This week was Halloween!!!

Aren't we good at Jack o' Lantern carving??

 

 

We sure do have fun!

 

 

 

 On the day of Halloween, just my elementary school kids dressed up for school.  Don't they look great?  Cheyenne is a pirate, Calianne a ninja, and Mariah a zombie cheerleader.  Of course.

Bethany also dressed up for school -- preschool.  She is a fairy princess ballerina.  Why choose one?  I mean really?  She makes an awfully cute one all mixed together, don't you agree?

 Sarah wore my hat for her nod to the holiday.  I thought, "Holy Cow!  She looks like . . . ME!"  I felt a bit of displacement in time for a minute.

 Mariah, Cheyenne, and Calianne had a group piano lesson afterschool on Wednesday, but when they were done, I took those who were desirious, down to Main Street for the city trick or treat.  Sarah was the official chaperone.  Megan donned her costume and went, too.  (Meg made her own costume -- a long white dress to be a goddess with a gold belt and painted gold leaves in her hair.  It was really cool!  She chickened out when it came to wearing it to school, but she did go trick or treating with friends later that night, so it turned out to get some use after all.)

 Then, after a nutritious dinner, we even dressed up Benjamin, and Kevin and I went out with Mariah, Chey, Cali, Beth, and Ben.  Savannah manned the candy bowl here at the house, Sarah went to Allyson's, and Meg went with another group as mentioned above.  Kevin and I had a great time with the little ones.  The weather was WARM.  It was sooo nice.  We got lots of candy, (but we gave out a LOT back at home, too!  That weather really brings out the trick or treaters!)

 It was Benjamin's first year trick or treating.  He really liked it!  He knocked on doors, he said, "Trick or Treat!"  And then he'd say, "THANK YOU!"  In a deep, growly, monster voice.  He's all boy alright.  He loved getting the candy and he loved eating it even better.  What a great holiday!!  Are you sure it wasn't a kid who thought up Halloween?

Yes, Ben is eating three lollipops at once.

Let's see, what else happened this week?  Kevin is coaching a team for Mapleton basketball (since their season is earlier than Springville and doesn't overlap) and he arranged it so that he has both Megan and Mariah on his team.  Mariah is actually too young to be on the team, but because he is the coach and Megan is her sister, they allowed it.  They started practicing this week.  Kevin is excited about this team!  They will begin games next week.

Savannah has had a bad head cold all week that knocked her out for a couple of days.  She still worked all her scheduled days at Funfinity (three days this week) and stayed on top of her school work.  She is a very responsible gal!

 Which reminds me that we had stomach flu at our house the beginning of this week.  Cali, Bethany, and Benjamin all were struck with it on Sunday and Monday.  Yuck, right??  I'm really glad they are feeling better and it was nice that no one else got sick.

Sarah has been playing basketball after school in the open gym practices at the junior high this week.  They'll have try-outs for the team next week.

Bethany tells me regularly, "Mom, I love you!  I never want to lose you!"  This week she said that she never wants to break up.  Well, that's a relief!  She loves to play with friends still.  When they leave, she tells me, "Mom, my heart is broken!"  Then I put my head down against her chest to listen.  I hear that little heart pumping away and I say, "Yes!  It does sound so sad!"  Also this week she told Ben, "Ben, you are not my type!"  Then she said to me, "Mom . . . I don't want to marry Ben!"  I told her she couldn't marry her brother anyway!  Later that week she told me, "Mom, Ben will be my brother forever and ever!"  They are great friends.  Sometimes when they watch TV, they put their arms around each other.  It is so cute. 

Cali and Cheyenne and Beth spent the night Friday night at Grandma and Grandpa Gazdik's house.  They love doing that and Grandma loves having them.  It's so fun!  Grandma even took them to McDonald's on Saturday for lunch.  What could be better?