This is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween!

My pumpkin 

Liam's pumpkin (he drew the face)

Susan's daughter pumpkin, she carved a bat on a moon and it fell in so Susan just put glow sticks in it

Firefighter Cassia hitting Susan's inflatable bat

We stopped by Susan't before going out, I had some chili and the kids had a popcorn ball. Afterwards we went trick-or-treating  an hour later than planned (Jerad sold a car) but it was OK. We got tons of candy and it wasn't even that cold - yay!

Boo at the Zoo!

It was crowded but fun, both kids rode on the merry-go-round and did some trick or treating. Cassia liked feeding the goats and the slide. Liam was quite spastic and enjoyed everything. He went as a dementor, Cassia as a tough fire fighter. 

Here they are feeding goats:

http://youtu.be/IsHBZ8IMEuQ

Monster Mash Dance

Liam had his first dance last night, the Monster Mash. He wore his Optimus Prime costume and a Santa hat. Not shy at all, he was the first kid on the dance floor and one of the last to leave. One of his classmates danced with him, they were hilarious. He told me it was the "most fun I had in my entire life" 

See for yourself:

http://youtu.be/0FpjXQD0RlE

http://youtu.be/J4ewaedVT7Y

Class trip to the pumpkin patch

I chaperoned the annual trip to the Linder Farms pumpkin patch this morning. You might notice a lack of pictures. This is because I forgot my gloves and it was too cold to take my hands out of my pockets. I did get to talk to Liam's teacher about zombies though:

Mrs. Sly: I had a student who was afraid to use the bathroom because she though there were zombies in there.
Me: Liam would probably want to use the bathroom if he thought there were zombies in there.
Mrs Sly: Me too, I love zombies. 

And we love Mrs. Sly.

Liam however decided to invent a dance called "farting chicken" and to do this in front the group I was chaperoning, which they all started doing as well. Thanks, Liam.

Liam's class pumpkin

My parents donated a 116 lb pumpkin to the first grade class and had a vote on what to name it. Also some bat Halloween decorations, which I liked. Happy Halloween!!

Liam's "midnight hat"

After the Homecoming Parade we went to the Theater dept's costume sale. Liam got this hat for 1$ and wanted to sleep with it on. He called it a "midnight hat".

Homecoming Parade @ BSU

We met the Newman family and Liam and CJ got tons of candy. Cassia remained indifferent. It was game day so after we went tailgating and got some hotdogs and cocoa. 

Liam decorated a pumpkin

Morning at the Park + the Dollar Store

As you can see Cassia is not afraid to go down the big slide by herself. You might notice a lack of photos of Liam, he was too busy playing with a group of strangers for pictures. 

After we left the park we went to the dollar store, where Liam bought some toy snakes and Cassia insisted on running around in a fireman's helmet. We talked about Halloween:

Liam: I know what I want to be for Halloween! A knight! A knight who never gives up!
Cassia: Night night (lays head on my shoulder)

Liam tends to change his mind a lot so we'll see. He tends to want to be whatever is in front of him (right then it was a knight)


edit: (4 mins later) Now he wants to be a Dementor

little toddler

can you find my daughter? (hint: look high)

Cassia finds my Jack shirt

She pulled my Halloween shirt out of my dresser and then brought it to me to put it on her. I can definitely appreciate her taste in movies.