October

October went by really quickly around here, ending with the first layer of snow on the ground and way too much candy!

Elliott is 10 months old now, and crawling everywhere.  He is pretty much the cutest thing we have ever seen (spoken like a true mother, right?).

The kids had their first face painting experience--and LOVED it--at the Fall Festival hosted by Julia's school.  Christian requested Batman, Ethan Spiderman, and Julia a cat.  They held still for the whole painting and were bitterly disappointed when they found out they could not leave the paint on overnight.

This is Julia's pumpkin--she drew a cat face pattern for me to carve out.  Joshua did a scary face for the boys.

Everyone with pumpkin faces!

Joshua and the kids (minus Elliott) heading out to trick-or-treat, Alaska style.  We stuffed them in as many layers as possible, so they looked like little marshmallows with a costume pulled tight over the top, then with hats, gloves, and boots on top of that.  It was in the mid 20s after all, which gets chilly after staying out for an hour and a half.  Christian's bat costume, which was heavy lined fleece, best lent itself to the bundling process because it was roomy on the inside.  I am always surprised at how many kids venture out every year in the weather, but they still seem to.  I got the lucky job of manning the candy post at home with Elliott.