Halloween and Soccer Fun

Will decided our family theme for Halloween would be "The Farmer and the Dell" this year. I was the dog who chased Kate the Cat, who chased Will the mouse "rat",  who chased  Brett the Cheese.  

I really had to talk Brett into being the cheese this year.  He has a reputation of being a villain at the party every year.  This was not near as exciting for him!  However,  once he added a whoopy cushion so he could "Cut the cheese"  on the side he was good to go!

Kate looked so stinkin cute with her little pink nose.

I got creative with my buffalo chicken dip making it look like a jack o lantern for the party.

All of our friends looked great for the party.  We all had a great time together.  Will ended up walking away with 1 of the awards for "Cutest Kids Costume." 

On another note,  Will finished up his soccer season in October.  He was a little slow to warm up, but ended up making great progress and loved being on his team.

Brett and I don't know a whole lot about soccer, but tried to help out with practice as much as we could.

Injury really knocked down the numbers on our team, but we powered through and had a great time!  Now we have switched gears to swim season, and look forward to another soccer season in the Spring!

Kate's 8th and Will's 6th Birthday Bash

School starts and then we immediately transition into Birthday mode at our house.  It's crazy but so much fun every year! We celebrated over Labor Day weekend again and had a great time! 

Kate and Will were showered with gifts once again.  Kate loves her Barbies.

And since Will decided he wants to be a basketball player when he grows up we thought we should get him a basketball!

We decided to have a massive water balloon fight in the backyard.  Now that Papa has brand new knees and a new ankle he can be a real threat in the war!

Brett and Will had a blast soaking everyone!

Everyone wanted to get Grandpa wet.

And the neighbors came over and joined in on the fun too!

We went with Glorious Desserts for our cake this year.  Will went with a Mario theme and Kate went with hearts and peace signs.

How is my baby 6 years old!!!

8 years........ Really!

Everyone enjoyed relaxing on the deck and having a good time.

Kate and Will decided to have a joint birthday party with their friends this year.  We made purple and blue cupcakes and had ice cream and juice boxes for the bash.

They picked Chow's Gymnastics for the party place.  They each invited 5-6 friends and 2 coaches ran the party.

The coaches set up multiple obstacle courses for the kids to work through. 

The parallel bars are always a hit.

The final station of fun was jumping off the platform into the pit.  Will and Harper had to think about it and gather up some courage before taking the plunge.  But they both did it and then loved doing it over and over again!

The party was a blast and both have said they want to do the same thing again for next year's party. I agree, it was one of the best parties we've had yet!!

Happy Birthday Kate and Will!   We are so proud of you and can't wait for more fun years to come!!!