Halloween Pics

Lyla Bear dressed as the fairest of them all- Snow White

A-boy as the cutest pumpkin.

Maia as Bedtime Bear- how ironic. Maia? Bedtime?

Pumpkin patch fun.

Trying to figure out our new camera...

Our pumpkins: Maia wanted a piggy with it's tongue sticking out and a puppy. Joe was patient and creative enough to do both for Maia. I drilled holes in mine to make a lantern. Way easier than using a knife.

Penny Carnival at Grandma's: All 10 grandkids: Pocahontas, Snow White, Pumpkin, Dorothy, Bedtime Bear, Dancer, Pirate, Tinker Bell, Sailor Santi, and Nike

Joe dressed up too this year. I was supposed to dress up and do my part but never quite made it. We were going to be Juno MacGuff and Paulie Bleeker. Joe was very convincing in his costume.

We love Halloween!

December Birthdays: Jesus and Santa

Maia and I were talking on Sunday night in the rocking chair because she wasn’t quite ready to go to sleep. We were talking about Thanksgiving and then Christmas. I was talking about the tree we’ll put up and how we’re going to pick out a special ornament and put it on our tree, etc. Then I talked about why we have Christmas.

E- We have Christmas because it’s Jesus’ birthday.

M- And we have a cake and some candles?

E- We can probably have a cake or a breakfast cake (cinnamon roll) for Jesus' birthday.

M- And we sing Happy Birthday to Jesus.

E- Sure, we can sing Happy Birthday to Jesus.

(Maia starts whispering/singing Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Jesus, Happy Birthday to you.)

M- And after Jesus’ birthday it’s Santa’s birthday. Santa brings presents. And Jesus brings presents too!

It's time to talk about the TRUE meaning of Christmas now.

Halloween Party #1: Trunk-or-Treat (Wood Canyon Ward)

This year we attended 3 Halloween parties: 2 at church and 1 with all the cousins. Our first Halloween party started like this...

Maia and I were in the car on our way to the church and I was trying to prep her.


-"We're going to a Halloween party at the church!" I said excitedly.
-"No! No church! I want to go trick-or-treating with Lyla Bear!" Maia responded.
-"Lyla is going to be at the church. We're going to see daddy there too! The party is at the church."
-"No! No church!"
-"We're not going to nursery. We're going to a fun party."
-"No singing and praying?"


She was relieved when I told her that we wouldn't be singing or praying. You can tell how much she usually loves church.