Corn Maze and Pumpkin Carving

We found out about a corn maze on the island, which we couldn't miss! It has always been a tradition for us in the past, so I am very grateful we didn't have to miss out while living in a tropical location. It was very warm and there were lots of bugs, but still, a corn maze! It took us about an hour to do, with Madelyn having a ball and leading the way most of the time.

We also carved pumpkins. One thing about living here is that they start to rot immediately, so even though we did it only 3 days early, I think next year we might just do it the day of Halloween. The kids really loved it and it's nice now that Sienna is older and able to do her own. I love the fall and all the fun activities and traditions we have!

Mad's, Aidan's, and Sienna's

Halloween and Party

We had a fun Halloween this year. I love Halloween! Since it fell on a Sunday and we no longer live in Utah where it is changed to Saturday, (so Trick-or-Treating was out) I told the kids we could have a party. I remember my Mom doing one when I was little and it was so fun, but I think she is more patient with a ton of other people's kids running around than I am. I had them limit it to 3 friends each. I think it turned out really well, but it was a ton of work. Thank goodness the next 6 years they can just go Trick-or-Treating! I don't have a lot of pictures of the party, a bunch got deleted somehow. Bummer! But there are a few. I loved the kids' costumes. It was so much fun to get them ready! We went with Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, although Mad was really the old-school Alice. Aidan even won a prize at the ward trunk-or-treat. He was pretty stoked about that!

Halloween

After a very crazy time arriving in Hawaii, I was a little remiss in taking Halloween pictures. I took some pictures later but forgot to post them. I am missing Aidan's, but he was Luke Skywalker and we all know what her looks like, don't we? We did have a great time getting to know members from our ward at the trunk-or-treat, which was very fun and I am sure the kids enjoyed it, even without main trick-or-treating.