On the Ninth Day of Christmas

I Posted on My Blog

Halloween! (finally)

We don't really get into Halloween around here, but we had an enjoyable year, nonetheless. Zoe had a Snow White costume that my cousin sent us and Owen was just barely big enough to pull off Zoe's old skunk costume. We had a ward potluck/ trunk-r-treat in the back yard then I took Zoe out for trick-or-treating. She loved it despite the cold. She has been obsessed with Snow White ever since. I let her wear some lip gloss and body glitter and now she insists on wearing some every day. She is turning into quite the little princess.

She was so patient during the curling process

The finished product. Painting her nails was her idea.

Me and The Little Stinker

The Scarecrow is actually a real person. Creepy.

On the Fourth Day of Christmas

I Posted on My Blog

Preschool at the Pumpkin Patch

Yesterday I mentioned the co-op preschool Zoe is in. We have 7 kids, all 3 years old, and each mom takes a week to teach. Back in October we took a field trip out to the Big Red Barn in Santaquin and the kids got to go to the Pumpkin Patch. It was Zoe's second visit and she had a blast.

October Be Not Proud

Can you believe October is over? It really flew by for us, despite being packed with drama and trauma. I say "Good Riddance!" It's only fitting that this not-so-pleasant month culminated in our least favorite holiday (no offense to those of you with differing opinions). We just don't get the whole Halloween thing. Here are our attempts at celebrating this "holiday."

First and foremost, the carving of the pumpkin. Zoe mimicked every move James made and loved the idea of having a Tigger pumpkin. After the first one was carved I realized we only had one candle so we painted the second pumpkin. The green blobs are Zoe's hand prints.

















The ward Trunk-or-Treat was ok. We had it at the Boy Scout camp up the canyon. After days of Zoe talking about Halloween, trick-or-treating, and costumes, she barely kept her costume on and wouldn't say a word to anyone. It seems like she doesn't enjoy this holiday more than anyone else around here. Fine by us. Owen slept through nearly the entire thing.