Pictures from October-A little late

October is always filled with so many fun events. So here are some snapshots of the fun "Halloween" activities we participated in.

My Mom got these potato head pieces for the kids to decorate pumpkins with.

I love making these pumpkin people every year. I find myself laughing out loud as I glue on things and they start taking on an identity (and I was so proud that all the pumpkins came from my garden:)

We get together with some friends and family every year for "10-8" An invented holiday whose origins are based on a small experience of someone's friend. I knew I was fully integrated into the family when I started including the holiday on my calendar without any reminder.

Decorating pumpkins is something I love doing. I guess I get it from my mom because she stayed up late and carved her own after we all left! The kids wanted to carve and paint this year.

We always have an adult party with the Roberts. John and I took home the prizes for for

"scariest" and "funniest" costume. Check out the videos in the next post to fully appreciate the humor.

The kids were invited to John's office for trick or treating on Halloween. They came home with their buckets almost full!

Here they are in all their finery. And just so we're all clear, Carston is a clonetrooper, not a stormtrooper. Apparently there is a distinction that I wouldn't have noticed without him pointing it out. The weather here was so nice that the kids didn't even have to wear coats to go around. Macy was pretty excited about all the candy she was getting. She always had one in each hand and would go around to different adults to get them opened.