The Halloween Fairy came last night! Courtney got a puzzle and Ethan got some Nerf bullets that whistle.
Yeah! No more candy to fight over...as soon as they eat their 5 pieces.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Happy Halloween!
Our neighborhood is so awesome! We have a neighborhood Halloween party that is so great. Everyone has an assignment for food or paper products and then we shut down the street, set it all up, eat dinner, have 2 bounce houses for the kids, then one adult will go home to answer the door while groups of kids go out trick-or-treating with the other adults. It's great because we have so many kids in the neighborhood that they always have friends to go with.
Ethan and Courtney had a blast bouncing in the bounce houses...both of them broke their glasses. Actually, a screw fell out of Courtney's so the lens fell out. Ethan's really broke. Luckily, they have a warranty and we'll use it!
Ethan ate a couple of hot dogs, some chips and a bunch of cookies/cupcakes. Courtney ate chips. Yup, a great pre-trick-or-treating meal. There were all kinds of soups but they weren't interested. Go figure!
Then Courtney went with a huge group of girls that included Hayley (her best friend) while Ethan went over to Brennon's house to watch a movie until Brennon, who wasn't afraid to dig in to all the good soups and chips, felt better. (He ate a bit too much at the party and needed time to digest.) Then Ethan and Brennon went around with Brennon's big sisters.
Both kids came home with a huge haul and just in time because we had run out of the pretzel bags we were giving away. I gave away a bunch of Ethan's candy. ;) We then turned off our lights, the kids sorted their candy and chose 5 pieces to keep, and then they put the rest in their bags to wait for the Halloween Fairy to come.
Now it's baths and beds! Yeah for Halloween!
Courtney and her friend, McKaye, pre-broken glasses:
Sorting her loot:
Waiting for the Halloween Fairy:
Ethan and Courtney had a blast bouncing in the bounce houses...both of them broke their glasses. Actually, a screw fell out of Courtney's so the lens fell out. Ethan's really broke. Luckily, they have a warranty and we'll use it!
Ethan ate a couple of hot dogs, some chips and a bunch of cookies/cupcakes. Courtney ate chips. Yup, a great pre-trick-or-treating meal. There were all kinds of soups but they weren't interested. Go figure!
Then Courtney went with a huge group of girls that included Hayley (her best friend) while Ethan went over to Brennon's house to watch a movie until Brennon, who wasn't afraid to dig in to all the good soups and chips, felt better. (He ate a bit too much at the party and needed time to digest.) Then Ethan and Brennon went around with Brennon's big sisters.
Both kids came home with a huge haul and just in time because we had run out of the pretzel bags we were giving away. I gave away a bunch of Ethan's candy. ;) We then turned off our lights, the kids sorted their candy and chose 5 pieces to keep, and then they put the rest in their bags to wait for the Halloween Fairy to come.
Now it's baths and beds! Yeah for Halloween!
Courtney and her friend, McKaye, pre-broken glasses:
Sorting her loot:
Waiting for the Halloween Fairy:
Soccer
Courtney had a soccer game today and it was...light purple butterflies versus light purple dragonflies. Yup, it was pretty confusing but the girls did a great job. Courtney is still in the phase of just running around trying to look like she is getting into the action. But it was a fun game to watch. Courtney even showed us her "wink!"
The wink:
I love the legs! ;)
The wink:
I love the legs! ;)
Pumpkins
Ethan spent the last few months growing our pumpkins so we had to carve a few of them. They are pretty small, but we made it work. I will have to post another pictures of Bryan's (Ethan took it) when it is lit up tonight.
Trick-or-Treat at the High School
Each year Snow Canyon High School has some trick-or-treating down their halls right before they let out of school. Ethan wanted to go and Courtney was invited to a Halloween Party, so Ethan and I had a Halloween Mom/Ethan date. It was fun.
