Halloween 2010

I love a good challenge. My girls have such confidence in my sewing abilities that they tell everyone, “we don’t buy our Halloween costumes, our mom makes them.” So when they request what they want to be for Halloween, I have to deliver. Emily wanted to be Corinne from Barbie and the 3 Musketeers. Every shot of her looks completely different, so I just took one and ran with it. She also wanted the hat and sword, so we did that, too. Here is the original:

and my version:

Liah wanted to be a pioneer. Who knew a pattern for a pioneer dress would be so hard to come by? When I went to get the material for Emily’s dress, they were out of Liah’s size in the pioneer dress pattern. So I found another one online, went to get and and hooray they had a size small! And just before I cut the actual material, I realized it was a WOMEN’S size small, not the girls. So the next day, back to the store I go, and they don’t have one in her size. I ended up getting it from Wal-mart and I had to pay $7 for it (ouch) rather than the $1 it would have cost me at Jo-Ann’s. Either way, I made that dress, and Liah LOVES it!

I made Addison a tiger costume. He hates wearing a costume. But he was gracious enough to pose for a couple pictures for a piece of candy. I think he is so cute!!!

Sean, now 3 years running, wanted to be a fireman. This costume, I didn’t make. It was a hand me down from a friend. And a very well used hand-me-down, I might add. Next year, he wants to be a ghost. We’ll see if that holds. (I woke him up from his nap to take this picture, thus the weird expression)

Addy discovered his couple pieces of candy from last week’s party at the school. He is currently stuffing his face with an entire box of Dots.

…and asking me to open the other two candies…

Last night was our Church’s trunk or treat party. The kids had a blast and got way too much candy. Today there was a party at the mall we went to, and they all got these cute little masks:

Also, Aunt Lorie sent the kids a Halloween package and we just got it today! Yay! The kids were so excited! Thanks Lorie!

Happy Halloween!!!

My cuties

 

I have had this little skirt suit and purse cut out for… a really long time.  I made a pink one for Liah last year for her birthday and Emily desperately wanted one, too.  One of my friends happened to have the pattern that was Emily’s size, so I borrowed it, got the material, cut it out and… forgot about it.  After sewing THREE Halloween costumes last week, I decided it was time to finish up my forgotten project.  I finished it today, and I am so proud of it!

Oh, and Emmy loves it with all of her cute little heart.

Addy decided he needed a picture, too.

I think Emily looks absolutely gorgeous in this picture.  I love this color of blue on her.  So pretty!

On a side note, last week, I was driving home when I saw this breathtaking sight:

On another side note I finally made muddy buddies with my kids a couple weeks ago.  I’ve always wanted to and just never gotten around to it.  They were a huge hit.  Just looking at this picture makes me want more! 

Liah’s Baptism Day

Liah has been looking forward to this day for so long!  If you have seen her at all this year, she has probably informed you that she would be getting baptized October 9th.  Well the day finally came!  On Thursday, Oct. 7, Grandma and Grandpa MacGregor and Aunt Lorie flew in from California.  Liah and Emily were so excited to have Grandma and Grandpa pick them up from school.  Addison even decided that everyone was pretty great too, to my relief, rather than calling everyone “I WANT MOM” like he did the entire summer.   Friday we had dinner with some awesome friends and then Grandma and Grandpa Meredith flew in from Virginia that night.  Our fabulous neighbors let them stay at their house so they could be close.

Grandpa MacGregor bought icecream for us all on Thursday.  There is just something awesome about a baby eating an icecream cone.  Their eyebrows raise higher than humanly possible as they take each bite.

This was pretty funny too.  Each of my kids have a song that I wrote for them.  Addison requests his all the time and pouts when I’m not playing it.

Here is me not playing his song:

…and now I am… although he wouldn’t smile because of the camera…

Lorie and Sean.  One of the reasons Lorie is so popular is the “ice cream game” on her Ipod.

Saturday, Grandma and Grandpa MacGregor took the grandkids to see a movie.  They saw the movie that came out on Liah’s birthday, "Legend of the Guardians.”  She had been wanting to see it simply because it came out on September 24th.

Her baptism was Saturday afternoon.

Here are some pictures from her baptism:

I also gave Liah her new scriptures.  She has been so excited about these!

Daddy and Liah

Grandpa Meredith and Addy

Joel, Amy, Michael, Emily, Grandpa MacGregor

Liah and her best friend Savannah

Savannah: “Colby needs a hug too!” (hey Seany got in a picture too!)

Liah and Mommy

Grandpa Meredith and Liah

Emmy stealing the show:

Aunt Lorie and Liahbug:

After she got baptized, Liah commented that she was SUPER happy, and then she told me after she was confirmed that she was SUPER DUPER happy.  Some other memorable moments were Grandpa MacGregor’s talk on baptism, and also the grandparents singing “Baptism.” 

Grandma Meredith gave Liah a special gift for her baptism, but I have to wait until after Avery’s baptism to post the pictures, so here is one.

After the baptism, we had a BBQ at our house.  Here are some pictures from that:

Aunt Lorie bought a cake for Liah!

Liah had asked Lorie to sing at her baptism, but since we had to share the program with another family, there wasn’t time to do both.  So instead, Sunday before Lorie and Grandma and Grandpa MacGregor went home, Aunt Lorie sang with Liah at our house. 

Here is Liah writing in her journal about her baptism:

Grandpa and Seany (I love grandparents coming to town… my kids get all the books read to them that I always skip… lol)

Liah and Grandma MacGregor

Lorie and Liah

Monday morning Grandma and Grandpa Meredith went home.

Liah was so happy to have the support and recognition from all of her family. 

Congratulations my little Liah! 

I love you!