Grandma Shirley's Pumpkin Carving

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Trick or Treat Smell My Feet

Toothless and Frankenstein

This year Halloween was on a Saturday, so we decided to make an early start on Trick or Treating.

Trick or Treating with Harry...He didn't have any candy.

This year we walked around Trista's neighborhood with Ellie and Jack so the kids could do a little "normal" trick or treating.

A Spooktacular Time

October 25, 2015

 We spent the day at Conner Prairie.  Considering how Ty has been in to all things old-timey lately, we thought he'd enjoy it.  Here we are riding the big balloon.  Ever his mother's son, you can see in the above picture how happy Ty was about it.

 On the ascent, both of them got a little freaked out because it was pretty windy and the balloon was blowing around some.  So here they are clinging to legs.

 Eventually, both of them got over it and enjoyed the ride.

 Here's Ty learning his latest survival skill....hatchet throwing.

 After he was done, he asked if he could have a practice area set up in the back yard for learning to throw hatchets.

 Dallas got to throw a stick since you have to be 8 in order to throw the hatchet.

 Daddy got a bulls eye on his first try.

 Beeswax candle making...right up my alley.

Headless Horseman

 Dallas and Jack decided it was too much trouble to wait for sacks and just went down on their butts.

Dallas kept telling Ellie to have a "Spooktacular time" the whole night.  Then he'd go, "Get it?  Cuz it's Halloween, and everything's spooky??"

Dallas was scared through the first half of the hayride, but then once he got comfortable admitted that it was a little fun to get scared he perked right up.  We got to sit right in the back of the wagon, right where the headless horseman rides up....best seats in the house!

School

The boys both got an excellent report at their parent teacher conferences, so we took them to Indulge for dinner and ice cream to celebrate.  Ty got all A's and one B+ on his report card!!

Apparently, the boys are doing more concentrating on their schoolwork than Justin and I did in high school....we were just concentrating on kissing according to Ty.

Ty got his first pair of glasses this past Thursday.  He is so excited about them.  He couldn't wait to wear them to Cub Scouts that night and to school the next morning!  Please overlook the crookedness....they need a little help from my optician!