Big shoes to fill

Cade wants to be just like his big sister, right down to her shoes!! He was so proud to put them on all by himself and kept saying, "See? I did it!" Such a little cutie!

"Nowa-tember"

"Hey, Mom, did you know it's not even Sept-ober anymore? Miss Kelly said it's already Nowa-tember! It's almost Thanksgiving! I just can't believe it! Do you hear that, Cade? It's Nowa-tember!"

It's not so awful, is it, that I absolutely cannot bring myself to correct her? =)

Trick or Treat!!

Happy Halloween! Last night was trick-or-treating in our neighborhood. We had a ball and these kiddos sure raked in the candy! Have you ever seen a prettier Supergirl?!
Or cuter Superboy, for that matter??

Ella's friend, Kylie, came over to trick-or-treat with us. Little did we know she was going to be Supergirl, too!! How fun!

After some chili, mac 'n cheese, caramel apple dip, and Halloween cupcakes (!), our tummies were warm and full and we were ready to head out! We left the men at home with the important job of passing out candy. They were close to the TV and football games, so they didn't mind a bit! Here's the ladies and kiddos all ready to go...

Trick or treat!

It didn't take very long for this little man to figure out the program.

He would walk right up to a door, yell out a little something, give a big smile, and rake in the candy! I couldn't resist him either! =) He made me so proud, too, because he told every single person thank you without me telling him once. Just precious. And I loved his little cape! Every time he took a tumble, his cape would fly out behind him, like he was a real superhero flying through the air. We were cracking up! Ella was such a good big sister, too, making sure Cade was taken care of at every stop...

We couldn't wait to stop by home to show Daddy our candy!

Then we headed right back out on the candy trail. Having fun, Supergirl?

These little girls are crazy for CANDY!

Me and my handsome little boy. By this point, we were slowing down and his bucket was getting heavy. It was hitting the ground with every step! Every time I asked him if he wanted me to carry it, he adamantly said, "NO!" haha!

We made it home and dug in right away! We couldn't wait to check out the loot!

It was such a great night! I hope all of you had a fun and safe Halloween, too!! Much love to you all!

Halloween Nights

Kyle and Payton came to see us yesterday. We enjoy getting to spend time with them so much, and Ella and Cade both love getting to see their big cousin, Payton! We did a lot of hanging around and goofing off...

My honey and I actually got to hang around together a little, too...

And we did lots of munching...

Then we decided to hit up Halloween Nights at Parky's Farm. We've never been and weren't sure what to expect, but it was so much fun! The kids had a blast and wore themselves out in the cool night air. They were all bundled up and ready for some action!

Payton talking to the mirror on the wall...

Stopping by the fortune teller...

"She" said Payton was going to be a great basketball player and she knew Ella was an expert giggler. =)

There were lots of fun Halloween lights all around...

Checking out all the jack-o-lanterns...

Waiting patiently for the haunted hayride...

Our foursome aboard the wagon...

These two rascals tried to make like they weren't the least bit spooked, but we knew better! Look at those mischievous grins!

Payton, Ella, Chris, and Kyle on the pumpkin train!

Ella and Payton waiting for their turn on the obstacle course...

The last thing we did was watch the magic show. After watching the magician eat fire and pull a snake out of thin air, they both decided this was their favorite part of the night.

What a fun thing to do the night before Halloween. We're so glad you came to see us, Kyle and Payton!! We had a blast!

We've been ghosted!

A surprise package showed up on our doorstep late last night. We were "ghosted" by one of our neighbors with lots of fun Halloween treats. Then, shortly after we got home from gymnastics today, we noticed a second special package on our doorstep- we were ghosted a second time! More yummy treats!

The idea is that for every ghost you receive, you are supposed to secretly ghost two other people. We've got a lot of ghosting to do!!

It's carving time!!

After much anticipation on Ella's part, we finally got around to carving our pumpkins a couple nights ago. Ella was a ball of energy and could hardly contain herself. Cade was excited just because Ella was. I'm not sure how many times I heard, "Mo-om, can we please carve our pumpkins now??" A "before shot" with their pumpkins... Way to go, Ella! She said, "And look, I don't even think it's gross this year!"

A peek into Sissy's pumpkin...

And then opening his own. I loved the sounds he made: "Oh-ho!", "Eewww!", "Sshhew!", "Wowww!"

What do ya see in there, Buddy?

On to the best part- cleaning out the pumpkin slime!

Ella did a pretty good job!

Cade, on the other hand, wasn't too sure about it. I love how he's holding his little hands real close here, like he's afraid Daddy's going to make him touch it. haha!

Do I really have to, Mommy??

Yay!! He did it!!

Ella worked very hard on her "mad pumpkin face"...

After a little help from Mom, it was all done. Ta-da!

Taking a break with some baked pumpkin seeds and hot apple cider. Ella kept saying, "I just can't believe we can eat these cute, little pumpkin seeds!" She loved them!

Cade was a fan, too!!

Yum!!

Watching as Daddy lights up the pumpkins...

And an "after shot". Nice work, kiddos!! Those are going to be very scary on Halloween!