Halloween!

Well, I'm just embarrassed. It's been almost a year since I've blogged.
I'd like to say I'm back by popular demand. But really the only one demanding is my conscience.
I was on here the other day looking for something specific from a couple of years ago, and I was so surprised at the little details of our life I'd blogged about that I'd already completely forgotten.
From 2010.
I was a little concerned. Because I just love my life. My kids' cuteness just blows me away. I look at each one of them and I can't believe how big they are getting. And I don't want to forget the cute things they are doing right now.
 A while ago I was talking to Jami and I said that Hadley was at the "cutest age right now." And she said "Shelli you say that about all your kids at every age." I took it as a compliment, and I want to remember why I always thought that.

So here's my vow.

I promise to inconvenience myself regularly (maybe I could just half listen to Big Bang Theory from the kitchen? maybe less Pinterest! Seriously, could someone invent a timer on that site, that would say "you've now wasted 30% of the projected naptime for today" or something?) in order to document for posterity the awesome time I'm having being a mom and a wife here in the Gem State.

Ok. Moving on.

Can I just say, I stinkin' LOVED our Harry Potter theme this year!
Kennedy read the first 3 books this year and I read all 7. I was so surprised at how much I loved them. That's some serious good Vs. evil right there.
Hudson has been obsessed with playing Harry Potter since he saw the first movie this summer, (we're just a decade or so behind the times, is all!) so this was a natural pick.



Harry and Hermoine

Hooo!

 It was Kennedy's idea for Hadley to be Harry's pet owl, Hedwig. Luckily owls are super popular right now, so Pinterest was just crawling with ideas for her costume. See, not a complete waste of time...

The two littlest monkeys right after Hudson's class party. Does she love her brother or what?

 

 Getting ready for Trunk Or Treat...

 

 

I broke out the good ole witch hat for Hudson's party, and rocked it the rest of the day. We decided I was Harry's mom, since she was a witch, and Dustin was Hermoine's dad, since he was a muggle (non-magical person). Ha!

Hadley got the hang of it pretty quick...

On Monday night, we decided we would paint pumpkins instead of carving this year.
Best idea ever.
The kids just loved it! Even with Hadley and paint, still less mess.

 

 

Hadley was pretty proud of her work! "Ta-Da"she says!

 

Hadley's 

Hudson's creation 

Kennedy's cute witch's hat