Every early November I seem to have one HA-uge post to catch-up on October festivities. It's not even so much that I slack through October, it's just that it's such a chock-full month with all of the Halloween goings-on and two birthdays to boot. So, here's my ginormous October catch-up...
We were lucky enough to have Spencer's mom come and visit in mid-October. She helped us kick off our 13 Nights of Halloween festivities with a super-fun (and suuuuper-cold) trip to
Schaake's pumpkin patch. It's a fabulous
free local pumpkin patch that we go to every year and just adore. (for previous years' How Tall This Fall pictures, go
here)
Ezra (just under 6)
An uncooperative Georgia (nearly 4.5) and Daddy (29)
Scarlett (just under 3)
Oak's very first pumpkin patch experience (4.5 months) and Mommy (26)
Ezra showing us how tricky he is
Grandma Lifferth with the mowglis enjoying the hayride down to pick pumpkins
Scarlett in the fields
Playing in the hay-bale maze
Our attempt at a hayride self-portrait
A much warmer, cozier, happier post-trip baby
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On the 23rd we celebrated
Ezra's 6th Birthday. It was a day filled with the typical Ezra-esq ups and downs. Regardless, we're so very, very happy he's part of our family.
(warning: in all of these pictures he's in his post-church comfy clothes. I promise I don't normally allow my children to wear such horrendously ill-matched clothing.)
Showin' off the loot
Ezra with his minions
Opening the much-anticipated Star Wars Legos
(Thanks MiMi and Grandad!)
Happy Ezra pre-cake ruination
Unhappy Ezra post-cake ruination
Happy 6th Birthday, Ezra Emil!
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On October 28th
Miss Scarlett turned the big 0-3! yay! yay! for an end to the terrible twos! We're so very grateful for the sunshine she brings into our home.
Happy as a clam
Showing off her first present of the day, her chihuahua named Ji-la
(it came in the cutest little purple and leopard print purse for easy toting)
Thanks Auntie Stephie and Fam!
Every girl needs a proper twirly skirt
Thanks Auntie Libby and Fam!
Let's hope those kisses keep missing
Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!
Happy 3rd Birthday, Scarlett Caroline!
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The Sunday before Halloween was filled with all sorts of festivities like pumpkin carving and hand-carved jack-o-lantern jello (made by my fabulous husband :). Spencer had a scout meeting that night, so I was on my own for carving. 4 small beasts + one parent + 3 pumpkins + knives + gobs of seedy stringy goop = an interesting evening.
How cute is my husband? He seriously decided to do this all on his own. He made orange jello, let it set up, carved it out, squirted hand-mixed dark jello in with a syringe, and set it up again.
ps-if I look tired it's because I had been up well past 1:00am working on costumes and with a night owl of a baby for many a night that week.
Pumpkin carving is obviously another nuddy-pants activity at the Lifferth household.
Look Ma! No Hands!
Don't let Georgia fool you. She actually refused to put her hand in the pumpkin lest her fingers get icky.
(can't say I blame her. I'm the type who wouldn't put my hand in the pumpkin either if given the choice. Being the mother, however, I don't get a choice.)
A tiny pumpkin for a tiny girl
I should've gotten a final shot, but in the craziness of single parenthood it got missed. In place of any artistic ability, I just let my kids draw their own scribbles...errr...faces and carved whatever they drew. It made for some...interesting...jack-o-lanterns.
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And now, of course, for the grand finale...HALLOWEEN!!! Man, I love me some Halloween goodness. Gotta say I was particularly pleased with how this year's costumes came together.
Spencer and I in front of the "witch's cottage" for trunk-or-treat (get it? the kids picked the candy off of the cottage like in the story). If you look really close you can see the bread trails leading up to car. Considering we threw these costumes together in a mere few hours, I think they turned out none too shoddy.
from How to Train Your Dragon
Wings in...
...and wings out.
(The Engineer was the great creator of the mechanical wings. Believe it or not, but they actually get bigger then this but Ezra didn't have them fully extended in this picture for some reason.)
Princess Georgia of Kansas
Elbow, elbow, wrist, wrist.
Wipe a tear and blow a kiss.
Little Miss Lady Bug
Now picture this heavy dose of cuteness and throw red sparkly shoes on the bottom.
I know...too adorable for words.
As Oak doesn't naturally have any eyebrows to speak of, I had to draw 'em on.
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Phew! Are you as exhausted as I am? unlikely. Regardless, I'm still super-impressed that you made it this far, so GOLD STAR for you!
Have a fabulous day!
