Halloween (weekend) 2016

The kids went back and forth on costumes so many times this year! Since last Halloween Millie was planning to be "the real Cinderella," which I was thrilled about since we already had the dress. But of course a few weeks before she started wanting to dress as everything else. Max was planning to be Buzz Lightyear after Sharon gave him the awesome outfit, but once Millie started spouting off ideas he of course followed suit. I was pleasantly surprised they wanted to coordinate and be Mickey and Minnie Mouse! I thought I had had my one year of matching costumes and was ready to let them choose their own. Love these little buddies.

I didn't do anything crazy for these costumes - pretty much everything I bought can be used again as regular clothes, so I guess it's not a true costume, but oh well.

We had our ward Trunk or Treat on Saturday. The kids were so excited! Max loved all the carnival-y games and Millie loved the inflatable obstacle course.

I think this was the most hot and uncomfortable I've ever been in my entire life. Everyone was sweating and it was pretty miserable out there! But thanks to my massive umbrella and my Yeti (of course), I survived. I was going to delete this picture since it's pretty unflattering, but what is flattering at 36 weeks pregnant?? Plus, my Pumpkin Smuggler shirt was awesome.

Tyler took the kids around to trunk or treat and I passed out candy. I felt so bad that everything was so melted after being in the hot car for 2 hours! Hopefully everyone did what we did and put their candy in the fridge for a while once they got home. 

On Halloween we woke to some awesomely eery fog. It was so dense that we came back from our walk to find little water droplets all over our hair and eyelashes!

We went to Monka's since the Westons were going to be there. The kids had fun playing with cousins and this was the only pic I got. Max and Briggs played so well together. The kids did some Halloween sticker pictures and we had lunch and Halloween sugar cookies.

We got to bring Tyler home with us (so fun that his work is so close to Monka and Ampa's house!) and then we ate a quick dinner before trick-or-treating. 

Everyone in our neighborhood sits in their driveways to pass out candy, so I went over to Sharon's driveway and we got to visit while the kids went around.

Trick-or-treating is hard work!

After the kids were done in our neighborhood we went to see Gigi, Poppy, Heidi, James, and Wes. Poppy took them around for a bit too (while Tyler and I enjoyed Gigi's yummy soup!) and we all had lots of fun.

Our last stop each year is Nana and Botz's house. They had special treats ready for us which was so thoughtful. We enjoyed visiting and got the kids to bed way too late! Still paying for that 2 days later! Oh well. It was a fun and memorable Halloween.

October catch up, part 2

More catching up.

We still have to find shade to survive the heat most days. I believe the kids were having a "campout" here.

Max has recently figured out the pedaling motion and I love watching him ride his bike!

We got to see some cousins a couple weekends ago. The Webbs live in TX now so little get-togethers like this will be more frequent! We're so excited!

A Sunday evening walk in the almost-dark.

The beginning of baby boy's blanket. The colors are navy, gray, and white (not black like it looks in the pic).

Bubble wars. It's really not fair since Max can't blow straight in front of him to save his life! It's kind of hilarious.

Doodling on the patio instead of paper. She loves to write random letter combinations and then ask me what it spells.

Halloween games at gymnastics. Millie was so excited to have another reason to wear her costume!

I came out of the shower to find Millie writing a sweet note to Max. 

Max wanted to share his favorite toys with baby brother and insisted I put them on my tummy. Hopefully he's this into sharing several months down the road!

Catching up October

Not sure how I got so behind here, so I'm just throwing up these pictures and doing my best to remember why I took them! haha

Watching Millie do gymnastics is so fun!

Max decided he HAD to borrow this Lego info book from the library. Why??? I don't know. But he was pretty into it for the 2 weeks we had it. He insists that he wants Legos for Christmas now.

Some sand from the sand/water table ended up on the ground and they had just as much fun playing in it down there! And yes our backyard is usually a mess. It's just not a super priority right now.

A goofy picture before bed.

After driving around some garage sales one Saturday morning (we were looking for a dresser), Tyler wanted to show the kids his elementary school.

Then we went to Goforth Park. Tyler and Millie rode/ran around the lake, Max and I stayed at the playground. I had had my tdap vaccine the day before and felt pretty awful that day so luckily Max was happy to play by himself while I watched from a bench.

Millie enjoyed a caramel/chocolate covered apple after eating her dinner. She's making great progress eating! Rewards are huge incentive with our kids and we are taking full advantage of that.

I also enjoyed one, from the comfort of my ball. I'm on this thing a lot these days!

Cousin time. 

Avoiding his potato casserole. That's Max by the way. 

Millie drew a picture of her and Tyler fishing. I love her art!

I made some pants and a hat for baby boy! Next time I'll try to line up the stripes better but I was pretty proud of myself for even doing it.  

9 on 10: October 2016

1. A beautiful morning at the park!

2. Building "sandcastles"

3. The kids in helmets wanted a picture 

4. Let's see... I think this was at 32 weeks?

5 & 6. The kids occasionally insist on cutting their carrots into bite size pieces.

7. Math workbook

8. Swimming in warm laundry. I loved doing this as a kid!

9. Working out with Dad.