Halloween Fun

 Saturday was a busy day for us! It started at 6:30 for the big boys. They had to get up and be at school by 7 to leave for Columbia with their Cross Country team, for the State Finals. Jordan ran but Siah had to go to cheer the team runners on. Only the top 7 boys and 7 girls had to run. I felt really bad for them because it was 36 degrees that morning. Jordan said his time was off because of the cold , it made his ears hurt really bad. The girls team came in 3rd for the State! Not sure about the boys team yet.

Then at 9:30 I had a hair apt. What do you think about my new do? It's the shortest I have ever gone!!! I was a little freaked out at first about the back being so short...I love the front!!! Believe it or not I did go running last night and was able to put it in a pony tail. That's all that matters to me ;0)

The boys got back at 11:30, so Karlton had to pick them up at the school, I was not finished with my hair apt. by then. But... I had to be home by noon to pick them (Jordan and Josiah) up and take them to church. They were helping set up our Church's Carnival that day! My boys worked 7 hours that day setting up, running stations, and cleaning up the Carnival! I was told they are really hard workers! They had a lot of fun! It is really sad to me that they are working the Carnival and not dressing up to participate any longer :0(

Next year will be Joel's last year to dress up....if he still wants to. Then I will only have 2 little ones dressing for Halloween!

After we had lunch and the girls took a (or was suppose to take a ) nap. It was time to get them dressed for the Carnival! Hooray! They had been waiting for this all day!.....

Here is my Barbie Princess, Minnie Mouse, and my Ninja.......

The Princess and Minnie in front of their Castle.........

The Ninja was protecting it..........

The girls all ready to go.......

But, first a few more pictures while we waited on daddy....

Then we arrived...... The kids got tattoo's, their face painted, played games, bounced in a bounce house, played on an obstacle bounce course, they scored lots of silly bands and candy! Oh the candy!!!!!!! The big boys were paid in Candy for all their effort! I can assure you they were happy! They said that is the most candy they have ever gotten! With all 5 kids we have enough to last us until next year! ;0) Maybe a week and a half for Josiah anyway...lol

And one last picture...of Lilee with her buddy Abby...

So you can see that we had a really fun day! We carved our pumpkins on Sunday, Halloween. We have been so busy that we just had not had the time... At least they burned one night! Their pictures are below in the next post.......