We were pretty busy this week decorating our house for Halloween.Between all the school art Cooper brings home and the stuff I've been having the kids do, our little apartment is all decked out. Today I tried something fun with them and some of our neighbor friends. We made "Footprint Ghosts" and "Handprint Spiders". I loved this picture of Cooper while I was painting his foot. It tickled their toes, and I think it may have been a little cold too.
They turned out really cute! Enjoy!
Our next project was the spiders..it never fails...you always find an easier way to do a new project by the last kid.
Above is Cooper's spider, with Logan's in the background. Below is a close-up of Logi-bears.
MacKenzie's spider turned out really good too!
Afterwards, we enjoyed pumpkin and cat lazy cookies. We had alot of extra cookies so we sent some home with our friends and plan to give more away to family. Some of you are probably thinking that I'm a closet Martha Stewart. Trust me, I am so not! I give all the credit to the wonderful world of Google and Pre-school websites!
Finally, after weeks of decorating and partying, the time has come to get the goods! Every year I get the boys dressed up and loaded into the van to do our trick-or-treating. This is a very involved and strategical process. You see, I drive the boys to Aunt Garnett and Uncle Dan's house. 
This is always a treat, as Aunt Garnett spoils us with her famous sugar cookies and candy bars. My little monkey loves cookies!
Then it's back in the van towards Grampa Jim & Grama Nina's house across the valley and up the hill, through the woods. Grampa had lots of choices for us this year. Naturally my boys chose the chocolate bar and the cookie. Do we see a pattern here?
Logan and Cooper were such good sports, and it was much easier hauling them around this year, as my friend Kati came with me. So, over the river and through the woods, across the valley and up the hill to Grama Pam's house we went. We were supposed to go trick-or-treating with Lexie and Camyrn, but Aunty Tia had to work so they weren't at home.
This was Logan's first year trick-or-treating. It didn't take long for him to realize what was going on...he's a smart little monkey. At almost every house, we'd hear a "He's so cute!" as they opened the door. He would say trick-or-treat, they would give him some candy, then he'd look up at them and say "more please." You guessed it, 9 times out of 10 they'd give him more. And he'd say, "Tank you."
Cooper was a pro this year. He knew not to run into the street, and he stayed with Kati or myself the whole time. Of course, he was a big helper showing his little bro the ropes.
About half way through our adventure, Daddy showed up! He came home early from hunting just so he could be with the boys on Halloween. I was grateful for the chance to let him takeover.
Back at Grama Pam's house we posed for one last door picture. 
This is our very first family Halloween picture. And yes, I wore pigtails.
While visiting with Grama we had a little visit from a space monkey and a recital from a monkey pianist.
Thank you everyone for all the treats and goodies! See you next year!
ate his plain.
We went to the next station and made a ghost sucker. While Logan...
ate an apple.
We tried making a turkey, but that was really difficult to do without cooperation from Cooper. I brought the supplies home to try again later. Ms. Deanna helped Logan make a pumpkin craft, while I helped Cooper.
And yes, Logan is eating an apple (same one) again.
Cooper wanted to ice another cookie, so Logan and I went to the coloring station. This was the first time I allowed him to use markers. It was so cute to watch. He was singing a song the whole time he was coloring.
Towards the end we played put the nose on the pumpkin.
Logan's nose was low and Cooper's nose was high. 
We had lots of fun at the craft day. Ms. Deanna even sent more apples home with us. 
For Family Night we carved the pumpkin. Logan keeps calling the pumpkin "tree!" I think it's just easier for him to say. He really wanted to help daddy carve.
If you haven't carved your pumpkin yet, here's a great website to get some ideas:
The boys really liked it when we lit the candle.
Cooper finally getting involved in the process.
The great thing about the Scholtz farm is that it allows the kids to get close to the animals. Of course, the cows were the highlight for Logan. However, he thought the pigs were pretty funny.
Cooper was our fearless leader. Making sure everyone knew which way to go, but still, thankfully, listening for me to have him slow down or stop.
The end was insight and it was time to go and get our pumpkin!
It was time to let the kids loose and let them find our pumpkin. Logan really really liked running through the patch and trying to climb over the pumpkins.
It was now time to get down to some serious business. Finding the perfect pumpkin.
