Waaaay Too Much Candy!

 

Laura and I

The wigs....long story!

Halloween Poses

Riv as Batgirl

She was pulling some all-out batgirl moves here, wish I would have gotten it on video!

Carving the Pumpkins

We carved the pumpkins outside with Scott's power tools. It was AWESOME! I'll never resort to steak knives again!

Riv and Mom

SOOOO glad to be home after trick-or-treating!

Beach Boy

I convinced my Dad to try on this "surfer dude" wig. Pretty classic!

Riv at the End of the Night

Tired and cold and showing off the big bowl of candy she got.

Halloween night

At the last minute, Fox wanted to take off his Captain Jack Sparrow costume be the "frog" from when he was 2 years old. The costume was WAAAY too small AND he had a mustache and beard, so he ended up being a bearded frog.

Fox turns 4

Yummo! SUGAR!! We decorated chocolate chip cookies with coconut, candy corns, chocolate chips, and sprinkles. The kids loved it. Oooh, I'd better go have some lunch, just talking about all this sugar is making me hungry!

What does it mean to be 4?

Fox seems to comtemplate the question....

Fox's 4th Birthday "Halloween" Party!

Peter, Molly, Rivers, Fox, and Spencer strike some poses.

All the Kids!

MAN, does Fox EVER LOVE to pose for the camera!

FOUR YEARS OLD!

Mummy Dogs

The kids had a fun time making "mummy dogs" with breadsticks and capers.

WATCH OUT!

There was a dead hand ALWAYS trying to get a hold of our food!

Riv and Grandma

Decorating Cupcakes @ Fox's 4th birthday bash.

Riv and the Boys

Maybe someday a girl will move into our neighborhood! Oh well, Riv can handle being the only girl.

Fox and his Best Buds

My friend Tracie and I took our kids hiking a few weeks back. This is Fox and his two favorite friends, Spencer and Peter.

Labor Day Teton Canoe Trip

Just returned from an incredible vacation over Labor Day with all our old college kayaking friends. It's been a few years and a handful of kids later, and we all met at one of our favorite spots, Leigh Lake in the Teton National Park. We canoed across String Lake, did about a 1/2 mile portage to Leigh Lake, canoed about another 1 1/2 hrs and arrived at our camping spot on the beach. We woke up to views of Mt. Moran and spent a few days in heaven. The kids spent every minute exploring the beach, navigating canoes by themselves, catching frogs, and swinging in homemade swings high in the treetops.

We plan to make it a tradition and try to reserve this same spot every labor day, it was so beautiful! The weather was perfect and there were no mosquitoes! We lucked out, that's for sure!

And this year, no one even dumped their canoe on the way to the campsite! YAY!

Warm, Shallow Water

The water was perfect for the kids and there were thousands of little minnows to catch everywhere! So fun!

Scott Slacklining

Scott and his friends doing slackline

Fox and Mom

Picking out which oatmeal flavor to eat...

The Campsite

You can see how clear and shallow the water was. Oh, it was so beautiful!

Scott and Riv

At the campfire cuddling...

Fox's Frog

Give a boy a wild frog, and he's entertained all day!