I love Fall. I love the smell of Autumn, crisp cool air. I love that we live by some breathtaking mountains that perfectly display the beauty of the season.
The last couple of years, Brenna's solo date with Dave during the October time frame has been to Park City, more specifically the Alpine Slide.
This year she just had to choose the same experience, so they hopped the ski lift chairs and rode down the mountain!I think she has convinced at least one of the kids that this needs to be a regular occurrence. I have a feeling Dave would ride the brake a little too much for my liking!
While she looks forward to their alpine escapade, there are few things Dave looks forward to more than college football games. He loves them and while BYU's season was far from exciting, the company and experience are always top notch.
Grant finished his fall soccer season, the last pic we will have of these boys. They have played together for many years and have had the absolute best coaches anyone could ask for. They made the game fun, stress free, build relationships and skills. We couldn't have asked for a better fit for Grant and his soccer journey. He has emphatically made it clear the spring will be the last time he ever steps foot on the field, so we had to eat up every minute.
The biggest highlights of the month were Halloween festivities. We have always taken the kids to Gardner Village to search for the Witches. We thought we'd try something else this year and head south. We went to the Scarecrow Festival, which is a good time. Of course, I didn't take any pictures, but imagine awesome scarecrows. We grabbed dinner and then went on what we thought would be a spooky Halloween cruise in Provo. Wow. It was something. We were packed like sardines on a boat that went a few yards down the river and they had some carved pumpkins lining the bank. We had a very special pirate captain who attempted some pirate stories/ and jokes that I tried my darndest to give him a courtesy laugh or two. There was one amazing moment where we thought we saw something jump from the water. That 10 min cruise will go down as a once in a lifetime experience. Hahaha! But, we did get a tootsie roll out of it and a resolve to head back to the Witches next Halloween.
The kids had fun activities. Harrison's preschool is the best. He had a weekend with Sammy the shark and here he is hiding from the frightful spooks of the season.
Katelee joined the villains as a flying monkey in the Wizard of Oz with Riverton Arts. She hopped around the stage like the animal and had amazing ooh-ooh aah-aah monkey sounds!
We had a neighborhood Trunk or Treat
and got ready for the big night.
Halloween actually becomes one of the craziest days. You start early with the elementary school parade
Who says you can't use your dance costumes again? Ha! We ordered an astronaut helmet that ended up being a plushy poof ball of fun and Brenna was set. Katelee was ready to rope and ride
and dance to Thriller. I happened to sit in the perfect spot to catch her while they turned on Thriller for all the 6th graders. She loved it and I didn't embarrass her at all-wink wink. Grant didn't wear a costume to school, but we keep his PBJ outfit ready for the moment it is needed. Two class parties with 3rd and 6th grade, run home for lunch and it was time for preschool!
Miss Amy had the kids sing some spooktacular preschool numbers for parents.
Harrison has lots of cute friends in school, but he told me that I am 'his bestie.' I am so glad I don't have to worry about someone out ranking me...for now.
Then, it was time to get ready for our annual neighborhood eat before you treat tradition. Plenty of kids...
Lots of parents...
Delicious food...
It's pretty much the best.
Of course, then it was on to Trick or Treating. It was Dave's honor this year to take the littles around. Harrison had his game face on
Brenna was worried he couldn't keep up , and he didn't the entire time. He was dropped off a little early, but the candy stash was definitely sufficient for everyone.
Dave lived the thug life and I was a pleasant garden gnome. When we had the trunk or treat at the church, the Laurels had a gnome theme, so naturally, I needed to fit in. That beard did not taste good. It was not meant for consumption, but hair was ingested nonetheless!
While I didn't take many photos of Grant, he was present on Halloween! He wore his PBJ for a minute and in that small window, an older lady told him he was "Yummy" so...the costume quickly came off. HAHAHAHA! He spent the evening with buddies, one of which he accidentally knocked out their tooth. It was quite the night for him. Katelee was living large with a flock of 6th graders being hooligans on the street. They prob could fit right in the tough crowd with DMAC up there.
The candy never gets eaten all the way. Of course, all the delicious candy bars and eaten first, favorite sweets are traded for someone else's favorite. But, the bags of goodies become good bargaining chips, so it's not all bad. I have held bags over the garbage can as kids screamed in protest and as I took piece by piece and tossed it, I feel like I have power...finally! It doesn't always work, though. I told Harrison the other night he would not get dessert but Grant would unless he ate his dinner. He exclaimed, "What? You love Grant more than me!?" Candy/dessert must equal love. So, while October is filled with freaks and frights, I guess it must be filled with love. I mean Harrison did tell me when he was eating a treat, "When I eat this, it's like you are hugging me." HA! I guess Halloween night is just one gigantic HUG! No wonder we love it!
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