Trick-or-Trunk-or-Treat and the Fall Festival

It was a weekend full of Halloween fun.

The first event was the Fall Festival at the Middle School

I dressed up as a cat.

I-Man (Rabid Smurf) and J-Man (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle)

Smurf Tail and Turtle Shell

Close up

Soo serious!

J-Man knocked down the bottles faster than my camera.

The Pumpkin Race

(Adding up the bat dice, great for my kinder)

Kindergarten Costume Contest

Superman/Clark Kent won.

8th Grade Costume Contest

Rabid Smurf and Biker Dude Won!

Way to go!

The Fall Festival was so fun.

Mr.Mr. as DJ Lance from Yo Gabba Gabba

Trunk or Treat

I-Man (Rabid Smurf), J-Man (Eyeball Alien) and Mr.Mr. (DJ Lance)

Mr.Mr. refused to wear his hat and glasses at the trunk or treat

so people thought he dressed up as Elvis.

My Lolipop Topiaries

For the Lolipop Pull at the Trunk-or-Treat and Halloween

Pumkin Carving

I-Man wanted to do the Brown Relcuse

but the pattern was to big for his pumpkin so I drew it on for him

He punched the holes along the lines then started carving

Half way done

His hand got a cramp but it looks good.

All lit up

J-Man and Mr.Mr. scooping out the seeds and slime

I carved their pumpkins for them

Mr.Mr.'s Frankenstein all lit up

J-Man's Flying Bat

Noure's Choice a Zombie Hand

Then the boys made carmel apples before lunch time

My face make-up evolved into this animal for Halloween Night!

The Lolipop Pull all set up

Blue Dot=Treat Bag and Wendy's Frosty Coupon

Black Dot=Ring the Biting Witch and get a treat bag in the Trunk

Green Dot = Treat Bag and a Wrapped Toy

Pink Dot = Treat Bag and a Wrapped Doll

No Dot = Cany from bins on the bench

I gave out 50 Icecream coupons, 1 Doll (to a little boy who didn't want it)

and two toys to very happy kids.

The pumpkins and luminaries in the yard

(it is pitch black at our house, no street lights)

I-Man after Trick or Treating

He came home because his bag was too heavy!

Noure was so good to the little boys and ventured off the first time with out the stroller, they came back after 1 hour and went out again with the stroller. 

Halloween is so much fun!

Can't wait till next year.



Grandma's Dresses

For singing time at church this week I taught the song

Family History-I am Doing it. Listen  

I originally was disappointed that the words were changed from Geneology I am Doing it, because my cousins (some even to this day) would call me Jennieology from the song.  

However, it talks about learning stories about our progenitors (an ancestor from a direct line). 

So I thought I would share a story about

my maternal grandmother

Mary Helen Harris Allred

She was an amazing Family Historian

She was also a seamstress and quilter

Pictures of herself "through the ages"

Grandma and Grandpa Allred in their first home, a tent.

Grandma Allred with my oldest son on his blessing day

Grandma and Grandpa Allred with my oldest son in their kitchen in Bountiful Utah

Every year she would make a dress for each one of her granddaughters

Preemie Dresses she made for me

at the time the stores did not sell any preemie size clothing

I would treasure the dress that she made me each year

Me in my dress at age 4

Me in my dress at age 5

Me in my dress at age 6

Me in my rainbow dress at age 7

Me in my favorite dress at my baptism age 8

Me in my watermelon dress at age 9 or 10

She also made doll clothes for  my Barbies and other dolls

At my grandmother's funeral a doll dress that she had made was presented to each daughter and granddaughter and great grand daughter.

This one is mine!

When I got married she made me a quilt with dresses on it.

Each one of the dresses represent a dress or outfit that she made for either her daughters or grandaughters. 

 I don't know the story about all of the dresses but would love to hear from my  Aunts and Cousins if you can pick out the fabric in the one of the dresses on the quilt of an outfit that Grandma made for you.

Fall School Break

Lazy days and busy nights are the norm for our three week hiedas from school.
the temps have been in the high 90's and low 100's  for the past two weeks. 
The only way we know the seasons are changing around here are:
 the sun is setting sooner and
we put up our fall and Halloween decorations outside.  Wahoo!

Here are some pics during our break so far.

Cantelope from the garden

Watermelon from the garden

J-Man jumping into the pool

Jumping backward into the pool

Splash!

J-Man and Mr. Mr. cheering for I-Man's team. 

Go Gunners!

Praying Mantis eating a giant moth.

The Sonoran Desert Museum of Tucson

We invited our friends the L Family to join us.

J-Man and L.L. looking at the owl.

Mr.Mr and K.L get a look too.

Drawing pictures of the snakes they just saw.

K.L. and L.L. playing

Sonoran Desert Museum dirt trail.

J-Man wearing the bat ears

L.L. wearing the bat ears

K.L. wearing the bat ears

I-Man wearing the bat ears and said he could really hear out of them.

Group Picture in the bat cave

The boys looking at the lava screen

Mountain Lion behind the glass

Grizzly Bear taking a nap

Female Wolf

The docent explaining how Ravins and Wolves are symbiotic.

Looking over the bridge

Brothers on the bridge

Big Horn Sheep

It was a long day but we sure learned a lot about the plants and animals in our area.

Halloween Costumes

Mr.Mr. loves the Yo Gabba Gabba show

He wanted to be DJ Lance

J-Man wanted to be the blue Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

Here they are together.

It has been a fun break so far, only one more week to go.