Gobble, Gobble

Jumping the gun?

Friday 11:45 AM
Ethan: "Mom, did you know Santa sleeps during the day so that he can be up at night? He's like you. "
{Confession: I was tired one day last month and Ethan asked why I was always tired. I told him it was because I was a real witch and I flew on my broom at night. Oh, and I can only do magic at night too...like clean the house, do the dishes, & things like that.:)}
Ethan: "I haven't seen him in a long time."

Friday 12:05 PM
Ethan: "Santa is the only one who knows everyone's names."
Me: "And Heavenly Father & Jesus Christ, right?"

Thursday 3:05 PM
Ethan: "I wish it would snow."
Me:"Why?"
Ethan: "Then Christmas will come. I'm dreaming of it now. I can't stop thinking about it."

Thursday 3:07 PM
Ethan: "Mom, bullies don't get any presents."

Have you had enough? Yesterday I even lured Ethan to Target to get wipes by saying, "We can look at all of the Christmas decorations." We gawked at the snowflakes, ornaments, trees, and lights already in place. And you may have guessed---pictured below is what we walked out with & what we did Thursday night.

I think we just feed off of eachother with our mutual excitement for Christmas, but last night I realized we'd better enjoy Thanksgiving too!;) So, we picked up some Oreos, candycorns (on sale of course), & pulled out the Halloween bag for the whoppers and created these cute little turkeys...


For those "visual learners" like myself here's the low down on this simple & fun treat:

Gobble Turkeys {'cause you'll gobble them up!}

You'll need:

A body= Oreos
Feathers= Candycorns--any color is fun
A head= Whoppers or milkduds {or whatever else you can find in the
bottom of that trick or treat bag!:)}


And while you have that trick or treat bag out...why not have some fun "creating"?!


This is my favorite of Ethan's little candy creations: He calls it "A Smiling Bird."

And don't worry, we love Thanksgiving too!:)

Agent "P", Perry the Platypus Costume

I have to admit--Halloween has never been something I looked forward to. I've always hated dressing up {even for prom} & I HATE being scared. But look at me now! Kids change our lives in so many ways...And now I love to see kids get all dressed up! {And I also look forward to getting a share of the candy!:)}


Perry the Platypus aka "Agent P" was the choice of costume for the 5 year old in our home. If you haven't heard of Phineas and Ferb you'll have no idea what I'm talking about. But if those catchy jingles and funny one liners are frequent visitors in your home, you'll appreciate this one!



So where do you find a Perry costume? When "Googling" isn't much help {hence the low res pict of Perry above}, you know you're in trouble! After searching the web I actually found a costume on Etsy that someone made last year. It served as inspiration & I pulled out that blessed sewing machine!


{Sidebar: Now I feel like a "real" mom. Last Thursday after an exhausting day of moving & with the boys finally in bed, I sat at my machine creating this costume. As my eyes started to burn from fatigue I thought about my mom. How many times had she been at the sewing machine until the wee hours of the morning making whatever it was we needed? I get it it now.}

Ethan's school hosted a Halloween Carnvial that was so much fun. Most of these pictures were taken during the carnival including the one below. This is Ethan's 1st performance: The Monster Mash. He took a little drama class after school once a week and his cute preschool teacher "Miss Erin" was also the drama teacher. {For the locals--She's also Audrey in "Little Shop" at the Empress until Nov 16}:)


"Pirate" Aidan & Bob didn't have quite as much fun at the carnival as Ethan & I did. While Ethan and I were watching magicians and making "tombstone" snacks, Bob was chasing Aidan all over the place...
{thanks honey!}

Aidan also tried to join the drama class...


The night before Ethan's big carnival we got into the Halloween spirit by meeting some real witches!! We {Ethan & I} decided that the pretty witches are good & the ugly witches are bad. {That way all of them weren't so scary!:)}









We hope you all had a fun Halloween! Now that we are getting "settled in" I'm excited to enjoy the upcoming holidays! This also includes sharing some fun recipes, kids activities, & other fun projects!