Late October the boys had their Cub Scout Pushmobile race. Nathan's Tiger den didn't participate - probably because there are only a few of them. So Nathan and one of the other Tiger scouts helped out our Wolf team, which was short a couple of kids. We didn't win, but they had fun.
We also attended the Texas Renaissance Festival again this year. The kids wore their capes again that I made several years ago (can't believe they've held up so long!). The weather was cool, clear, and gorgeous. It was a great day!
With Halloween approaching, Amy's ballet class performed a short tap routine to the One-Eyed Flying Purple People Eater song. Too cute!
We visited the pumpkin patch and picked out pumpkins. The kids were excited to wear their halloween costumes this year. Alex was dressed as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Nathan as Darth Vader. Amy was a ballerina again this year, though with a new costume. It would have been fun to dress her up as Princess Leia.
Amy had several birthday celebrations over the course of one weekend. The first was the Friday before Halloween, right after our local homeschool co-op finished. Thankfully, Bill was off and was able to make the final party preparations and pick up the pizzas. It was a wonderful afternoon spent with all of our friends from co-op.
Halloween morning we carved pumpkins. Nathan and Alex drew what they wanted their pumpkins to look like, and I assisted Amy on her princess pumpkin. Once we had the pumpkins all cleaned out (the kids favorite part - I'm kidding, of course), Bill and I set to carving them. They turned out pretty cute. Then that night we went trick-or-treating with the cousins, who then got to spend the night. It was a full day!
The next day we had another party for Amy with family.
Monday was Amy's actual birthday, so we got to celebrate for the third time. Whew! Hope she doesn't expect this every year!
The weekend following Halloween and Amy's birthday we had the annual Fall scout camping trip for our pack, which even Amy and I attended! I could have done without all of the honey bees, mosquitoes and that one copperhead snake, but overall it was fun. Although, hint to my husband, a new air mattress that doesn't leak air would be great. :)
Fast forward to Nathan's birthday. Since his birthday fell on a Saturday, we had just one big celebration. Some friends and family came, and there was a Darth Vader pinata and a Moon Walk, though the rainy weather made it a little difficult to truly enjoy the outdoors. Despite the weather, however, the party was lots of fun. And this was the first time I ever saw a pinata completely severed in half, and by only the second person to swing at it (Way to go Kayleigh!)! Notice in the pictures below, first the one where the pinata and Nathan's body look like they are connected - not sure how we managed that shot, but we sure got a good laugh out of it! And then notice what became of the top section of the destroyed Darth Vader pinata... A perfect fit. :)
Long post, but I think I'm somewhat caught up now. Of course, it's Christmas time and I'm sure there will be much to blog about by the time Christmas Day arrives. Hopefully, I can stay on it!
