Monday, November 7, 2011

October Fun


Halloween party at the rec center.

Decorating haunted houses:


Crazy hair day at school:


A few families on our street threw an impromptu neighborhood Halloween party and we traveled to each garage for some activities.





Reading a scary story and feeling "spooky stuff" in our hands. Sam loved this one!
In our garage, we had a dance party and bobbed for apples and coins, which is what Garreth always did as a kid in Ireland. The kids loved it.



Grace and Liam performing their "Thriller" dance.

On Halloween day, Declan and I got to host his playgroup. We had fun playing with friends and making paper plate ghosts.

After playgroup, we headed to the school for some fun class Halloween parties.









Carving pumpkins:






Saturday, November 5, 2011

Frightmares

We got to go to Lagoon the Saturday before Halloween with a whole bunch of Becksteads, and we had such a fun time. Our kids are at such fun ages - this was the first Lagoon trip in a long time that didn't just stress me out!










(The ladybug ride broke down while we were halfway up, so we got to hang out in the air for a while. See Papa and Nana below, patiently waiting?!)





What a great day! Thanks, Papa and Nana!