Stuff and Halloween 2014

 Danny and I at a Piano Guys concert! It was really fun, except for feeling guilty thinking about how much the kids would have enjoyed it. We had a dinner beforehand and I might have enjoyed that chocolate cake almost as much as the concert, it was that good.  :)

 Alex being silly at Leo's Place

 Alex discovered that the leaf blower can suck up leaves, too and it made fall clean-up so much better!

 Pumpkin carving- the tradition that threatens to kill us off every year. At least the older kids can do most of their on their own now, thank goodness!

 Emme looks so pioneer-y when she wears this nightgown. So sweet....

 

We went with Emme's preschool to the U-Pick Red Barn, Irelyn and I did anyway. They always have kittens that are sooo cute and we get to snuggle and hold them a bunch and ride the train and pick out a pumpkin. It's always a lot of fun. 

 

 The girls were playing with kitties in the barn, and I was stationed by the doors so they wouldn't escape without my notice. But despite my diligence, Irelyn was suddenly gone! I looked all over and had another Mom looking, too, when I finally saw her- in the display case, eating popcorn. 

Classic.

 Danny helped Irelyn with her pumpkin.  :)

 Halloween! We went to the ward trunk-or-treat, then a few neighbors, and then came home and had pizza and watched pumpkin carving shows. 

 We had a monster, Harry Potter, a witch, Anna and Elsa- and most of the costumes were recycled or re-used from past years, which was a big relief- and a lot cheaper!

Oh, and notice my Halloween mantle, as well! I only spent a couple of dollars and just went shopping in my house for things that were black or white. We thought it turned out pretty cool.

 At the trunk-or-treat. This year was the first time I have bought Halloween candy in years.

 Alaina and Georgia

 The next day an elderly neighbor brought over a bunch of left-over Halloween candy for us. We knew the kids didn't need more, so we split it into 7 bags and put it in the 72-hour kits! A pretty good solution, I thought. 

 This is what you get when you ask for a date with Dad night, and choose to watch a movie at home- a sleeping Dad. I don't think Alaina noticed, or at least she didn't seem to mind!

 And this is just a great picture of Irelyn, crashed after playing with toys for hours.