Halloween Countdown

On Thursday we started our Halloween countdown! Each day we have a different theme and I have activities planned around each theme. These kids are so excited for Halloween!

Day 13-Owls

 We made owl masks.

 We got super creative and made an owl pizza for dinner. I had no idea if this would end up looking anything like an owl, but I think we did pretty good!

 Day 12-Black Cats

Day 12 was sacrificed to a much needed night out for Mommy and Daddy. We picked Adam up from school and took the kids straight over to Mamma and Bampa's house. Mommy and Daddy enjoyed a wonderful evening out-the first time we have left all 3 kids for a long amount of time since Gwen was born. It was worth sacrificing the Black Cats. 

Day 11-Pumpkins

Showing off our countdown numbers.

 We made paper Jack-O-Lanterns.

 We did this last year and Adam &Tessa loved it, so we did it again this year. 

Pumpkin bowling!

 Another Halloween tradition at our house-pumpkin painting. 

 Saturday evening we visited a Pumpkin Patch.

 They had some fun animals to look at. This pig was the size of a calf! It was huge!!

 We took a fun hay ride.

 Adam and Tessa loved getting lost int he maze!

 The corn box was their favorite! We came home with corn everywhere, but they loved it!

Gwen wasn't such a fan of the corn.

 Adam and Tessa army crawling through the corn. 

 We searched the pumpkin patch for the perfect pumpkin.

Then we came home and made some Mummy Dogs for dinner. 

 Day 10-Bats

 We made Bats out of egg cartons. They were so careful and didn't get any paint on their church clothes!

While I made lunch before church, Adam read some Bat facts to Tessa. 

9 more days to go! 

Fall Fairy Frolic

Tessa had a special day as well. The Library was hosting a Fall Fairy Frolic party this afternoon. When Adam and Daddy got home from their hike, Tessa and Mommy got to go have some girly fun. 

 The girls going to the party were supposed to go dressed in their best fairy clothes. This is how Tessa greeted us after she got dressed this morning. Fortunately, we got her to tone her outfit down a bit before the party began. 

 Tessa has been excited for days for this Fairy party. She makes friends everywhere she goes!

 The first thing they did was make fairy headbands. Tessa insisted on wearing the crown with her new headband. 

 The girls got to listen to a few fairy stories. 

 Then they got to make some fairy wishes and write them down. Tessa drew a picture of her wish-"that the fairies would get the monsters".

 After they made their wishes, they each got a Wishing Stone that they held and closed their eyes, promising to keep their wish a secret.

 Next, they all went to Fairy School. They hopped on flowers, blew bubbles through a hula hoop, and crawled through a fairy tunnel. 

 They had some fairy treats-soda, cookies, and pixie sticks!

 We played some fairy bingo.

At the end of our party, the girls were given their fairy certificates. Tessa was thrilled to be an official Fairy!

Hiking the Y

This morning Adam and Daddy got up early and headed out to hike to the Y. Adam has been asking to do this for months, but we weren't sure Tessa would make it and while I love a good hike, I was less than thrilled about carrying Gwen up the steep mountain. So, the boys waited for a free Saturday and today was the day! Eric said Adam did so well, but talked the entire way up and the entire way down. (Welcome to my world!)

 They made it all the way to the top of the Y and had some fun enjoying the view.

While getting some water out of the backpack, some of the other water bottles fell out. When Eric tried to grab the falling water bottles, the camera fell out of his pocket, falling down and Y and the memory card actually popped out and went flying down the Y. Adam is our observant child and watched the memory card fall. He knew exactly where it landed and thankfully, Eric was able to retrieve it!

They had a great morning and Adam said he can't wait to do it again next year!