Saturday was the fall carnival at Matt's elementary school. I volunteered to work the fishing game for part of the time which really ended up to be most of the time, so I really missed all the fun of watching the boys run around. Steven was able to walk them around and enjoy it, and Joy and her kids were along for the fun as well. I know a highlight was sno cones. Another was the cupcake walk.
These two are just too cute. I love it.
Last up was a pony ride. Not much of a ride, really. More like riding on ponies going in a circle. They liked it though. Will said he wanted to do it...I got him on the animal, and he seemed okay, and then he abruptly changed his mind. So, no pony ride for Will.
Sunday after church Steven & Matt carved our pumpkin. Where was Will? He was pitching a fit over his lunch and missed the whole thing. He was more than a little strung out after missing a nap the day before due to our carnival fun. Matt named the pumpkin Mr. Trophy. I think he looks awesome.
Sunday evening our church hosted a family fest with lots of fun activities for the kids. I convinced Will to put on his costume by telling him that his cousins and friends would be dressed up too. He then wiped his tears and agreed to wear the tiger suit. And now he loves it. I gotta say I was shocked that he kept the hood on the entire time. My boys don't like anything on their heads or faces. He made a darn cute tiger. As we were walking along he kept looking behind him at his tail and admiring his shadow cast on the sidewalk. Hilarious.
Ava & Henry joined in on the fun as well!
Matt decided to be a skeleton this year. A fine choice. After being really disappointed in any of the store bought options of skeleton costumes, we went with a homemade version. $10 sweats and iron-on bones that Steven drew for me. Cute! And most importantly, Matt loved it.
Not surprisingly, Will was all about the bounce houses. He could have stayed there all night. He didn't even flinch with all the bigger kids in there with him, he just got down to the business of jumping and sliding.
In a surprise move, Matt wanted to have his face painted. Ava had walked over to the table to get hers painted and when I asked Matt if he wanted to he immediately said no. And then he changed his mind. He told me he was going to get a skeleton face, but then when he sat down he told the young lady he wanted a jack-o-lantern.
Caroline and Mary Claire were there too, and the boys were thrilled to just be in the same place as their cousins. It was a fun evening, and the boys got a head start on their candy collecting.
On Halloween we ate an early dinner, posed the boys for photos and then let them trick-or-treat at a few of our neighbor's houses on our street.
Then we loaded up and drove over to the Rener's to do more trick-or-treating in their hood.
Matt & Ava are old pros now, and Will played the role of enthusiastic little brother trailing behind but running and doing his darnedest to keep up with the big kids. He was all over it. He got just as much candy as his brother. He didn't want any help carrying his pumpkin bucket or being carried himself. He had a job to do and he took it seriously. They all had a great time. We had fun watching them. Matt would report what candy he got after every single house. So funny. And now I will go raid those two plastic pumpkins!
Matt & Ava are old pros now, and Will played the role of enthusiastic little brother trailing behind but running and doing his darnedest to keep up with the big kids. He was all over it. He got just as much candy as his brother. He didn't want any help carrying his pumpkin bucket or being carried himself. He had a job to do and he took it seriously. They all had a great time. We had fun watching them. Matt would report what candy he got after every single house. So funny. And now I will go raid those two plastic pumpkins!
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