Trick-or -Treat

Yesterday was our Halloween celebration. We started the day with going to the zoo. They have a scavenger hunt through the zoo and the kids get stamps on their map. When they are done they get a goodie bag. The kids thought it was great, but seeing as how it was pouring rain the whole time, Aaron and I weren't sure it was worth it. We then headed to Kaitlyn's soccer game where she got to play in a huge mud pit. She was covered from head to toe in mud, and she loved every minute of it. Then it was home for bath and into costumes. We headed to the ward Halloween party, which was great as usual. At least the kids got some trick-or-treating in at the party and they aren't even disappointed about not getting to go house to house. The pics are not that great since I forgot the flash on my camera, so in case you can't tell, Kaitlyn is a ballerina and Matt is a vampire.

Pumpkins

We carved our pumpkins. Here's the before: Here's the during :

And yes, I had to stand on a chair to clean out Aaron's.

Here is Kaitlyn's:

Here is mine:

Here is Matt's:

And here is Aaron's. I must admit, it's pretty cool. It took him like 2 1/2 hours to carve it. Silly guys :)

Bizi Farm Pumpkin Patch

It's that time of year again. We made the annual trip to Bizi Farms with Matt's preschool class. He had a blast with all of his friends. Here is him and Katie.

This is his teacher Ms. Carolyn and both of her preschool classes.

Here they are with their pumpkins.

We went to Bizi farms again the next day since Kaitlyn didn't get to go. This time we went as a family and with a bunch of friends. It was such a beautiful day. It was sunny and warm. The only downfall was that it was PACKED with people. We took Ramseys with us and he had a blast. Here are some hi-lights.

Top of the pyramid.

The corn pit.

They have a pumpkin launcher. So here is all of us giving it a try. None of us made it in the bucket however.

We picked out some great pumpkins. I'll post those after we carve them for FHE.

New Decor

I've been wanting to redecorate Kaitlyn's room for a while now. I tried to find some pics of her old room so you could see it, but I couldn't. When we bought the house we painted it with purple and white stripes. I wanted something a little older for her. So I finally did it. I think it came together well. There is a pink and white polka dot bedspread that I will be getting soon, and I really want a white dresser for her (we'll see if I can convince Aaron) and when we put new carpet in the house she'll have white baseboards, but at least it's a start. Aaron drew the flowers on the wall and I painted them. All in all, I think it is a much more grown up room :)

ignore the mess on the dresser. Kaitlyn is not the world's neatest girl :) Takes after her mom I suppose.