David's birthday was Sunday--14 years old! Yep, born at 3:10 a.m., he missed being a Halloween baby by just 3+ hours. He was ordained a Teacher in church this afternoon. Now he can prepare the Sacrament for Sacrament Meeting.
Teresa's birthday is 10 days after his, so Saturday we took them on a "combined birthday" outing. We let 
them each choose 5 friends to go to a place in Boston called "5 Wits." It was set up like an archaelogical site, and they were in search
of an Egyptian Tomb. They were guided room to room and had to figure out the Indiana-Jones-style clues to avoid danger and find their way out of the tomb. We took 12 kids so they could be in their own group. I think they had a good time.
Here's a group shot in the leaf pile...yes, it's LEAF SEASON again! The monstrous tree in the front yard is finally deciding to shed its leaves (it's a huge, 5-
story-tall thing). My guess is they will all fall within the next 10 days, EXACTLY when Frank has planned his trip to Argentina & Peru & Chile. How convenient.
Well, thankfully, we had a beautiful Halloween. I think it was around 70 degrees. Perfect day, and a grand evening to go Trunk-or-Treating at the church party Friday, then Trick-or-Treating Saturday. No parkas required.
We had a Rock Star--Kara and her neighbor buddy Isabel created their own costumes together this year, fabric painting the shirts and jeans. Add green and yellow hair, a sparkly microphone, and sparkly bracelets, and you're good to go!
Teresa was a Ninja, all black, and David an FBI agent...complete with suit, dark shades, and putting all his candy in a...briefcase. I only got a shot of Kara in costume. (Sorry but it's been a bit of a crazy weekend...)
But I did get photos of all the candy laid out on the floor after trick-or-treating...oh my holy cow. Luckily, the elementary school is doing a "send your candy to the soldiers in Iraq" program, so we can choose our favorites to keep, then donate the rest of the candy. Teresa made a pyramid with Starburst.
And here is a final fall/Halloween shot of our carved and drawn pumpkins. Carving credits go to Frank (designed by the kids, of course).
The bottom 2 pumpkins were drawn by Kara, and Teresa got creative and looked online for a dragon pumpkin. Then looking at that sketch, she drew this dragon on her pumpkin. (Top step...yes, it's really a dragon--enlarge to see better!)
Hope you're getting beautiful sunshine like we are this week. I love the colors of fall.
(My friend in Denver currently has 20 inches of snow in her front yard...I laughed about it with her on the phone, but I know that ours will come!) Happy November--:) Kari
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3 comments:
Hi Kari-
That was so funny- I couldn't even see your kids in the leaf pile till I saw your note- I hadn't even seen their heads. The place you went for their birthdays sounds really cool- I am jealous! Anyway, I miss you! HOpe the leaves fall before Frank leaves. Love, TIff
Love the pumpkins! Much better designed than the one my group "attempted" to do at FHE a couple weeks ago. It started out as a pirate, but then got abandoned because we kinda just gave up on it. Oh well! My roommates brought home a couple others for decoration(: Happy Fall!
70 degrees huh? We at least didn't have snow, but guess what? Neal doesn't do trick or treating anymore which means no Halloween candy to rumage through. I can hardly believe those days are over. Pretty sad!!!!
Looks like you all had a great time with all of your adventures. I'm telling you, you are a walking tour guide. You know everything about every area you have ever lived in.
The leaves on our trees are long gone and it took forever for them to bud this year too.
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