Trunk Or Treat

Stew went as the stubborn 2 yr old that refused to wear his lion costume and Evie was a kitty cat or as she liked to call herself "Slinky Malinky" from her favorite book about a sneaky cat.

Stew's Tats

Stew got a hold of a Sharpie.  Some of them look like Chinese characters.

Mischievous Monkey

This cute little monkey has been up to no good this week.  Here are a list of his infractions:

1. He found some of my makeup that was in a box in my closet and painted his face.
2. He took some body wash lotion and smeared it all over my good pillows.
3. He found Evie's hidden Hello Kitty chapstick and emptied the container all over his face.
4. He found some nice hand cream and coated himself and the wooden slide from head to toe.
5. He got into Stewart's hair cream and lathered in several coats. (His hair was sticking straight up and super stiff and spiky.) 
6. He climbed up shelves to get to my lotion in my closet and squeezed lotion all over the floor and our bed.
7. He took Stewart's deodorant and gouged it out with a pencil.
8. He got my chapstick out of my purse and took a key and scooped it out.
9. He took my favorite perfume and dumped it all out on himself and my closet floor.

Where was I specifically when all of these incidents took place:

1. In the shower
2. On the computer.
3. In the front room since he was supposedly taking a nap in his room.
4. On the computer.
5. Helping Evie put a puzzle together.
6. In the shower.
7. Doing dishes.
8. Turning Evie into a princess for a birthday party.
9. Reading my scriptures in the kitchen.  (No wonder he was so quiet.)

* All lotion and lotion-like products have now been put up super high or locked away.  Hopefully I've learned my lesson.

** I'm sad I didn't have a camera to document any of it.  

Jaker's Pumpkin Patch

We stopped by our local pumpkin patch to get some pumpkins and to have some fun.

Stew headed straight for the tractor. 

The kids enjoyed venturing out into the patch to find the perfect pumpkin.

Stewart found the perfect pumpkin

The Kids Maze 

These two could have stayed in there for hours.

The Corn Pit

Evie showing us the corn.

Evie loved rolling in it.

 Stew couldn't stop jumping around.

They also had a big hay pyramid for older kids to climb on and a petting zoo.  I didn't get any pictures of the petting zoo because I was afraid the flash on my camera would set the baby donkeys off.  We ended up taking home 5 pumpkins for only $10.  Thank you Jaker's!

Happy Day for Stew

Little Stew is not so little anymore. We celebrated his 2nd birthday this week.  He however, was not into the festivities right away.  He did not want anyone to sing happy birthday to him.  "No, happy day."  He did not want birthday cake.  "No cake."  He did not want presents.  "No, presents.  no toys."   But it all changed as soon as we lit his candles on his birthday cake.

That's a fire truck on his cake, in case you were wondering.

Evie helped wrap his gifts and thought they needed some extra pictures on them.

He was a happy camper by the end of the day.

Carnival for the Coleman Family

Last week we saw on the news a story about a family that has two children with SMA (spinal muscular atrophy. SMA is a rare, inherited disease characterized by muscle atrophy and loss of motor function) Jonas is almost three and his little sister is 6 weeks old.  They held a carnival for the family to help raise money so they could move to bigger house all on one level that would give them more room for the equipment used to help keep Jonas alive.  Stewart couldn't stop thinking about this family and so to help support the Coleman's we went up to Salt Lake for the carnival.  We got to meet Jonas and his little sister and their parents who are amazing people.  We all had a really fun time.

Evie demonstrating how cotton candy dissolves on her tongue, right before the reptile show.

Stew enjoying a cookie.

Here is the magician at the magic show.  He fulfilled all of my expectations.

Can you spot us in the news story? (I'm wearing a blue jacket which happened to be the very same color as the volunteers t-shirts.)

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

Halloween Preview

She asked for it.....and she got it.

Evie wanted to be a kitty cat dressed up like a lady bug.  (Sorry Stewie is not wearing pants, that's just the way it is at our house these days.  He only wants one article of clothing on.)

Showing off her wings and tail.

I'm hoping in the end, she'll choose to just be a kitty cat.

Unfortunately, that means the ladybug would be up for grabs.  

Stew was excited.

It's hard not to deny this face anything though. So we'll see what happens at the end of the month.

And because I'm sure you're all dying to know where I got her kitty cat costume.... I made it out of an old slinky black skirt of mine that I've had for years.  And just covered one of her headbands and used some felt for her ears.  I've never made my own pattern before so it was a little scary and had to opt for a ruffled neckline since the fabric was too slippery for my sewing skills to make a nice hem. But I think it turned out well and for zero dollars... success!