"The Best Halloween I Ever Had!"

What a beautiful day Halloween was this year! It was so fun to be in Utah with cousins and grandparents for the holiday. The weather was gorgeous and in the sixties. We trick-or-treated with the Sollis' cousins through Grandma Marlene's neighborhood and then ended at Grandma Black's to help pass out candy.

Anna was a perfect princess. Her costume was complete with glass slippers and Cinderella fancy hair. As we walked around collecting candy, Anna kept yelling, "This is the best Halloween I ever had!"

Isaac was not such a fan it his getup. I can't blame the boy since I stuffed him in the same 0-6 month skunk costume he wore last year as a newborn. It was a riot, however, watching him power crawl around the yard with white stripes following behind.

Not So Good.

I decided that since our pumpkin patch experience was such a roaring success, I'd take the kids back for a second round and then hit up Krispie Kreme for some hot chocolate and donuts. Maybe we'd even hit up Target and pick out some Halloween treats from the dollar bins. We'd get all bundled up fallish-like and make some cozy memories.

Because I'm cool like that.

Or not.

After a windy, whiny, not-even-as-fun-as-the-first-time fifteen minutes at the patch we went in for round two at the doughnut shop. Here's how it went:

Exhibit A: Not a fan of said pastry shop.

Exhibit B: Scalding hot chocolate all over me and half the seating area. (I may or may not have let an expletive slip out under my breath.)

Exhibit C: Cheeky child who had to remind me over and over how it was me that spilled, not her.

We didn't go to Target.

Wicked

Out to the theater. Love this man.

Post Patch

Pumpkin Patch

Oh, how I love this season! It was so much fun to take the kids to the pumpkin patch this year. Isaac was perfectly content to climb all over the mountains of gourds.

Anna and Isaac both loved the corn box.

Anna first pony ride. She was so pleased with herself.

I love the graduating colors of the pumpkins (and the boy among them).

Howdy Pardner.

Ward Halloween Party/Chili Cook Off

The Big One-Year-Old

Seriously. How did this happen? Isaac? One year old? Impossible.

To mark the milestone, we celebrated with a little family party in between conference session on Saturday. (A couple days late so Jeff could be there.) Anna was SO excited to help with everything. She picked out gifts, made decorations, sprinkled cupcakes. There were I few "I wish I was getting presents" moments, but overall she was so happy for Isaac. I was really proud of her.

We opened presents, sang, and ate cupcakes. It was short and sweet and nearly perfect. We would have loved to have shared Isaac's big day with grandparents and cousins, but such is life.

The loot. The biggest hits have been the Tonka truck and basketball. He rolls them both around all day.

Isaac must be his daddy's boy, because he was WAY more interested in squishing the cupcake than eating it.

My birthday helper.

Party details.