It was a super low-key halloween this year. I'm so thankful for that. We avoided all the extra crap and only dressed up once...on Halloween night. The kids wore the same costumes as last year (except Russell who opted to wear his hunting gear instead), so it was really easy. It was actually really fun this year. Because of homeschooling, we spent most of the day carving pumpkins and making caramel popcorn treats to take to our grandparents, and we even sipped on hot chocolate and made some fun Halloween crafts together. In the afternoon, the kids got dressed up in their duds and we went trick or treating/visiting to all of their gradparents homes.
grandma and grandpa Christensens, and great grandma Russell...
I just love my grandma Russell...she and I have always gotten along so well. She is so special to me. And in the second photo, great grandma and grandpa Hudman...
and of course grandma Russell (grandpa was still at work)...
I think we are one of the luckiest families in the world. We have so many loving grandparents (even though we have lost three very special ones in the past couple of years), and they all live within 30 minutes of us. It's so great to be able to have a personal relationship with each and every one of them!
After visiting, we headed to Trunk or Treat at our church. Another plus...all of the Christensen cousins live in the same community as us, so all of our family is at the same Trunk or Treat. Look at all of these cute cousins...
When we carved Jack-O-Lanterns this year, we let Lily and Kate make their own. This was the first time they carved one by themselves. I mean COMPLETELY by themselves. I didn't help them at all! The one on the top right is Kate's and the bottom white one is Lily's. I love how Lily's mouth turned out! Grace made the CREEPY pumpkin and Russell carved the middle two. I thought they did a great job! They were so excited to see them all lit up on Halloween night...
Oh, the children look great in their Halloween costumes! I bet they enjoyed trick-or-treating and visiting their grandparents. It seems that you've got very close family ties. Well, that's great. You're children are so blessed and lucky to still have their great grandparents and grandparents on their side to guide them.
Posted by: Alice Byrne | January 16, 2012 at 02:43 PM
just like the last comment by Stacey I am also quite interested to read about your homeschooling experience... how it came to be... pros and cons of it... what do the children say? do they miss their school friends? are you happy with it? how do you find time for your work... anything you want to write on the subject (if you want to write on the subject...)
Posted by: Tsila Sofer Elguez | November 09, 2011 at 11:29 AM
"Because of homeschooling, we spent most of the day carving pumpkins and making caramel popcorn treats to take to our grandparents, and we even sipped on hot chocolate and made some fun Halloween crafts together."
LOVE that! I'm a long time reader and I was not the least bit surprised when you said you were homeschooling. I can totally see you doing that! Can't wait to hear more about it :)
Posted by: Stacey | November 06, 2011 at 06:17 PM