Tricks, Treats and Snakes

On Saturday, the zoo had a Halloween party. You got to go trick or treating in different areas for candy, toys and stickers. Since it has been in the 90's, Amelia had to shed some of her costume and after the first station of trick or treating, we shed everything but the hat and bag. She really loved walking up and down these stairs clutching her bag. Stairs are her new obsession ever since we went to the cabin. Much to her disappointment, our apartment has no stairs.


Amelia touched an albino rattlesnake. She actually asked to touch it, but by the look on her face, she was second guessing her decision once she got near it.




This was the last trick or treat station and the volunteer had a crow puppet that squeaked. I hope you can see in this picture that she was more freaked out by that squeaky toy than a rattlesnake. If this picture had audio, you would hear, NO! NO! NO!.

Trick or Treat Preview

On Friday we went to our ward's annual Trunk or Treat. Amelia was a witch and Ben was a pumpkin. (I didn't get any pics of Ben there so you'll have to wait until the real Halloween, but if any of you remember, it was what Amelia was 2 years ago) Amelia had fun walking around saying trick or treat and collecting some "Amelia friendly" goodies. I made her costume so that she can use it for dress up later and I am so happy that she loves it. It makes all my efforts worthwhile. And I love this pic because you can see her red socks which was a cute touch.

Pow!!

I got these shirts for fun for $1 at Target and I didn't read the tag that said they are 3-6 months. Too big for Ben and too small for Amelia but still cute because they fit their personalities. A Mommy's boy and a little monster (at least right now) Whenever Ben wears his, Amelia can't get enough of saying "I love Mommy" so I like to put him in it when I need to hear her say she loves me.



I like this pic because it looks like Ben is socking Amelia right in the cheek and she is laughing about it.

Halloween Fun

We went to a pumpkin carving party tonight. I made soft pretzels shaped like fingers and toes. (Thank you Martha Stewart) They turned out pretty yummy and totally gross looking which was perfect. We carved a cute little pumpkin and Amelia enjoyed running around holding hands with her little buddy Kalia. We had a really great time (thank you Everitt's) and are so excited for Halloween to come now.

Dracula??

I have been working on some fun projects this month. I made this at the cabin for Amelia's dress up collection. It is a reversible cape. I figure it will serve as a number of different looks for all our kids, so it was a great staple to add to her dress up stash.

Conference and puzzles (pronounced pooz-lays)

We enjoyed being lazy while listening to conference. We managed to finish a hard puzzle thanks to Phil, Will and Megan. Ben was held non stop. Amelia got to follow around grandpa and "help him". All in all it was a relaxing nice trip. Made us rediscover our love for the cabin, cold weather and the cost effectiveness of the Prius.

Crazy Uncles

What's a cabin trip without a little brotherly competition, eh? Slapping games and rock throwing contests. All of which Amelia cheers on delightfully and bestows the lucky winner with a squeeze.