In keeping with that day, the boys feasted upon pumpkin shaped toast, with peanut butter and chocolate sprinkles for breakfast, and apple slices, of course! They usually wolf down this breakfast, but cut into the shape of pumpkins? Cause for some screwing-around, of course! What's a holiday without some fun?
Tyler was working, and wouldn't be home until 3:30pm. So it was me and the boys for awhile!
Trisha was bringing Paige out, so I got Wyatt all "ducked" up for her. Wayne was excited to be a fisher-man too, and Weston was sleeping (until she got here, when he woke up, of course!) Here's the cutest duck in a pond. His costume was so soft, it was slippery! And yes, I will use this picture for blackmail someday.
Sooooo sweet! What good, nice little brothers (another blackmail shot!)
Okay, enough messing around and making them pose for an endless amount of pictures (195 were taken through out the day.) Trisha and Paige are here! We were waiting for them on the front porch, of course. That's pretty common when we're having folks for coffee, but our days of it are numbered, I think. It's getting cold!Isn't she a cute lion? I was so glad Trisha came out. What a sweet girl. I swear, she's always happy! Paige that is. Well, Trisha is too, I guess. I'm going to stop digging myself a hole and move on! :-)
Oh yes, and this is a great shot of our day. Weston napped for only 45 minutes all day, and Wayne later took a 75 minute rest = Crabby babbies! Oh well. Some people say this is a shot that didn't turn out. I disagree. This picture captures exactly what was going on. Does it make them look like perfect little angels? No. But let's face it. They aren't. At least my two little punks are definitely not! Not even on Halloween.
Weston perked up again, when he saw he was having pumpkin shaped peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch, with orange cheese nips. Mmm.. Hey, I have a lot of pumpkin cookie cutters, and I gotta use em while I can!
After lunch the "make them take a nap so they won't be tired" war began. And continued until 3pm. Then I started getting them ready so we could leave when Tyler got home. Of course, I had to snap a few before we left!He doesn't look like a zebra here, just cute and naughty!
He's so cute, I think I could eat him. (I nibbled on his cheeks and told him he tasted like chocolate, he nibbled on mine and said I tasted like apples. You decide which is better!)
Have a mentioned he's the cutest duck in the pond?
We cruised on out, and went to Tyler's mom's and Duane's place. Tyler attempted a photo of me and the boys here. Yikes. I give up. He snapped about 10, but this one cracked me up. No one, and I mean NO ONE is looking, except for..... Wayne? Are you kidding me? Oh well. It is what it is, and it captured the moment! My pursuit of photo perfection is definitely having the bar lowered. A lot.
Loved this one... they were so excited to knock on the door. Oh, and sorry to all the neighbors who got pranked by Weston knocking and running!
Who knew? Her baby has three babies!
The boys made quite the haul at this stop, but their FAVORITE was the handmade kids' trail mix. I made them wait until snack time this morning for it, and they were sooo patient. They sat at the counter for 20 minutes picking through it and scarfing it down!We hit Grandma Groen's, then went back to Everson to stop at the Uncle Deryl's and Aunt Shari's. On the way, the boys snacked on Grandma Groen's standard popcorn and apples. Mmm!
Again, major excitement over knocking/door bell ringing!
Trick or Treat!
"I got something good to eat!"
Then, it was off to Grandma Silves and the Beld's. Problem was, they weren't home! Neither were Papa and Nana. Sorry guys, we missed you all!Oh, but this shot. Is that a Halloween sky or what? I love where we live. It is breathtaking.
So, onward, and upward. Literally. We headed up the hill for a quick and crazy dinner at mom and dad's. Treven was a duck hunter, and was so stinkin' cute in his Carhart's and hat, with his stuffed duck. Problem was, Wyatt was a duck. Hmm.. Here's what Wyatt thought of it!
He calmed down eventually.
We fed the babies and visited, while waiting for Ryan and Tara and Maddie to come (they were making the rounds too.) I decided, against my better judgment, to get a shot of Grandpa and Grandma with all the kids. Oh
My.
What was I thinking?
It was nuts. Gatherings at my parents lately are nuts. I'd like to take all the blame for it, providing 3 of the 5 kiddos, but the other two contribute their fair share too. It's a good think there is a big, open space, or it would get way too wild!
So here we go... The Silves boys with Grandpa and Grandma. Take what you can get!
Tyson and Treven
Miss Madelyn came. She liked her hood, and her tail.
Speaking of open spaces.... Dad has a new toy, a helicopter. He enjoys it, but the grandkids..Well...
How do I say this?
It's a good thing most of them wear diapers, because I'm sure that they are so excited, they pee their pants!
He flies it all over, and they chase it, squeeling, laughing and giggling all the while. It's a great thrill, and for the 7 minutes the batteries last, we other adults have a breather! Here's mom and Breanne. What a cute shot! They have on coordinating Buckle shirts.
Just before packing up, Wayne got to go to the laundry room to pick up his treats. He was pretty excited to know that the plate with the most cookies was for him (I think my mom went with the "the heavier you are the more you can eat" method of allocation!)
We headed for home, and in twenty minutes had everyone wiped down, in pajamas, the car cleaned out, everything put away, and feeding Wyatt. I must say, after 3 1/2 years and three kids, Tyler and I are a well oiled machine when it comes to the "we're home now" routine!!! Hope you all enjoyed the day as much as we did, and enjoyed seeing what we were up to as well. Better go make lunch. This time change has thrown the kiddos for a MAJOR loop and we are all messed up on schedules. Argh! You single/kidless folks out there, I hope you enjoyed the extra hour of sleep...someday you won't get it! :-)
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