Halloween Week

Actual Halloween hasn't even happened yet, and here I am blogging about it. However, if you can't tell my blog is getting kind of neglected as of late and I really want to document this time of year. We still have construction, which is going good and complicated at the same time. We are starting to frame, but in the same token we are having some issues with plumbing the bathroom, so we will will see how all that turns out. We have had to rent a cement saw twice, but I think we will be done and the plumber can do what he needs to now, but we will see. Cross your fingers, tomorrow we will find out. All the stuff is ordered for the bathroom, so hopefully we can get things moving on the project, so it will finish not too far off schedule. We will see.

Window well complete.

Found the drain pipe.

Dug a hug hole to find it.

Hung out first wall.

Okay, so despite the construction and how crazy our life feels right now, I really wanted to keep up with our Halloween Traditions. I simplified somethings tried some new things, and you know I think for the most part everyone has enjoyed it. The girls are still super excited to dress up and go trick-or-treating tomorrow even though it will be FREEZING! Luckily, I think Gaupo is taking them.

So, as most of you know we make ghoulish food for dinner starting at least one week before Halloween. So here are the picks of the food this year.

We started on Sunday with Ghost and pumpkin shaped pancakes.

On Monday we had Autumn Sausage casserole (not pictured). These were jack-o-lantern pizza rolls. We had them on Tuesday.

Wednesday we had spider burgers and octopus dogs.

Thursday was jack-o-lantern cassadias.

Friday was our ward party. But Saturday we did meatloaf hand and ghost potatoes. We had leftovers of it on Sunday.

Monday we made sorcerer's pasta.

Then the Halloween Dessert that is back by popular demand is dirt cake. This year we did dinosaur gummies instead of worms.

As you can tell some of my sculpting and or decorating needs a little work, and the sorcerer's pasta didn't turn out too wizardly, but you know you try new things and sometimes they work and some times they don't. It is kind  of just how it goes. Plus, my kids actually like most of the food this year, so that is always a plus, and we have been able to do more leftovers, which is nice for me. I have a really hard time sometimes getting homework and dinner made and done every night, so this was a good mix for us. Plus it was fun to try something new.

In new things this year, Tia's class arranged a family "field trip" to a pumpkin patch. Everything except the pumpkins were free, so the girls had a blast playing with their friends in the little straw maze they had there. Then the girls and I went through the corn maze together. Luckily about the time they really started to worry we might not get out we found the exit and got out, so they enjoyed that too. I was actually super pleased with how it turned out. I was worried I would have to tell them no on a bunch of stuff because it would all cost money, but I didn't. They were a little bummed about not getting a pumpkin, but luckily they already had some at home. We had a really good time. We did miss having Gaupo with us, but we are sure glad he provides so well for our family. Here are some pictures of the pumpkin patch.

In the corn maze.

Kylee

Tia

Tia the witch

Kylee.

Also, in  new things. Tia got her first birthday present. Yes, it is almost two months early, but we were going to get it for her birthday, but she kind of needs it now. I am getting to the point I can't really unbuckle her by just turning around anymore, and she hates that she can't get out of her carseat herself, so often begs to sit in a regular seat and I often let her. So, I decided it was just better if we do it now instead of later. she loves and was so please with it.

Opening up the box.

Doesn't she look so pleased and grown up in the picture?

Me running morning carpool--Me, Tia, Kylee, and Emmet.

One other Halloween tradition we have is carving pumpkins. Usually we do it with just us, but this time we had the missionaries and some friends (Little John, Melissa, John, and Alex Lopez/Barajas) over. The girls had a great time playing and carving. Tia still doesn't really like getting the guts out whereas Kylee loves it. They both had definite ideas about how they wanted them carved and their dad did a great job helping them. It was a little crazy in our house with all those people, but it was a great night.

Gaupo and the girls cleaning them out.

Kylee with her pumpkin.

Tia and her pumpkin.

The girls with their pumpkins all lit up.

Hope you enjoyed the pictures. There are kind of a lot in this post. Oh well, they are so cute.

Also, just in other news... Kylee climbed all the way to the top of the rock wall tonight. First time EVER and she totally rocked it!

Kylee almost to the top.

Tia at the top.