Carving Pumpkins

Carving pumpkins here in AZ is a little interesting. If you do it too early, in a few days the pumpkin is nothing but mush. So, the day before is always best if you want it lit and only half deformed from the heat on Halloween night!

Alex found a marker and started decorating before we started to carve!
Jake kept tasting the pumpkin!
Cam thought it would be funny to give the pumpkin a una-brow! Overall it was a success!

Random Halloween pics...

We were trying on Halloween costumes and obviously this is how Jake felt about it!

Alex made this cookie at preschool and when we got home she demanded we take a picture of its coolness!

Back in time........

I remember when we would all get together as a family in the Harman household and sit and watch this movie around Halloween time. So, when I saw that it was coming out this year I hurried to the closest Wal-mart and bought it for the kids. I was so excited to have the kids watch it, I made popcorn and set out a blanket for us to watch it together. Needless to say the kids were NOT as excited as their child for mother. BUT, I keep putting it on and Jake is really getting into it! Anyway, I just wanted to say to all of you kids at heart give into those childlike tendencies! Totally worth it!

Bumpas glasses......

One morning in Idaho we were just finishing breakfast and I went to go find Jake for a his bath and I found him in front of the TV with Grandpas reading glasses watching the Backyardigans, upside down even. It was too funny, I had to take a picture.

Pumpkin Patch!!!

When we were in Idaho we went to the local pumpkin patch.

Jake kept picking up the pumpkins and throwing them,

needless to say they were glad when we left.

Fifty cents for Aunt Cris!!

Bittersweet memories.......

We recently took a trip to visit my parents in Idaho. For those of you that don't know, I grew up on a farm in Rupert, Idaho. My dad has recently sold the farm and it was the last potato harvest this year, so we went up and hungout with the troops. It was all a bittersweet event. We all are excited for my dad to move on after thirty years, but after twenty-four of those years i'm having mixed feelings. Anyway, the kids had a great time and we got to see the first snow fall. We also spent some time at my grandmas in St. George who recently had a birthday. All in all it was a great trip. We are having withdrawls from the fall weather that we never see here in Phoenix, but other than that we are glad to be home.

More Birthday Party Pics

Alex's party was of course Princess Themed. Mom made the cake, which was a total disaster! But, it turned out okay in the end. I really tried to talk her into just having an icecream cake from Dairy Queen, but she insisted on a Princess Castle cake, so all of you bakers out there don't laugh!! We had a Pinata(fyi- they really don't make the ones you hit anymore, you take turns pulling strings from the bottom and hope that your string is the one that opens the door at the bottom- I know, wierd huh)we also played some pretty funny games. One game was tieing strings to doughnuts and hanging them from a bar and watching the kids eat them without their hands, sorry not pictures, I was laughing too hard! Of course we played duck-duck goose. Then we had cake and icecream and sent the kids home with bags of candy, making their parents really happy I'm sure. It was a really fun day and I'm so glad we have one more year to do another one!

Alex's Birthday Party

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We had Alex's party on Saturday with all of her friends. She was a little nervous to blow out her candles, but she finally got the guts at the end. And mom, not being very good at electronics, cut off the best part of her blowing out her candles!! Sorry Alex. All in all it was a great time and we will post more pics from the party.

Some more lasting moments......

Our Big Boy

Our Crazy little guy is finally going to Nursery consistently. He might come home with cookies all over his mouth, and one shoe missing, but he is going!! Yeah!!!