Tiny Moment - Tick A Teat

Practicing for trick or treating! :)

Halloween!!!!

We actually got to go trick or treating this year!!! First year out of Jax's three Halloweens thus far. Okay the first year he was 11 days old but the second, mom didn't know he had a dairy allergy and he puked all over his costume after some chocolate. This year, he loved it. He was running around and going up to doors on his own! :) And he was able to go with his buddy Sage (It's actually Jon's buddy's daughter :)) and they had a blast. After trick or treating we came back to the house for pizza and carmel apple cider. Jax handed out candy at the door and loved it just as much as going to the doors! :) Safe to say he loves Halloween. Love this little monster!

Halloweens from the past.......2011, 2012

Tiny Moment - Visiting Dad on Halloween

Our annual Halloween visit to Jon's work! Jax likes to terrorize Verizon...A LOT! 

More of the terrorizing! :) He literally runs around the store hysterically laughing, jumping, flirting and hiding.....this kid! Ahhhhhh!!!! ;) 

This is us heading home. Jax hates traffic as much as I do! Or it could have been the sun in his eyes...poor little dude!

Carl

So about a month or two ago, my sister Shauna showed me this picture (http://www.spookyblue.com/halloween/scarecrow/scarecrow.htm) and asked if I could make it for the upcoming family haunted house. I laughed and told her she was crazy!!!!.....like crazy, crazy! The picture was of a professional prop. I tend to lean towards the creative but this lady has some limitations....like making a professionally made prop. Hesitantly I agreed to make the spooky pumpkin head, letting her know it would look like a kindergartner made it! ;) So I set out to make my "prop" and here is the progression.

Day 1 of Carl...(I wish I would have taken a picture before I started cutting his eyes and teeth). It was cutting, duct tape and paper mache. Can I say that paper mache is so very messy and sticky! 

Day 2 & 3.....lots and lots and lots of duct tape and a little but of cardboard and newspaper to give the pumpkin a top to his head. 

Day 4......Hands and a rib cage. Lots of newspaper, wire coat hangers and masking tape....lots of masking tape!

Day 5 & 6......corpsing....lots of paper towels and paper mache glue......so sticky!!!! And this is the night we named him Carl. Jax actually named him (I think he was saying car....oh well! We decided to name him Carl after the Walking Dead) and he started growling at him. 

Jax was so not afraid of the pumpkin head. He was growling at but of course stopped when I got the camera out :) 

Day 7......head painting. I actually really liked painting even though I was super nervous to start. But I definitely liked it a lot more by the end.

Day 8....bone painting ;) Spray painting and a little dry brush painting.

Day 9.....body construction and fabric placement. Definitely my least favorite part of this project and something I want to adjust for next year. 

All DONE!

Carl's big debut in the Haunted House!!! :) 

At the end of the day, even though I cursed most nights working on Carl, I enjoyed getting out of my comfort zone. ;) Until next year Carl :)

Family Halloween Party

Another great Halloween full of costumes, silliness, spooks and way to much fun!

Barrett boy the clown

Hails aka the birthday girl, also a pirate

Ethan the bear

Jacq the bunny

Jax the monster

Lola the Tangled princess

Lucas as Batman

Luke the skeleton

Max as Where's Waldo

Mylie as a vampire (I think ;))

Taylor the doctor

Xander the Old Man

Lo & Auntie Nana

The doctors!

The little girlies 

Jax & Jacq

Lo & Mylie

All about baby Lincoln! :) So cute and a few weeks old now :)

Becca & her happy little guy Ethan. Seriously the happiest little guy :)

"Sissy give me the camera back and stop taking my picture."

Jax pretending to play with others. I just hold my breath and pray he doesn't push, shove or hit! Terrible twos are awesome!!! 

Timmers and Barrett

Timmers and his awesome muscle suit. I was a nice sis and didn't post the one of his BUTT! Ha!

Jon as a 70's sports newscaster

Brooke (Robin) & JD (Batman) going to fight crime. Notice Brooke using her real super powers in the bottom right photo ;). 

Shauna & Mom 

Timmers & Shaun

Cook & Mom

Jax, me & Mom

The Watty Watsons

The Baranowskis

The Conleys

Happy birthday Miss Hailey Rae! 

Pinata time....love birthday time! :)

We braved the chilly outside to go through the spooky haunted house...It was so much fun and just keeps getting better and scarier every year! Thanks Watsons for another awesome Halloween party :)

See Halloween shindigs from the past: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009