Happy Halloween

We have had a lot of fun gearing up for this Halloween. We've been finding 'spooky' things to do throughout October, but got serious when we carved our pumpkins on Sunday night.

Tonight we greeted a few trick-or-treaters by giving them a trick rather than a treat; play-doh. A few older kids thought it was pretty cool. Noelle didn't really understand until the neighbors brought her a goody bag and we let her get into it early on in the evening by opening up a rice crispy treat. She was in heaven. Then as we went around our circle and she realized that more people were giving out treats. She also liked walking around with our little neighbor Jimmy who was Gordon the train. Noelle kept pointing at the eyes on his costume and would say "choo-choo." I didn't know she knew that. See she's smart.

We later stuck a sign on our goody basket and walked over to some friend's house for their tradition of home made doughnuts on Halloween. This is an event we've been looking forward to since last year. Noelle loved it because she was able to run around with all the kids and eat lots of sugary treats. She was the cutest ladybug. Our pictures are in order of the night.

Before heading out for doughnuts - Check out our awesome pumpkin art.

Look at her sticky face! In her goody bag there was a jack-o-lantern sippy cup, which she insisted on carrying all around until we put her to bed.

More sticky face!

Its a Wicked Time of Year

Yes it is folks, the haunting time of year, as well as the season for the Broadway show Wicked to be in Boston. We've been celebrating in every way we know how.





Noelle has tried her costume on for all the guests that have been haunting us this season.



We went to a costume party -

I thought this picture was kind of scary looking.

The other is more clear so you can see how cool our costumes were.

Reb, Mom and I got to go and see Wicked at the Opera House -it was AWshum -

Noelle in Her Easy Chair

Grammy Albertsen sent Noelle this little chair that she likes to sit in while she reads books and draws on her DoodlePro.

Most days she'll bring in two or three books and just sits and reads and reads and reads in her little sing-song voice.

Noelle recently has taken notice of the camera and now says "cheese."

Haunted Hay Ride

This afternoon we headed over to the Wilson Farm to take a ride on the haunted hay ride. There are different props along the ride, some "scary" and others just for fun.

Do you like how the skeleton is looking at us? His eyes were moving back and forth.

There was one creepy farmer guy that looked fake and then he cam out of the little fruit stand to chase us. Then he got in his little four-wheelin' buggy and chased us a little.

Noelle had no idea that he was supposed to be scary. She was cautious but not frightened. It was a fun time and we'll probably go again later in the week when Grandma Nay and Auntie are here.

Apple Picking

Here are some pictures from our apple picking adventure.

(We have more coming.)

Look at those eyebrows! Must be sour.

We really weren't in any need for apples so I picked for other people. Climbing the tree was a total throwback to my childhood.

We really have been up to something....

So I open my blog daily for only one reason, which is to get to other people's blogs to see what they are up to. I look so often that I know instantly if they've updated it lately, I know, how lame. But I'm slightly guilt stricken with the fact that I haven't updated my own and who knows how many people do the same thing I do and just flip in and out of my blog thinking 'gosh it would be nice if she'd put up some new pictures and something interesting.'

We really have been doing fun stuff and seeing fun people, its just that I haven't been diligent in taking pictures and what fun is a blog post without pictures? Oh well. Working chronologically here's the fun stuff we've been doing:

Auntie Rebekah came for a short visit before heading to PA for a conference. She was so kind to hang out with us while we were sick with Montezuma revenge and to help with our yard sale (see previous post). She also made shopping fun and bought Noelle the cutest cow girl boots ever. When we put them on her for the first time, Noelle went around the house kicking things because she had on her new big boots. She really likes wearing them and looks pretty darn cute. During Rebekah's stay we also managed to get a quilt finished for a baby shower, had a little bit of an accident on I-93 and visited some of our favorite stores. The Rach and Beck love fest is always a good time.

A few days after Rebekah left, Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Ted came for a short visit. After a treacherous trip to get here we had a great time visiting with them and getting an early glimpse at some of the fall foliage in Vermont and Massachusetts.

Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Ted with Noelle at Joseph Smith Jr birthplace.

We visited the birth place of Joseph Smith, Jr. and went to Walden Pond where we were enlightened a little more on Thoreau's two year stay there. The weather was really warm and I was wishing I had brought my swim gear to Walden.

Noelle and I put our feet in.

We ventured downtown and meandered through a classic car show at Government Center and then spent a while at Fannieul Hall for lunch and shopping.

Later that night while the guys were at priesthood meeting the ladies did some shopping at Target. Grandma wrapped up her Halloween and Christmas shopping. We went up and down the toy aisles pushing the buttons and tried on bike helmets, tried out the bike (bad idea with a tired baby who thinks everything she touches is hers), and checked out the Halloween stuff.

Trying on the bike helmet

Noelle thought the bowls with the hands that try to grab you were pretty funny. When they line up ten bowls that all try to grab you as you walk by it is pretty funny. We had a great time with the the Grands.

Noelle added them to her list of people to call for when she wakes up, in this order: Daddy, Mama, Daddy, Grandpa, Grandma, Daddy. She knows a sucker when she sees one. She also became very confident in her dancing while they were here. Danced all the way through dinner one night. The waitress thought it was pretty funny too.

So that brings us up to date, and tomorrow we're going to do one of those New England-y kind of things - apple picking. Some of our regular pool/beach/playgroup friends are getting together to pick apples. I'm not planning to pick many because I don't want to waste them and have no desire to can or make stuff with them. I know, lame again. Boo will eat them.