Halloween decor

Something about living in my own house awakened something new in me - the desire to craft and decorate! For Halloween, I was very low key, with just some Halloween bunting, one draped across the mantle and one across the window in our breakfast nook. I made them one night by cutting out triangles from Halloween paper and stapling them to a long black ribbon. The gals at eighteen25 were my inspiration.





Ethan carved a pumpkin, and Scott drew on his.




Next year will be wild! BWA HAA HA!

Halloween

We went to a ward Trunk or Treat on Saturday night. Incidentally, wouldn't it make more sense for them to be called Trick or Trunk? The boys collected oodles of candy, ate their 10 favorite pieces, and left the rest for the Great Pumpkin, who came in the night and left them gift certificates for new bikes in exchange for their candy!

Terrifying Treats (bwahaha!)

Check out our ghosts and other ghastly creatures! I forgot just how much I LOVE to eat Rice Krispy treats. Ethan made a pig, Scott made a mountain, and I made ghosties.

Big news

Back in May, Scott had his pre-K culmination. Part of the program was dancing. Scott refused to participate, choosing instead to stand next to a bench, while his class and teachers did the Hokey-Pokey and a few other such dances.

Fast forward to just a few weeks ago. At family home evening with Grandma Gail and Grandpa Dennis, Scott stood up on the window seat, cleared his throat, and announced , "I'm going to say something that you may find surprising. I am going to do the Chicken Dance."

Evidently, in his PE class, there is much dancing. Scott was thrilled to invite Mr. M and me to come to the family dance last weekend where each grade performed a dance routine, interspersed by spectator/performer dances, including the Chicken Dance, the Mexican Hat Dance, and the Hokey Pokey.

As proof for those who will never believe it, and especially for Teacher Renee and Teacher Kim, here is a brief clip of Scott doing the Hokey Pokey with Mr. M and Elizabeth (and clearly having a great time).

Porcine pursuits

Scott is in kindergarten this year. One of his recent homework assignments was to fill in the blank and draw a picture to match: " I see the _____." Typically, he focuses on pigs, but having recently learned a new word from his dad, he turned in something vastly different:


In case you can't read it, it says, "I see the swine."

The most recent assignment had an optional portion, and I truly wonder if his teacher put it in just to make Scott smile:

Finish this silly rhyming sentence. Draw a picture to match.
Can you imagine pigs wearing _______? (wigs, figs, twigs)