So, Alex is like his mom and gets really excited about holidays. We had talked about having a Halloween party but I hadn't had time to plan one as we had to give talks in church a few weeks back. Then there's the uncertainty of how a 4-month old would cooperate, and if I could handle the kids on my own (since Jon lives and work and visits us for a few hours in the middle of the night). At the last minute, we decided to pull one together, deciding that 5 year olds wouldn't be too picky about the party details. Wednesday afternoon we invited a few 5 year-old boys over for a party the next evening. Thursday morning Alex helped me cut out some sugar cookies for them to decorate. (I purposely didn't hide the dishes in the background to "keep it real") :)
Here's our little group of Halloween goons that joined us.
We had a kid-friendly dinner of mummy dogs, cheetos, carrots, apple slices and cranberry wassail.
One of the kids asked me why there were leaves on the table and the plates? And why the plates, napkins and cups matched? Silly me - thinking 5 year-olds wouldn't care about the details - good thing I was semi with it! The noise level got a little high during dinner and I wondered if having six 5 year-olds over was really such a good idea. I will say that they all seemed to share the same sense of humor.
We played a few games - including a "drop the ghost (painted clothespin) in the bucket". Jon made it home a little bit early and was able to help out a little bit.
We played a homemade "pin the nose on the jack-o-lantern" that was a hit.
I hid some mini pumpkins outside and let the kids go find them. Inside, we made spiders out of them.
For the grand finale, the kids decorated (and of course, ate) some sugar cookies.
This was, of course, enjoyed by all.
We are lucky that we live so close to some of our cousins now so they can spend more time together. These 3 were born within 6 weeks of each other. Aren't they so cute with their happy grins?
Everyone seemed to have a good time and I was glad we did it. After all - it's all about the fun memories for my sweetie pies.
Last Thursday night, Alex, Aidan, and Aunt Sherrine and I went to go see Disney on Ice (Jon was sick).
The show was really good and Alex sat riveted the enitre time.
Alex was thrilled that one of the first acts was from Aladin - one of his very favorite movies. He enjoyed singing along to the songs.
Who would've thought that Dorrie could skate?
Alex enjoyed eating a cookie while watching his favorite characters.
Alex was also thrilled to see his absolute favorite - Buzz Lightyear. To Infinity and Beyond!
They even had some skaters act out "It's a Small World".
Aidan was a real trooper and also thoroughly enjoyed the show.
By the second Act, Alex assumed his semi-tired position: sucking his thumb and holding his blanket.
The Incredibles showed up.
And the show ended with a great finale including all the characters and fireworks.
Aunt Ene bought Alex an early Christmas present - a Mr. Incredible that spins the robot he's holding and lights up.
We had a great time!
