a little while, then I went out a little longer with Isaac because he just wasn't done. He just about wore me out, but towards the end, he wanted to take a little break. After that, I knew it was time to go home and put that boy to bed!
And if the saucepans aren't working for you, then just look for your brother's shoes. To really top the look off, put them on over your footie jammies. Adorable.
