Halloween...again

I know it was two weeks ago, but I didn't want to miss documenting the rest of Halloween!

I'm one of the room moms for Jake & Mallory's class, so I helped put together their fall party, along with my fabulous counterpart, Angie.  We started off with a scarecrow craft, using the cute placemats Angie had made as a workspace.

Then it was on to snacks!  The kids enjoyed making their own snack mix & eating rice crispie pumpkins.  Mallory stayed at her table after all of the others were done to make sure she savored every last bit of her pumpkin.

Me & my cuties!  I'm so glad that I get to do fun things like this with them.

 

Next up - pumpkin bowling!  I love the dumbfounded looks here as the rules were explained.  They all got really into it though & had a great time.

Class picture!

My trick-or-treaters were eager to hit the streets that night.

And backtracking to Friday of that weekend, we attended a Halloween story time at the library.  Miss Molly leads story time each week & is beloved by all of the children.  I promise Jake & Mal were excited to get their picture made with her, but the tootsie rolls in their mouths make it hard to tell.

And our trusty tag-along, Beau!

 

Okay, finally done with that holiday.  I can't believe Thanksgiving is almost here!  Where did my year go?

8th Annual Small Group Halloween Party

Our Halloween activities continued last Sunday afternoon with jack-o-lantern carving.  Daddy went hi-tech this year & used his drimmel to carve instead of a knife.  MUCH faster!

Mal, ready to go with her scooping spoon

Once the scooping actually started, Mal wasn't such a fan.  Miss Priss doesn't care for icky things on her hands.  Jake had fun helping, though!

Guess who did most of the scooping?

Jake supervising Daddy's carving

 

As usual, Beau chilled & watched the action.  He was happy with his rings.

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Somehow I missed getting a pic of the final product, but they were great, I promise!

That evening, we hosted our small group party.  Our group has evolved over the years as different families have moved away, formed other groups or joined us.  The Halloween party has been a constant through those years & is always something I look forward to.  Here are a few of the costumes:

The Powells - Christmas Past (Emmie), Christmas Pregnant (Cari) & Christmas Future (Logan)

 

 Charlotte as a cute little Goldilocks with her bears

J & I went with the economical/lazy costume & chose to be an "e-male" & attachments (those are paper clips on me).  Apparently our choice had dual meanings because each person who guessed what we were went with "eclipse."

Caroline as Snow White with Michelle as the Mirror on the Wall

Avery the little pageant queen with her #1 Stage Mom, Rachel

There were several others that I missed getting pictures of.  I blame Justin.  Thanks everyone for continuing a fun tradition!

Trunk or Treat

I can't believe I'm so behind in blogging about our Halloween fun, but a week late is better than never!  We started our weekend with Trunk or Treat at our church.  Here's my adorable little Toy Story cast.

Our friend Charlotte, aka Goldilocks, arrived right when we did, so we snapped a quick pick of the kids together, & then it was off to the candy!

The flash battery on our camera died right after we got started, so this is the only shot I got of  the action.  I love the look of pure joy on Mal's face, though.  They definitely got the concept this year & were pumped about getting a bucket full of candy.

 

I snagged this pic of our crew from Hattie's blog.  We had a fun evening & definitely scored big time on the candy.

 

Up next, our small group Halloween party!