Saturday, October 29, 2011

Mummy's



Last night we attended the Clark's annual Halloween Bash. As usual, we waited until the last minute to figure out a costume. I was out running errands and Andrew calls and says, let's be mummy's! So I went to a thrift store and bought four white sheets and we proceeded to "recycle" them by tearing them up. I felt kind of bad because mid tear I saw that one of them was form Potterybarn-oops. Then we died them in black tea for a distressed mummified look.



After wrapping ourselves, which took much longer than I thought (little neighbor girl arrived to babysit and watched in fascination) Soon enough, we were off and I began to slowly unravel upon moving so that after 5 minutes or so my leg bandages were pooled around my ankles.



We had fun and I am proud of Andrew for such a good idea and I think we look pretty spooky, don't you?


Friday, October 28, 2011

Mean Old Witch with a Hat and a Pirate

2011 costumes; Mean Old Witch with a Hat and Pirate Carson


Can't believe it's Halloween again! We've had a crazy week with s surprise 50th for Mary Monday, our trunk or treat Tuesday, Andrew's birthday and the arrival of our family car {yeah!} Wednesday, and various other festivities throughout the week. Here our the kids in their costumes.





Carson didn't like his "make-up" until he got to show it off to his friends so after we got home it was dark out so his pictures are inside instead.



Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Only in CA

It is October and Fall, or is it? Last weekend it was unusually hot so I turned on the sprinklers and let the kids run around. I may or may not have joined in the fun in order to cool off too :)





Before getting into swim attire, we were playing in the grass, and after I came inside, I found a banana slug attached to the inside of my shirt! After shrieking, I showed the kids. Carson thought it was pretty cool and Cait had a similar (more dramatic) reaction as mine, we're such girls.


Andrew has been gone to Scout training the past two weekends, so the kids and I have been having fun.



Super glad the scout training is over and was looking forward to this weekend with Andrew and then there was work; somebodies got to do it right?!