Halloween Movie Sleepover

Kalyn got to pick the movie for this week's sleepover.  She actually chose to watch a bunch of Halloween-themed shows from Disney Jr. and Nick Jr. We had a spooky-themed dinner, played Halloween charades, did face painting and dressed in costumes.

Spider-girl drinking from her special skeleton hand goblet.

This was the best I could do for face painting.

Cards for charades.  They were made as a matching game that I found on TeachersPayTeachers.com.

Graveyard desserts.

Playing games in their costumes.

Charades: owl, jack-o-lantern, tree, and frog.

Mummy dogs.

Candy corn fruit parfaits.

Completed Summer Bucket List

I didn't get as many things done on my list as I wanted but with the move and Logan George's speech camp and swimming lessons and everything else, we stayed very busy.  Some of the items were actually done in the fall and those that can be done will be added to my Fall Bucket List.

Here's the list:

1. host a sprinkler party: we did this with our friend Zoey
2. backyard camping
3. watch fireworks: technically Logan George was the only one who did this, he saw some out his window
4. rootbeer floats: we got rootbeer floats on National Rootbeer Float Day
5. library summer reading program: because of the move we missed the program at both the old house and the new location
6. Perot Museum
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. Monster University
8. Despicable Me 2
9. cousins Sleepover: we've had several since we moved to the new house
   
   
   
   
10. catch fireflies: never saw any
11. go to a baseball game
12. water park: we were in the water so much with the new community pool and swim lessons that we just never made it to the water park
13. geocaching
    
14. bowling
    
    
    
    
15. ice cream cookie sandwiches
16. treasure hunt
17. scavenger hunt: we did a few different ones
18. art canvases
    
19. Fort Worth Science Museum
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
20. umbrellas, rain boots, and puddles
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
21. Yes Day: I had planned to do this after reading the book , but we never made it to the library to get it
22. train ride
23. zoo
24. VBS: Sophie Rose did 2 different VBS's and Logan George did one
25. wax museum
26. fly kites
    
27. visit Grandad's grave
    

Home Alone Movie Night

My nephew Matthew got to choose this night's movie...his pick Home Alone.

After a quick summary of the movie I chose the menu incorporating New York City and France.

New York style hot dogs for dinner.

We went to a French café for breakfast after the sleepover and had crepes.  I pulled some picks to create the invitations.

The kids LOVED the movie.  They were laughing so hard, it made me laugh just listening to them.

Maw Susan joined us for this week's movie.  We put Sophie Rose on the counter to create more space on the couch and also because she had just woke up from a nap.  She never even had dinner, just popcorn.  Next up Kalyn's Halloween choice.

Random Stuff and Catching Up

So I am in purge mode and I have a bunch of folders on my computer of pictures waiting to go in a blog post, which means I'm going to give you a big glimpse into our lives.

 

These kids make me so happy!

 

• We have been exploring new parks in the area.

I had Logan George write Sophie Rose an apology note.

Coloring at a storytime.

Sophie Rose and her Daddy

Painting in the backyard

We have lots of bunny rabbits in our neighborhood.

•  Sophie Rose had me set up a grocery store in the playroom so she could go shopping.

• The kids had fun drawing on the patio door with some new window markers.

• Sophie Rose's "plain ol' Bible"; she specifically requested a Bible she could write in so we went to Half-Price Books and found her one.

• Sophie Rose and Kalyn started gymnastics this fall and have loved it.