Halloween - 2011

Wow, it's hard to believe but Halloween is upon us again. It does not seem like a year has passed since last Halloween. I guess time flies when you're having fun.

The kids had a great time again this year. Cami was a Ninja and Ian was a Star Wars Stormtrooper again. They got lots of candy (Daddy is happy about that) and they had a great time going Trick or Treating with their friends. Maybe because it was a school night and / or because it was quite chilly out but there didn't not seem to be a lot of kids out this year. Perhaps they were out during the day while I was at work.

Here we are above with the pumpkins the kids carved. Ian's was the "cat" to my right and Cami's was the "vampire" to my left. The little pumpkin to my left is Mr. Husky's that Cami nicely carved for him.

The extra little girl in the picture, dressed up as a monkey, is the daughter of some church friends who came to go Trick or Treating with us.

I can't wait until next year! Actually I can wait. The kids are growing up so fast!!!! Stop them!!

Pumpkin Carving - 2011

This year the kids carved their own pumpkins from start to finish. I think this is the first time they have done the work themselves.

I was surprised that they didn't freak out about pulling all of the icky stuff from the inside, especially Cami because her pumpkin was beginning to rot (slightly). There was a little hole in her pumpkin and I think this allowed air in and it started to turn black inside. There were parts that were becoming like a black liquid. Yuck! But Cami dug right in and cleaned it all out.

They both created their designs and did the cutting themselves. It helped Daddy to know that the kids were using the special pumpkin carving tools that are made for kids and not ordinary kitchen knives. The kids can't cut themselves while using the kid-friendly tools. Phew!

Cami also carved a little pumpkin for Mr. Husky, her favorite stuffed animal. You'll see it in our annual picture of us and the pumpkins.

We carved our pumpkins the night before Halloween and they held up well overnight. Sometimes they begin to dry out and they lose their charm.

Crazy Hair Day - 2011

Ok, so her hair isn't amazingly crazy, but she was happy with it. She decided how it was going to be and Daddy helped her spray the hair color on. Her hair is dark so the colors didn't show up very well. One pony tail was red and other was blue. I wanted to spray her head white so she would have the red, white, and blue thing going on, but she didn't want to.

Ian was sick on Crazy Hair Day this year, so no pictures of him unfortunately.