Day 304: Trick or treat!

This evening the kids went trick-or-treating. Elizabeth dressed as a Monarch butterfly, and Edward was Buzz Lightyear. Elizabeth chose her costume when she saw it in Target. Edward was going to be an astronaut, but his costume turned out to be too small. Fortunately Elizabeth's old Buzz costume fit him perfectly.

We went around the neighborhood with our next door neighbor, and they had lots of fun of course. Edward really got the hang of banging on the door and shouting 'Trick or treat!'. He also liked to run into people's houses. They did more houses than usual this year, and got loads of candy. When we got back all of our candy that we had left outside was gone, so we started giving away what the kids had just collected.

Day 303: Homemade Halloween decorations

Dave made all these Halloween decorations himself. He made the web out of rope, and the spider and the Frankenstein heads he made last year out of Tria boxes. He's so creative.

Day 302: Pumpkin patching

Dave had the day off today, so we visited our local pumpkin patch. We go there nearly every year. We don't buy our pumpkins there, as they are way too expensive, but it's fun to visit. They have rows and rows of pumpkins, plus rides for the kids and other fun stuff. It's a nice family trip, and we had fun. And the weather was nice too!

Day 301: Fresh and clean. And cold.

Just out of the bath. It's a bit chilly today, so they were cold. They do look cute in their hooded towels though.

Day 300: Only 65 days to go!

I can't believe how quickly this project has gone. It's been fun, but also a challenge. I'm thinking I'll do something a bit different next year, but I haven't decided quite what yet.

Day 299: Target. $2.50 each.

Elizabeth is a big fan of Nutcrackers, so when I saw these in Target I bought a couple for her. I was going to put then away until Christmas, but she wanted to play with them right away.

Day 298: Edward's favorite game

Edward's obsession with all kinds of vehicles continues. We have to set his train set up at least once a day, and he'll spend hours pushing the trains around the track.