Halloween 2012

Our Halloween fun started the weekend before Halloween when we headed to the pumpkin patch!  I have been wanting to take Kyler to a pumpkin patch the last couple of years, and we just haven't done it, and I knew this year Norah would be old enough to enjoy it too, so we picked a Saturday and went! We went to the one just north of Waverly.  It was a cool morning but we had a great time.  We got there right when it opened, so there weren't that many people there yet.  Here are some pictures from our trip to the pumpkin patch!

Kyler, Norah, and Daddy in the truck!

Norah driving the tractor!

Kyler taking a turn!

Checking out the ducks

I don't know if you can see, but Kyler is over to the left and there are four turkeys over to the right that he was chasing, it was pretty funny.

On the "Haunted Path", it was just fine until the end...

Riding a horse in the animal barn, Kyler had a great time on here!

This huge bird was "talking" to us the whole time the kids were riding their "horses", I was afraid it was going to come after us!

Going down the slide!

Having fun on the tire horse!

Norah taking a swing

We had a great time at the pumpkin patch.  It was just the right size for our kids, older kids would be bored I think, but it was perfect for Kyler and Norah, we hope to visit again next year!

I don't have any pictures from this, but the Sunday before Halloween we went to Bethany Bible Chapel again this year for their Western Town Trick-or-Treating.  We did this last year with the Reisetters, and even though they weren't able to go with us this year, we still headed over.  It's really neat because in the gym at Bethany, they have all these cardboard store fronts set up like a western town.  People are then dressed up like the person at the store, a teacher at the school, a sheriff at the police station, a conductor in the train, etc.  The people at the store then hand out candy as you walk by.  It's great because it's all inside and perfect for little kids.  

The night before Halloween, we decided to carve our pumpkins!  I think this is the first time we have carved pumpkins with Kyler.....we have bought pumpkins, but I don't think we have actually ever carved them until this year. :)  Kyler really wanted to do a Twins pumpkin, which Erik was all about, and I really wanted a "face" pumpkin.  Well the Twins one took a little longer than we expected and so that is the only one we ends up doing.  The kids were interested at first, but after about 5 minutes, it was Erik by himself. :)  Here are some pictures of our pumpkin carving extravaganza!

Norah checking out the inside

Watching closely...

Norah sticking her hand in...

Working on cutting out the design...

Almost done :)

Here she is!

All lit up!

Our pumpkin!!!

Halloween morning we decided to paint some of the miniature pumpkins that we grew in our garden this summer!!  We had quite the crop, probably 10-12 pumpkins total, so I thought this would be a fun activity for the kids to do!  Kyler and Norah each painted two pumpkins.  Norah thought that the "stick" end of the paint brush worked better than the "brush" end. :)  

Kyler working on his pumpkin

Norah concentrating hard....

Using the "other" end :)

The kids took naps in the afternoon, and then as soon as they got up, we got them dressed in their costumes to take a few pictures and make a couple of stops before real trick-or-treating started.

Miss Norah the Kitty Cat!

Kyler the Tiger and Norah the Kitty!

My two cute Cats!

Our first stop was at Henry and Geneva's house!  (Geneva babysat me when I was little).  

Kyler and Henry

Norah and Geneva

Everyone!

After Henry and Geneva's, we stopped by Erik's parent's house to trick-or-treat there and show them our costumes.  I don't have any pictures from this stop.  After Erik's parent's, we came home and had a quick dinner, handed out some candy while we ate, and then headed out to trick-or-treat on our street.  We went up and down our block, and then loaded up in the van to head to my parent's house for our last stop of the night.  Here are a couple pictures from my parent's house:

Miss Kitty in her chair :)

Kyler and Uncle Ben

We had a fun Halloween with all the different activities we did.  Kyler really understood what Halloween was this year and is already taking about what he wants to be next year.  Norah caught on quickly and loved wearing her Kitty costume.  If she sees her costume she says "Kitty, on!" because she wants to put it on again.  Both Kyler and Norah collected quite the bag of goodies, and have enjoyed eating them for dessert.  We hope your Halloween was as fun as ours!