Glad Rabbit

Well December sure is clipping right along, isn’t it?

We’ve been busily and happily moving through it, trying to take it all in, despite the packed schedule and some sickness.

Here’s how it’s played out so far.

I did a pretty good job of getting our decorations out the day after Thanksgiving – but couldn’t seem to find time to get the tree up.  The kids finally gave up on me, got the tree from daddy, set it up, fluffed it out and trimmed it nicely.  I love that they were all into it this year.  And they did a pretty good job if I do say so.

We’ve gone to a few little choir performances for Ammon’s school show choir.  They’ve seriously got the cutest little voices.

Speaking of cute, we got to welcome our newest cousin into the world on his birthday.  We are in love already.

I’ve been practicing taking pics of the kids with the twinkling bokeh in the background.  Ammon was not thrilled about posing.

The kids were hit pretty hard with a cold and flu bug over the weekend.  This means lots of juice and snuggling – and kids who are trying to be happy – but are not quite.

Well. Halloween was pretty much awesome around these parts. The kids say it was their best yet.

Let’s talk about it.

First things first.  Halloween morning, I went to our porch to grab our big orange pumpkin to carve with Elsie while the boys were at school – when I picked it up, it literally fell apart.

I may have dry heaved a little.  Just sayin’.

I wasn’t sure where I could get a pumpkin that late in the game, so I took the question to Facebook.  Within minutes, I had offers from friends and neighbors with extra pumpkins who were willing to share.  I dropped by one neighbors to pick one up that they had graciously offered.  As I was carving it, another neighbor showed up with four more huge pumpkins – and get this – they were already gutted and ready to carve.

What?  Awesome, right?

I just need to go on record as saying I have THE BEST NEIGHBORS EVER.

I should just end this post right there.

Oh?  What?  I should record the kids evening for posterity or something?

Well, alrighty then.

Isaac really would have been happy with just our Jacks.  He woke up from his nap to find some new friends out front and was really just smitten with them.  He could have ended the day right there and been happy.

But…I made him dress up anyway…because blue and furry is in.  And because he’s been watching this video from time to time.

I know.  Big surprise – Logan wanted to be a superhero.  You never would have guessed that now, huh?  He was pretty rad though – he’s got all the moves.

Elsie vacillated between a good witch or a bad witch for about a month – until Grandma told her that good witch = sparkly red lipstick.

She chose good witch.

Linc reprised his roll as Dracula.  He WANTED to be a zombie with body parts falling off, but I didn’t want to pass out at the site of my own child – so we compromised.  (I know that makes me a terrible mom – but look how cute he is – come on).

And this?  This right here.  It breaks my heart just a little bit.  When did my baby decide that he was allowed to get big?  And fit into his dad’s football gear?  And go trick-or-treating with his friends.  With a huge pillowcase instead of a little basket?

AND DECIDE HE WAS ALLOWED TO GET BIG.

A crying shame I tell you.

And what Halloween post would be complete without the obligatory “none of my kids will look at the camera at the same time” pic?

Andrew usually takes the kids while I pass out the candy – but we switched this year and I had a BLAST.  I mean, who wouldn’t want to watch that little blue bum waddle from house to house elated that folks were voluntarily giving him treats.

By the end, Isaac was yelling “trick or treat” and “thank you” at every.  single.  door.

It was so very cute.

Heading home as happy campers.

Oh – and just in case you were wondering -

Mr. Watson dressed up too.  He was obviously thrilled about it.

Happy Halloween & Welcome November!