Halloween 2020

 2020 finally did something right and gave us a fantastic Halloween night!  It was a beautiful (and windy) day and the kids were beside themselves with excitement for trick-or-treating!

Our ward held a Halloween Parade for the primary kiddos.  It was wonderful to be able to see so many friends and visit for a little while.

Hylie as Yamper

Initially, Kyron's costume was intended to be a dinosaur,

but when it was all finished I felt it looked more like a dragon.

At first, Kyron wasn't so sure about his costume--I think it was a little scary for him!  But he warmed up to it pretty quick and whenever he'd walk by where it was hanging, he would let out a cute little "roar!"

Lillian as Pikachu Pokemon

Eliana as Raichu Pokemon

I really enjoyed making their costumes--adding some fleece to hoodies works well for me, easy results and super happy kids.  Honestly, I wish I took pictures of their initial reactions when I showed each of them their finished costumes.  They loved them and to me, that's all that matters.

Halloween Pumpkins

 For Family Home Evening we put our carving skills to work and created our Jack-O-Lanterns.  All the kids had fun and were pretty excited about how their pumpkins turned out!

Kyron LOVED carving his pumpkin.  I drew different options for his eye shape and he pointed to what he wanted and he even pulled the pumpkin pieces out.  By the time he was supposed to pick what mouth shape he wanted, he was too busy playing with his pumpkin pieces, so Eliana stepped up and helped finish his design.

Hylie picked a small pumpkin to carve and was so excited to design and cut out a silhouette of a cat.  However, I am convinced her pumpkin was petrified.  It was almost impossible to cut.  I cleaned out the pumpkins earlier that day and had the hardest time cutting the lid--I let her know she may have to paint her pumpkin instead, but she and Dad worked extremely hard on it and were actually able to carve everything out!

Not surprisingly, Eliana opted to paint her pumpkin...

However, after watching everyone busily carving, we were all surprised when Eliana asked if she could carve one, too!  She has always been absolutely disgusted by pumpkin 'guts' and touching any part of the inside of the pumpkin.  Luckily, I had picked up an extra pumpkin just in case and Eliana designed and helped carve it!

Lillian's 4th Birthday

Our cute Lillian turned 4 on October 14th

Nothing like starting your day by opening gifts, right?

 

Hylie made an "Illustrator Book" for Lillian.  She drew all the pictures inside for Lillian to color.

These rings from Great Grandma and Pap Pap are nothing short of treasures to Lillian--she LOVES picking out her rings each day.

Her dinner was "Brixfix" (aka breakfast) for dinner and for dessert: chocolate cake with blue frosting and raspberries.

I had to take a video at least once for posterity--this is how the girls like to sing "Happy Birthday" these days!

Lillian is a very observant and witty girl.  We love her spunk and eagerness to help.  During these past few months, Lillian's list of things to do "after the sickness" has grown exponentially!  She has shown amazing patience and understanding as we continue to figure out how to navigate these different times--here's hoping we can start checking off her wish list sooner than later!

Pumpkin Patch Fun

 On Tuesday, October 13th the kids had no school and Geoff took the day off work so we could enjoy a pumpkin farm all together.

It was a beautiful day and the farm didn't disappoint with all of the different activities and animals.

Hylie trying her hand at a two-story slide

This corn maze was pretty fun.  At first, it was really easy and all the twist and turns were quite predictable...but towards the end we all had to make several U-turns to finally get out!

Kyron was fascinated with the little chicks and even said "cheep, cheep" a few times!