I couldn't help mself!

While in the tub Sam struck this pose and held it for quite some time. This seems to be the way he enjoys sitting these days while in the warm water. It looks as though he is in a jacuzzi and all he is missing is a cold one.

One did, one didn't, and the other one was along for the ride

Right before getting into the tub this afternoon I managed to find the camera and take advantage of the good moods. With one exception. Who do you think was not wanting their picture taken?

All Hallow's Eve

Halloween seemed to sneak up on me this year. We have been ready with decorations since October 1st but as far as costumes go I lagged behind a bit. Claire wanted to be Tinkerbell so I set out to make her costume. After finding out how much tool was I found it cheaper to have a dress made for her so that is what I did. I ordered white shoes to dye green and made big puff balls out of yarn to put on them when they were done. The shoes didn't get done since the kitchen was torn apart and so the puff balls sit in the pantry unused. She had prosthetic ears and I made her wings which I hand sewed and made light up. The wings were super neat but the metal frame was too soft so it didn't hold it's shape as well as I had hoped. The fact that they light up was fun and she got a kick out of that. She was happy with the final result and that was good enough for me. Ben wanted to be a dragon so I found someone to make the cutest dragon costume and Travis made him wings that lit up just like Claire's. He loved his costume and flew around the room terrorizing the family. Sam was dressed as a Larsen ancestor. Lars we called him as he had a skeleton costume with a viking hat. He was quite a hit at church. I didn't really dress up this year with everything that is happening in out lives but sort of went as the standard witch (I wore a hat and had crazy hair and eyelashes). Travis dressed up as a saint and a sinner. He had a pitchfork, horns and a halo. Our camera wasn't working so we didn't get very many pictures of the event or Travis so you will have to imagine what he looked like. I took a couple with my phone but they are not very good. Bapa (Steve) came over for most of the day and we made plans to fix the kitchen and after dinner he and Trav took the kids out for Tricks or treats. I stayed home to answer the door and again we had a lot of interest over our decorations. We have a bubble fogger which puts fog inside bubbles so when they pop the smoke billows out. The piano was ready to eat any children who tried to play him and the giant spiders made our front room their home. We had a couple of people come in the house to have their pictures taken. That made me feel good. We have raised the bar in our neighborhood for decorations and now it is really fun. The kids came home candy in tow and so happy that I thought it was going to take them hours to go to sleep but they were both out in about 20 minutes. Overall it was a good time had by all and next year will be better. A thank you to Bapa is needed for taking all the pictures and spending the day out here. Thank you!

My dad

The man. The myth. The legend.