Happy Halloween

We started off carving pumpkins.

Smile babe

that's better

I made the boys wear their costumes from last year over again. I know bad mother right?? Well, they weren't sure what they wanted to be and then the deadline passed for buying something and mailing it here. I had bought their costumes in a bigger size last year so they still fit great this year.

Chase didn't want his picture taken at all!!

Chase wore the same costume that Carter wore 4 years prior. We had different patches put on and had his name custom made. I think it looked better this year than when Carter wore it. You can also see the size difference between them. They are both the same age when they wore this flight suit. Carter was so much bigger at this age then Chase is.

Happy Halloween

It's raining outside right now and I am wondering how we are going to go Trick-or-Treating? I took some photos of Chase yesterday in a make-shift pumpkin patch and afterwards took some pictures of the boys in their costumes. By then Chase was done having his photo taken and started crying. I thought all is well I will take some photos tomorrow before trick-or-treating, only now it's raining, and I am not going to get any good photos. Therefore I am going to have to share the photos that I took yesterday.

Last night was Trunk or Treating on the Marine base and they let all the local nationals on to participate also. Chase was a star in his little Chewbacca costume. The locals don't know how to speak very good English but they all pointed to their cameras and then at Chase. They would put their child next to him and snap away.

UPDATE: It rained on and off all evening and the boys were soaked. Bryson said this was the worst Halloween. I have to agree. No fun at all! The costumes are all hanging up to dry as we speak.

Here are the photos from yesterday.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from Buzz Lightyear and Capt. Rex.




I carved out three pumpkins this year. My typical Air Force, Buzz Lightyear and a Darth Vador pumpkin. I will post pictures of them tomorrow, no time tonight.

I hope everyone had a great time trick or treating this evening.

Power Rangers to the Rescue!!

The kids had a great Halloween this year. Bryson was the red power ranger and Carter was the blue power ranger. I think it's funny that they chose to be power rangers for up until they decided, they had never seen a single episode. Once they decided they wanted to be power rangers i picked up a few DVDs to see what the big fuss was about and i can honestly say i am not a big fan. I think the whole reason why Carter wanted to be a power ranger is because thats what his big brother wanted to be.

We trick or treated around our house and the kids made a killing on candy. After three streets they had filled their bags. They had so much fun and already can't wait until next year.

The boys with their friends.

Carter and his friend Kate

Greasy Grimy Pumpkin Guts

We had a lot of fun carving pumpkins this year. The kids were not afraid to get their hands in pumpkin guts. Bryson cleaned his pumpkin and then i carved a spider on it. Carter cleaned a little bit of his pumpkin and then the rest of the night he kept trying to cut his own pumpkin. Every time i turned around he had a pumpkin knife to the pumpkin or he was headed in that direction. Can you guess what he wanted carved on his pumpkin? If you have read any of my previous posts i am sure you can but i will give you a hint....he is red, fast and says Kachow. That's right Lightning McQueen. That was a tough one to carve as i had no pattern to go by. I also tried a new technique which is called pilling or shaving and i need to work on that. The third pumpkin i did was a pirate ship and Joe and Bryson really liked it. The last was the Air Force pumpkin. Last year was the first year i did that and it probably will be a Halloween tradition. Here are a few pics. Click on them to make the pictures larger. HAPPY HALLOWEEN