Costumes & Trick or Treating

We had some great and creative costumes this year!

David wanted to be a mummy this year. He was SO cute!!! Mike did a superb job with his makeup too. 

Here was the sneak preview for the Halloween costume video for school. David also got to wear his costume to school on the Thursday before Halloween, which was very exciting. 

Lewis decided to be a Starcatcher from Peter and the Starcatchers. Here's what I love about this kid - he doesn't care at all that not a single person knew what he was, even after being told. He just loves what he loves and is totally in tune with himself and what he wants. And, the costume was pretty fun. Plus, he is now the proud owner of that gold shirt and pants. I see many future uses for those! The chainmail coif was probably his most prized possession from this costume. 

And the sneak preview for Lewis' virtual costume parade. He also got to wear to school and to zoom and to boychoir zoom and jazz band zoom and whatever else zoom! (And still no one knew what he was!!!)

Lewis, David, and Mike headed out to trick or treat together. They had a super time doing our whole neighborhood. Then I switched off with Mike and took them up Main St. and down Burd St. TONS of walking and TONS of candy! 

Beau had purchased an Annakin Skywalker costume when he was feeling rather impulsive and overly energized back in August. We had agreed that, no matter what happened, I couldn't buy him another costume. When it came down to it, he was really frustrated with the costume and didn't like it. But, to his credit, he never once asked me to buy him something different. So, he donned a football jersey and a cowboy hat for good measure and headed out with Asher, the banana. They had such a blast!

It was quite the haul this year! 

I think the kids got more candy than they have ever gotten before. 

The vibe was so fun. It was like the whole town was having a block party. Almost no one did traditional knock on the door and hand out candy trick or treating. Everyone had instead been asked to put candy out on a table or some other creative, no-contact means of passing it out. So, it meant that a lot of families could just be out all together trick or treating, and there was tons of candy being given away. A lot of people had pre-bagged their candy with 5-6 pieces in a bag. Thus the kids getting more than ever! 

Pumpkin Time

With Halloween being on a Saturday, we saved our pumpkin carving for the holiday itself. It was actually quite festive and fun to carve our pumpkins just hours before we headed out to trick or treat. 

Here are the finished products outside with our decorations. I was extremely proud of our 6 foot candy tube this year! The little toddlers especially loved seeing their candy fly down and land in their bag at the bottom. 

Pumpkin Patch & October Happenings

The weekend after David's birthday was also completely gorgeous! We made it to our favorite pumpkin patch (not by train this year!) to pick out our pumpkins and enjoy some fall festivities. 

Lewis won the hula hoop contest this year! 

Only Lewis and I enjoyed and conquered the corn maze this year. It was really fun to do it with him! 

This cute boy loves making buildings during church. 

And, we are now the proud owners of a little car for David to drive! (Actually, Beau loves driving it too! David was so cute. We were going to deliver some cookies to Hilary, and he said, "Oh, I'll drive them over to her!" He put them in the front seat next to him, and drove them on up to Hilary! 

Then, Beau was going to head over to Asher's house. David said, "Beau, I can drive you over and drop you off!" So fun! 

Also pictured...David driving with his friend Connor over at Connor's house. 

Lewis chilling on the couch doing his homework...in his Starcatcher costume! 

Mike and I had the biggest treat of the fall - we got to go to the temple! And, we got to go with a bunch of Singapore friends! Ethan Furner went through to receive his endowment before leaving on his mission. He was allowed to invite a few friends, and we were invited. It was such an honor to be there with him, and such a treat after 7 months or so with no temple open to be able to go through. We really loved it! We were even able to grab tacos afterwards with the group of friends. SUCH a treat! 

Lewis absolutely loved getting to go to his first boy scout campout with Mike. They had such a fun time! They were on a lake in the Poconos. He got to help with lots of cooking, go canoeing, throw tomahawks, and generally enjoy the scenery. So glad Mike took him up! 

A little chocolate chip cookie day when it was rainy and blustery! 

And, our boys deciding to hold April Fools Day early and toilet paper the kitchen!!!

Beau, David, and I normally get out for morning recess (it used to be exercise...but let's be honest - no one's really doing that anymore :-(   But, morning activity! A great way to start our morning before jumping into work.) They are so funny. They love playing bumper cars with their boogie bikes or even with the power wheels car and the green machine bike. 

Beau has the most hysterical inside joke going with his teachers. He has such a great sense of humor, and his teachers are amazing to roll with him on this. 

He writes them emails and uses Grammarly to come up with the most posh, ridiculously formal vocabulary. And, on top of that, he calls them "The Mueller" and "Ms. Sebbi". 

So funny! 

Connect Four tournament!