The best part about was making hair for Jace. Ralph has lots of hair, and Jace has hardly any. So I managed to put something together to make him look a little closer to what we wanted.
Monday before Halloween Paul and I went to my parents to carve pumpkins. It is somewhat of a Blatter family tradition to carve pumpkins and and make delicious caramel apples. So this being the first Halloween in the SLC Valley in a long time, I thought it would be fun to continue with the tradition. My mom makes the best cinnamon white chocolate caramel apples. So you better believe that is what I pigged out on!
A few days before Halloween, Paul's mom, had a trick or treating activity at her work. Which was good for us because we wanted to see his parents, but we didn't want to drive all the way out to their place then have to drive to my parents all in one day. This made it so much easier. We were able to celebrate a Halloween with them and not have to worry about splitting the time. We had fun going around to all of Julie's clients trick or treating. Some of them were dressed up and it was really cute.
Halloween with my family was really fun, but low key. We all dressed up as something from Wreck it Ralph. My mom was Venelope. Dad was Gene from the Fix it Felix game. Tyson was a little bummed because originally we had planned to do pirates of the Caribbean, so he had grown out his beard to be Mr. Gibbs. But he pulled of a Wreck it Ralph character by being one of the Cow boys from the game Tappers. Tallus and his girlfriend were the game pong.
We kept everything pretty low key because the younger two sibs had plans to trick or treat. We had dinner together. The younger children left, and the adults played a few games. After that we watched the oh so classic Halloween movie "Hocus Pocus." I know it doesn't sound like a crazy amazing party, but it was just what we needed. We hope to turn this into a tradition. And as the years pass it should get a little more lively because the grand kids will be old enough to enjoy a few games.
Jace trying on his hair hat to show me how much bigger I needed to make it
Jace and Lyla playing at her house. She is so smiley its cute. Jace just does his own thing and takes over all her toys.
Paul got PRK Lasik and was seriously out for a few days. He is still trying to heal, but he enjoys the fact that his vision is clearer than it was before. (without his glasses).
Because Paul had just had eye surgery, he didn't trust himself to carve a pumpkin so my dad carved Jace's pumpkin. Jace was so silly. He loved the guts, but of course, he tried to eat them!
Just showing off his pumpkin guts
In Cottonwood Heights there are tons of trees. Jace decided he loves the fall just as much as I do. He likes to eat the leaves more than play in them, but I think it will get better. For now, I guess I will just have to be ok with the leaf eating.
Sometimes, when I can't get his food made fast enough, I have to keep him happy with the breakfast of champions, nerds and fruit snacks. Neither of them really worked but it made for a good picture.
Jace all dressed up on the way to go trick or treating at Grandmas work
I was a bad mom and let Jace eat a sucker. He did a great job eating it. Only tried to choke himself once, and that was only because he tried to eat the wrong end of the sucker. There were lots of tears when I told him he had had enough, and took the sucker away. But I think he has forgiven me.
Jace with no hair, but really big eyebrows. He is just so cute.
The three of us dressed up for the family Halloween party.
Daddy all dressed up as Gene
Mom dressed up as Venelope
Paul and I made ghost brownies
Witch finger cookies
They were supposed to look more like eyeballs, but these deviled eggs were the hit of the party.
Wreck it Ralph enjoying his sippy cup on top of Mimi and Papa's table
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