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I'm excited to try the math games in this free e-book!

I've been perusing the blog Word of Wisdom Living lately.

I love the fabrics in this little quilt.

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halloween 2012

the pumpkin clan

I have such a love hate relationship with Halloween.  My kids love it, and I do love their imaginations and love of dressing up.  But EIGHT pumpkins?  That’s a lot.  Couldn’t 3 or 4 be sufficient?  All the candy?  It drives me crazy.  Gore and evil?  Hate it.

I do love happy excited kids, though, so I guess I’m not too down on Halloween.  They had a lot of fun just getting into their costumes (and character) and trick or treating.

pose

bug

the elf costume

elfish

i have a lot of photos with this face

fighter pilot

salute

black ninja with a bug

kia!

!!!

karate kick

pumpkins in the dark

dr. green eye

lit up

my pumpkin

Was that enough photos for you?  I think the funnest thing about Halloween for me is looking back through the photos of past years and seeing how my kids have changed and grown.  I mean, look at my Brenna.  My big, beautiful, grown up girl.  She’s always had very strong opinions about what she’d be for Halloween.  Never again will she be a hermit crab.

hermit crab of 2003

If you just haven’t had enough here are some links to past Halloweens:

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2005

filed under Brenna, Eva, holidays, Hunter, Ian, Jonah, Logan