K is for...

... doing Karate!







...kicking!





...bouncing like a Kangaroo!





...acting like a Kitten!



...and Kleenexes!



We've also been talking about pets - today everyone made their own imaginary pets from scraps of fur! Tooo Cute!





The big girls, especially, really worked hard on them and let their imaginations show!

Our Howling Great Halloween!

This Halloween was one of my favorites! We had a great time getting the kids all dressed up and made up in their costumes!





Chloe was an adorable Monster Child - even with the stitches on her face, she was just stinkin' cute!





Spencer was an evil jester - Scary! He even won the scariest costume contest in his 5th grade class!





Tyler was - well, we're not real sure, but she was adorable! She did end up telling people she was a zombie!





I had a great time when all my little friends came to trick or treat at our house! I loved seeing old friends and new ones and getting to ooh and aah over everyone's costumes! I just love these kids!

























We had a fun night hanging out with our friends, Lisa and Shannon and their awesome kids Hali and Zack. Lisa and I took the kids out trick-or-treating while the guys stayed home watching scary shows on tv and handing out candy! Lisa and I even dressed up! (and this was totally her idea - and a little bit of Bronson's....) She was a sperm and I was the egg - there was No Way she was fertilizing me! Thanks, friend, for a great night! We ate chili dogs and tortilla chips with dip, brownies and candy and watched a scary movie after trick-or-treating!

Monster Mash

These are too, too funny! We personalized dancing versions of The Monster Mash on JibJab.com!
Click on the links for a great giggle!

Our family one:
http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/O72LR2ha9lGhYbf0

And the daycare one:
http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/Tkjy53tV5Qcjr51z

Starring:
Mr. M as the wolfman
Miss A as the bride of frankenstein
Miss K as the mad scientist
B as the vampire
and
L'il Miss K as frankenstein!

Halloween Fun at Daycare

Wow - the excitement is so big today for Halloween and costumes and trick or treating and candy. There are times when I've very nearly literally had to peel children off the ceiling! We've enjoyed a celebration atmosphere all day with just having fun together!



We've played dress up in the dress up clothes and costumes.





We talked about pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns and ooey gooey nasty slimy things as we gutted a pumpkin and explored the gook and seeds!


Miss K, "Oh, yeah - this is gross but I like it!"


Miss A, "I'll do it, but I don't like it!"


Miss M was the bravest of all the kids and did the most gutting!


L'il Miss K, "You want me to put my hand in There?!"


B, "I am NOT putting my hand in there..."


"... and you can't make me!"


Mr. M, "OK, I'll touch it with just one finger..."


"...eewwy, eewwy, eewwy!"


W was the bravest little one!


And he did a great job digging seeds out and getting them in the bowl!

While we played together this morning, we talked about how to stay safe on Halloween.

We talked about things that scare us - and came up with quite a list:

And then talked about how when we see scary things like these on Halloween, they are just pretend and in good fun!

I'm anxious to see everyone in their costumes when they come to trick-or-treat tomorrow!

Happy Halloween!

A Little Pre-Halloween Fun!

We've had a fun week with the daycare kids getting ready for Halloween, but we've had fun at night with our kids, as well!

Last night, Bronson and the kids started in on jack-o-lantern carving. Spencer and Chloe got to pick their own faces and clean the "guts" out of their pumpkins!









They turned out pretty cute!







Tyler will do hers tomorrow as she's now a teenager and a social butterfly and had more important things to do last night than hang out at home :o).

Today, all the kids got to wear their costumes to school for the first time. Tyler and Spencer only wore partial costumes so I didn't do pictures this morning, but will save them for the big shebang tomorrow, but Chloe did dress up and was stinkin' adorable! She is a monster child (which is only kind of fitting!).



And, who is this adorable guy all dressed up for a day of trick or treating? Well, it's Bronson ready to go to work! Hahahahaha! I love that he's not afraid to be a little silly!



Today will be a fun day of more Halloween activities and snacks and excitement before the big day tomorrow! Can hardly wait!

Spookey-Ookey Art

The kids and I were very busy today as we did some fun Halloween art. We decorated mini pumpkins with Sharpies.



We also made fun collages by stamping Halloween cookie cutters in paint.







During outside time, we practiced counting to 7 as each kiddo dug in a bowl of shaving cream (I called it Frog Spit for the older ones) for 7 spooky spider rings! Lots of fun!

Lovely Leaves

The kiddos have all had lots of fun playing in the fallen leaves this week!