Halloween 2013

After all the fun we had leading up to Halloween I was hoping Lane would still be into it on the REAL day!  And he was!

He started the day by going to school.  They had a "pumpkin party" that day and he enjoyed decorating cookies and doing lots of pumpkin activities.

 

We were a little late on carving our jack-o-lantern this year, and planned to do it the night before Halloween, but I ended up having a migraine.  We had to squeeze it in after Lane got home from school!  Thankfully Mommy is a fast worker and we knocked out two pumpkins just in time!

My little helper lost interest pretty quickly, but was helpful for a while!

 

Presenting:  Our Jack-o-Lanterns!

This one was modeled after Lane's Jack-o-Lantern that he drew at the beginning of October!

 

Our proud guy with his pumpkins!

 

That night, it was finally time for Trick or Treating!  Lane got all dressed in his knight in shining armor costume and Scout in her dragon costume.

 

Here's a look back at Lane and Scout's costumes throughout the years!

2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

 

Our brave knight, ready to go get some candy!

Lane did pretty well this year!  We made it all the way down our street and back and he filled his bucket about half full before saying "I think I have enough candy.  I'm ready to go home."

We had a FUN Halloween and can't wait until next year when we will have another little kiddo to dress up!

My Favorite Pumpkin

You are my favorite pumpkin!

You're the cutest in the patch.

I love your little pumpkin nose

and pumpkin eyes that match.

 

I love your precious pumpkin smile

and your little pumpkin frame.

Your teeny tiny pumpkin toes

and your sweet pumpkin name!

 

Yes, you're my favorite pumpkin

The cutest I could ever hope to see.

 

And I will tell everyone I meet

that the cutest pumpkin belongs to ME!

 10/4/13

Pretty Pumpkins

We spent the days leading up to Halloween decorating pumpkins!  I bought these foam pumpkins with face stickers at Target and Lane had such a good time making them.  This kept him busy and happy for a good hour!  He was proud of his creations!

We waited to carve our pumpkin until actual Halloween day.  Last year at our old house, some jerks smashed pumpkins on our street before Halloween, so I didn't even put this one out until Halloween night!  It would have been safe though...no pumpkins were smashed on our street this year!

Lane wasn't too into the whole thing.  He thought it was yucky and almost acted scared to touch the "goop!"  As you can see by the pictures he was not feeling it!  haha!

Finally got brave enough to stick his hand in.  But that's about as far as he made it before he quickly pulled it back out.  I don't think he ever touched a single seed or piece of pumpkin guts!  My little scaredy cat!!

He did enjoy playing with the spoon...

He would scrape out seeds with the spoon, but was careful not to let it touch his skin.  He's always been like that...doesn't like to get his hands dirty!!

Pulling out the pieces that were cut.

Our finished Jack-o-Lantern!  Isn't it cute?!  And I think I might have found our most perfect pumpkin ever this year--at the grocery store of all places!  It was nice and round!  

Sweetberry Farm

Last Friday Lane and I took a short road trip to Marble Falls to visit Sweetberry Farm.  One of my mom groups had planned a field trip there, so we got a discounted rate.  There were 25 of us total, so it was a fun day full of kiddos!  The field trip included a hay ride, feeding the goats, going through a corn maze, and painting pumpkins.  There were lots more activities that were extra cost, and we all scattered and did our own thing when the field trip was over.  

Feeding the goats

He would feed them and then immediately go over to this giant bottle of hand sanitizer and wash up. Then go feed them again, then sanitize...over and over!

In the corn maze.  This was Lane's least favorite part.  He wanted OUT of there!

Choosing a pumpkin

Painting his pumpkin

Our masterpieces!  Mine on the left and Lane's on the right.  Just kidding :)

Jumping on the "berry bounce."  It was a giant tarp blown up with air.  Kinda like a trampoline and a bounce house combined.

Getting his face painted for the first time!  I didn't think he would be brave enough to do it or sit still long enough, but he did!

He walked right up to the girl and asked "Can you make a dinosaur that says RAWRRR."  He requested blue with spikes on his back.

Being VERY still.  

The finishing touches...

WOW!!!  He loved it!

After the face painting we headed over to ride the barrel train.  Lane refused to ride by himself (even though all the other kids were) so I had to squeeze in there with him.  haha!

Playing on the tractor

Some pics from my phone...

We had such a fun time!  It got a little warm...never too hot, but warmer than we expected.  It wasn't too crowded, and we never had to wait on any of the activities.  We will definitely go back in the spring for their strawberry picking!