An Early Halloween Celebration

C and Tio decided they still wanted to host a Halloween party this year even though they just had Zach. Since the weekend of Halloween there is a lot going on they chose to have their party the weekend prior, which worked out really well. They didn't have a theme but still asked everyone to dress up. It took about a week of negotiations between Jon and Reed but we finally settled on a Super Mario Bros. theme for our family costumes. Jon happened to be out of town for a couple of weekends in a row so I spent most of those evenings putting together our looks. I'm so happy with how they turned out, the only exception is in our rush to get everyone dressed Jon and I both failed to put him in his studded bracelets and collar, he still looked great, but I can't help but think they would have finished off his outfit perfectly! Everyone that came to the party did a great job with their costumes and all of the kids had a blast playing in the bounce house for hours, eating pizza and cookies, and for the most part having fun with each other. The boys are at such a great age now that, other than helping them get their food, they pretty much entertained themselves the entire evening and had pretty spectacular behavior too! It was a great night and we stayed way too late enjoying the festivities. At the end of the night Tio even gave a "hayride" to the handful of kids that were still there.

Bowser, Mario, and Toad

Princess Peach with Toad and Mario

The Johnsons - Mama Shark, Nemo, Daddy Narwahl, Scuba Jeffrey

 

 

The Burchetts - A Scarecrow and his Pumpkins

The Parkinsons - Lady Bug Girls and Bumble Bee Boys

Baby Matchmaking - Emma and Ben

First half of the Rodriguez family - Explorer and Dino

Second half of the Rodriguez Family - Another Explorer and Another Dino

The Martinez Family - Throwback to the 60s

The Thiessens - Kitty, Doggy, and a shy kitten

The Ravens - A Ghost and his Boos

The Parkinsons - Skeletons and Ladybugs

Kieran trying to charm Clara - he has a huge crush!

First part of The Mount Family - A Walker and a Cupcake

Part 2 of the Mount Family - Henry the Golfer

Part 3 of The Mount Family - The Cupcake again and another walker

Spikeball in Costumes

C and Zach

The Ketelsens - Farmer Chelsea and her Pumpkins

Tio's Hayride

Baby Zach

Night Owls in the Bounce House

Pumpkin Patch fun while Dad was away

Last Sunday we hit up our favorite local pumpkin patch for some good fall fun. Jon was out of town for work but we were able to meet up with C, Tio, Lyla, and Zach and Nonna even walked over to meet us for a little bit. The boys loved the pumpkin patch, they had a blast riding the train, loved watching the model train run, were obsessed with the kettle corn, and had fun on the swinging bridge, playhouse, and slide. Before we left they each got to pick out some pumpkins and I made them pose for a few more pictures. The boys had a blast and were talking about the outing the whole way home.