On October Thirty-One

*Ella and I went to the school Halloween Parade

*Christian went to a friend's house after school
*We had 'Ghoul'ash and Bones for dinner (Thanks for the creativity, Candi.)
*Went to the Downtown Davenport Halloween Parade for the first time

Just some of the fun and festive things that happened today...
We are sad to see the Halloween festivities ending...it has been a great week! Now it is back to doing laundry, emptying the sink of dirty dishes, and cleaning the house. What a wreck!

Trick or Treat

Sydnee as a High School Musical Cheerleader

*Edited: This is a different costume than the one Sydnee wore for the Trunk R' Treat. We had ordered this online, and hadn't received it, so she borrowed a cheerleader costume from our neighbor. Thanks Emily!
Christian as a Iowa Hawkeye Football Player
Ella as Tinkerbell


On Tuesday night was Trick or Treat for our neighborhood, Garner Farms. Christian and Sydnee took off with their friends and Ella stayed behind to pass out candy and wait for her friend Hallie to come. After awhile Ella finally wanted to go out into the neighborhood. She would say "Trick or Treat" and "Thank You" and then as she was walking down the drive, she would turn around and holler "Happy Halloween!" It was fun to see her get into the spirit! Before the night began, I took the kids to the park to get some good pictures. All Ella wanted to do was get to the slide, so even though she was running away the whole time, her pictures turned out the best. After the night was over, we have a tradition of going to our neighbors, The Farnsworths, for tacos. It is always so fun and casual. The kids have a good time and the adults get a chance to talk. This is the third year that we have had this tradition, so I hope that it stays around.

Introducing The Garner Family

Grandma Pattee and Grandpa Burton sent us some silly teeth in our Halloween Package. The kids (and Craig) had fun with them last night while we were carving pumpkins. The photos say it all.....

We would like to dedicate this song (on the playlist) to Grandma Pattee...it is one of her favorites!