The halls were SO crowded with kids but we were able to find Brennon and Ethan went around with him. Each different wing of the school was decorated like a different House in Harry Potter. They played "Monster Mash" over the loudspeaker and the high school kids were the ones to give out the candy. It was a lot of fun and he got a big loot of candy.
The halls were SO crowded with kids but we were able to find Brennon and Ethan went around with him. Each different wing of the school was decorated like a different House in Harry Potter. They played "Monster Mash" over the loudspeaker and the high school kids were the ones to give out the candy. It was a lot of fun and he got a big loot of candy.
The Halloween Parade and Parties
What a crazy party day!!
At 9:15 the Halloween Parade began with Courtney's class in the lead...and Courtney at the front of the line! She was so excited. They then went through the next classroom to pick up those students and then to the next room and so on. They ended up outside and did a loop before going back to their classroom for the party.
I am one of Courtney's roommoms so I got to help plan the party. There was a mummy roll game, cookie decorating, memory game and a necklace craft. The kids had a great time and all the kids had a great time. Friday is an early day so they get out at 10:40. We didn't have too long for the party after the parade finished, but the kids didn't mind.
After Courtney's party, they were out for the day so I took Courtney with me to help set up for Ethan's party. I was just helping on this one so it was a lot less work. I was in charge of the craft station where they were making spiders from pompoms and yarn. It was pretty easy but took a long time for them to put the googly eyes on.
There was a "gross out" station where they had to put their hands in vats of cooked spaghetti noodles with spiders in them. This made Ethan dry heave but he kept trying to catch spiders. They did a mummy wrap game and ate chocolate rats (which also made Ethan dry heave). Then they went back to the classroom and decorated cookies until lunch.
All the kids, at both parties, had a great time.
At 9:15 the Halloween Parade began with Courtney's class in the lead...and Courtney at the front of the line! She was so excited. They then went through the next classroom to pick up those students and then to the next room and so on. They ended up outside and did a loop before going back to their classroom for the party.
I am one of Courtney's roommoms so I got to help plan the party. There was a mummy roll game, cookie decorating, memory game and a necklace craft. The kids had a great time and all the kids had a great time. Friday is an early day so they get out at 10:40. We didn't have too long for the party after the parade finished, but the kids didn't mind.
After Courtney's party, they were out for the day so I took Courtney with me to help set up for Ethan's party. I was just helping on this one so it was a lot less work. I was in charge of the craft station where they were making spiders from pompoms and yarn. It was pretty easy but took a long time for them to put the googly eyes on.
There was a "gross out" station where they had to put their hands in vats of cooked spaghetti noodles with spiders in them. This made Ethan dry heave but he kept trying to catch spiders. They did a mummy wrap game and ate chocolate rats (which also made Ethan dry heave). Then they went back to the classroom and decorated cookies until lunch.
All the kids, at both parties, had a great time.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Halloween is Coming!
The kids have their Halloween parade and parties today. I'll blog about those later, but this morning I had to take their picture before the bus came and took them off. Courtney is a disco girl and Ethan is a Storm Trooper (his friend, Brennon, is Bubba Fett).
They weren't up too early but they were ready in record time. That means that we have had a lot of time to bug and tease each other. I thought I would attempt to channel their energy into helping me make some light up ghosts to decorate outside with. That lasted about 2 minutes, but the ghosts were finished and they turned out okay.
Here is a picture of our front porch. Ethan grew these pumpkins for an arrow point in cub scouts and did a great job...growing miniature pumpkins. I think we watered them too much. Oh well.
Here are the kids (the last one has Brennon in it too):
They weren't up too early but they were ready in record time. That means that we have had a lot of time to bug and tease each other. I thought I would attempt to channel their energy into helping me make some light up ghosts to decorate outside with. That lasted about 2 minutes, but the ghosts were finished and they turned out okay.
Here is a picture of our front porch. Ethan grew these pumpkins for an arrow point in cub scouts and did a great job...growing miniature pumpkins. I think we watered them too much. Oh well.
Here are the kids (the last one has Brennon in it too):
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