Halloween

Halloween week kicked off with some pumpkin carving. After weeks of careful thought, we finally found the perfect costumes for everyone.

Ellie dressed as a hula girl, Teyah as Mulan, Kyler as a 'worker' (aka builder), and Aubrie as an Olympic gymnast.

This was the pre-trick-or-treating outfit without his 'worker boots' and with his pj's underneath. This outfit was a good fit for him because he has a fascination with 'workers.'

This cute girl had to winter up her hula girl outfit.

Apparently, our fun pumpkin -- that the girls completely designed -- is posing as a gymnast too!

This Mulan is beautiful!

We had so much fun trick-or-treating in our new neighborhood this year! The weather was decent and the new houses, routes, and friends were fun.

Dave has a tradition of wearing the most bold costumes. I think this year topped all of them. He had to pose with the other four Mitt Romneys at the church trunk-or-treat party, since Big Bird was a tool for political fodder this year.

Pirate Play

Enjoy one of the many plays that takes place at our house.  This one is a classic about a pirate who has a change of heart through the power of song. If you get past the first 30 seconds, it will be worth it. At about 2 minutes, it picks up and gets better and better from there!

While I'm doing dishes...

While packing school lunches, acting as the kids' bus driver (as Kyler calls me), and doing dishes...I received picture text messages from Dave of his "work trip" in Orlando. I wasn't impressed.

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I told him that is disgusting and to stop showing off because it doesn't impress me...

Double gross.  After receiving these three text messages in a row, I replied: "Enough! I'm never touching your hands again." I never thought he was the type to be so 'manly.' He proved me wrong, but I still wasn't impressed. Eeew. I can't think of anything worse than spiders and snakes. I would rather be doing dishes.