Carving Pumpkins!

We carved pumpkins last night! It was so much fun to hang out as a family! We hadnt done a family activity in sooo long! It was nice to just be together!

Elliana didnt like to gut the pumpkin! She is such a girl when it comes to that! It cracks me up!

Ethan LOVED that part! He dug right in to get it done!

Craig spends so much time on his pumpkin to make sure its perfect!

I however concentrate really hard on not chopping my fingers off! Yikes! All in all it was a great night and a great family activity!

Ethans Halloween Parade!

Ethan had his Halloween Parade at school! What they do is the kids dress up and they walk through the school and then through the parents! It was so cute to watch him! He was Spiderman and they couldnt wear masks so I had to paint his face. That was a challenge. I think it turned out pretty well! I loved watching him with his friends and having such a good time!

When I picked him up he didnt want to leave the school because of all the fun he had while at school. He had a 3 day weekend and he didnt want to be away from his teacher that long. He had partied all day long and he wasnt done!

Pre-Halloween!

To make up for not being able to have fun with my kids I let them dress up in their costumes and have me take their pictures! It was so much fun! The kids are super excited for Halloween! Our house is all decorated and ready to go! The kids have had their costumes picked out for a LONG time! Ethan is going to be Spiderman and Elliana is going to be Tinkerbell! I am going to be Raggedy Ann and Craig is going to be the Grim Reaper. Halloween is Craigs favorite holiday so its a big one around here. We have a party every year and invite our family and friends to come over and visit with us and eat some chili! Craig loves this! I think he looks forward to it all year! The kids have started to get really into it as well which is fun to watch!

WOW!

I want to just say how lucky I am to have such wonderful family and friends! I have been very sick lately and so I have been going to doctors, having tests, and in and out of the ER. I have through this been offered everything from meals to a babysitter. We have been very well taken care of! Also my husband has cleaned house, bathed children, worked full time, school full time, cooked, and driven me to the ER at odd hours. I am so grateful for the love and support I have had through this whole ordeal. My kids have even helped me clean the house up! And tomorrow I get my gall bladder out to end this insanity! And it was a piece of cake to find people to watch my children and bring dinner for my family for 3 days! I am humbled by the Christ like love that has been handed to me. I have such a greater testimony of service and doing good for others. I am so grateful for their willingness to serve my family. I am so grateful for the family and friends that have offered their help to us. Sometimes I feel bad that there isn't enough that I need to go around. But its been an amazing experience! I am grateful for the church on this earth and for all that I receive from it! Thank you to all who have helped and will help me! I love you all!