Halloween '09

Trick or treat! This year I made costumes. It was so much fun and I think they turned out WAY better than anything you can buy in a store.

Aaron carved a pumpkin for each girl.

Mandi gave Jacob this outfit so he got to be a baseball player.

Olivia got to be a hot air balloonist. She LOVED her costume. She thought it was the greatest. I admit I thought her and Makell's costumes were the best out of their entire school. I could be biased though-- naw, I'm right.

Joci was a scuba diver. How cute is that?!

Makell was a black widow. So awesome! Everyone loved her costume at school too. My mom made a black widow costume for me when I was little and I thought I'd carry on the tradition.

I did her hair like a spiderweb. It did take a long time but she was surprisingly patient.

We quickly threw Macey's gumball costume together. I sewed an old shirt up, added some pink striped tights and Aaron drew on the Dubble Bubble. She stayed nice and warm while trick or treating. People could not stop looking and commenting on all the costumes. It was so much fun.

Fall Family Fun!

We decided to get out of the house and go on a little adventure before it got too cold outside.

First we went to the river bottoms and hiked around a bit.

Then we went to a park and played in the leaves.

Then we rolled down a hill.

The girls had fun playing on the slide and other equipment.

More fun in the leaves...

I had to get some father and son pictures. Such handsome boys!