Halloween Festivities.

I really want to get into the holidays.  I want to make my kid's Halloween costumes.  I want to decorate.  I want to make all sorts of treats and crafts that coordinate with the month/holiday.  It's just so hard to find the motivation when your kids don't quite "get it" or care.  So Rowan wore a borrowed costume and Sawyer wasn't going to wear one at all, but my friend offered to lend us her homemade tomato costume the day of.  I figured, "Sure what the hay, we'll dress him up."  Well, I guess I really did need something for him since my mom wanted pictures of all her grandkids in their costumes holding the treat she made for each of them.  "GrandMUMMY loves you!"

Our little tomato. 

Rowan is Ironman!

My friend also had a chef's hat and apron she let us borrow- I figured we might as well dress up too- at least for a photo.  I was the chef while Jon was the hungry patron.  It was a fun night.  We joined Jon's older sister's family and hit two neighborhoods.  I think Rowan ended up with like 7 or 8 regular size candy bars, as well as a flashing light sword.  Most of the stuff he got is stuff he wont eat, so for like three days straight I had a diet of chocolate.  Not so helpful when you're trying to get back into your regular clothes.  Sawyer was ready for bed before we even got started, so I pretty much stayed at the house or car with him while everyone else rang doorbells.  Fine by me. 

A couple days before Halloween we invited our friends over to carve pumpkins.  Here's Jon's creation.  Looks like the Cheshire cat, although I don't think that was his intent.

And here's all the pumpkins after completion.  We have Frankenstein, a bigfoot, traditional, big tongue, and cat.   I didn't get around to carving one (making dessert) so Jon did both.

Group photo!  It was a fun night, and the dessert was yummy!  I think I'll make it again for Thanksgiving.  I am quite the fan of pumpkin desserts- too bad Jon isn't.