Halloween night...

On Halloween night we had the sister missionaries and the Anderton and Johnston families over for dinner and trick or treating.

 Our neighborhood seemed like a great idea for trick or treating because it is a mellow road....WRONG it was such a bust.  The kids went to every house but only maybe 5 houses actually opened their doors. :(

 But we got our exercise!  And the kids got just the right amount of candy!

Thanks Jenny and Becca for making such yummy food!

Pumpkin Carving...

We had a lot of fun carving pumpkins this year.  I let Nash draw his face and I cut it.  He was pretty proud of our pumpkin.

Darin did his own.  But I didn't take a picture of it.  Sorry Darin but cute picture! :)

Ward Trunk or Treat...

Our ward trunk or treat was a good time.  Darin and I dressed up as vampires.  We might be a little new in the ward still to be that bold because we mostly got weird looks.

 Our trunk was cute.  Nash helped me build it.  Darin took it to the next level with the dry ice.  However it didn't really work for long.

The kids liked our trunk because they got to grab their own sucker out of the pumpkin.  I wish I had something that would have grab the kids because they thought there was something in the trunk every time.

Jenny's family was so cute.  The man with a yellow hat and curious george, lobster and a chef.

Pumpkin Patch

 Nash's new school took a field trip to a pumpkin patch.  I kind of feel sad for people here.  We were REALLY spoiled in Pennsylvania with FUN pumpkin patches where you pick your pumpkin, ride on tractors, play in hay, etc.  Here they pumpkins are shipped in from New Mexico where they claim Navajo's raised them.  I have never met a navajo pumpkin farmer before.

 The kids got sit and listen to this older lady tell them stories.  For the most part they were engaged in the activity.

 I thought Asa was going to destroy all the small pumpkins.  He kept saying "DAW!" (ball) and throwing them.

 The kids were able to choose a small pumpkin to take home.  Nash got the coolest one, it was shaped like a star.

 This is Mrs. Stribling and Mrs. Lewis, Nash's new teachers...

 Oh how we are getting older...

This is Stephanie Curtis, her husband is a 4th year ER Resident.  Stephanie is in charge of the wives club at the hospital.  She told me about this wonderful school.  Super nice person that I hope to get to know better before they move in June.

  Her daughter Alex is in Nash's class.  On his first day we walked in and Alex says "HI NASH!"  It warmed my heart that he had a friend right off.  They sit right next to each other, and Nash often has stories to tell about his friend Alex.

Trunk or Treat in Columbia...

We decided to ditch the Boo at the Zoo expense and join my cousin Kristin's family at their ward trunk or treat.

Nash was the grey power ranger and Asa was a turtle.  They were so cute.  However it hurt my heart just a bit for Nash to outgrow the dinosaur/dragon stage.  I really tried to convince him that he wanted to be a dragon...why do they have to grow up and be action heroes?!

 Kristin's family dressed up as Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, Smee and Captain hook.   They were too cute.  I don't know why I didn't get a picture of them together.

 The kids had so much fun at the trunk or treat.  It was early so we ate dinner, played games, trunk or treat and were done before it was dark.

 Kristin and I planted ourselves, I gave Asa a sucker and enjoyed watching the kids.

 That is until the tantrums started.  I think this was  the beginning and they have yet to stop!

 Nash's favorite song right now is "what does the fox say?" so he informed me I was a fox.  Darin said he was CTR man...huh?

 Thanks Kristin for inviting us!  

Boo at the Zoo...

Darin had a Saturday off, he spent the morning playing frisbee golf with his 11 year old scouts and our boys.  I spent the morning running 12 miles in preparation for my half marathon.  I was pooped but they were raring to go so we cleaned up and headed for Columbia to go to the zoo.  It was Darin's first time and the zoo was decorated for Halloween.  

 I think the penguins were my favorite this time. They are so fun to watch and the tank is set up great so you can see them on land and in the water.

 Darin is ALWAYS a fan of feeding the birds.  He was pretty bummed when the birds were pretty much full and didn't want to eat.  Nash is never a fan of feeding the birds so we checked out the cute koala's instead.

 Asa was in love with watching the meerkats.  He thought they were so funny.  They kept coming up to the window by him which made it all that more entertaining.

Nash was convinced there was a cave that had bats in it.  I didn't remember that from the last time.  He did not stop talking about it, so I asked a worker and she said they didn't have bats.  Well on our way to the exit we went through a cave and there was the bats.  Nash was so excited, he had to have a picture in front of them.

Brothers...

Oh how I love them!