Over the River & Through the Woods

This year for Thanksgiving we got to go to Southern Utah to spend it with my side of the family. It was so fun to see my parents and most of my sisters. Ellie had a lot of fun playing with her cousins, and there was so much good food.

The kiddos got to help Grandma make our traditional pilgrim hat cookies.

They also got to make some Thanksgiving crafts with the help of Aunt Rylee.

The weather was so beautiful that we even were able to go down to the park to play some family kickball. 

We loved being able to spend time with family and catch up on each other's lives. I love holidays for that very reason.

The day after Thanksgiving weekend went to Santa's Workshop (a gift idea expo). Ellie saw Santa and was determined to go talk to him. We took Ellie over to him, and as soon as we got close Ellie got a good look and decided she was not interested. Even while sitting on Mister's lap she didn't want anything to do with him. I have a feeling that once he drops off some presents for Christmas Ellie will be a much bigger fan.

Cutest Ghoul I Have Ever Seen

I love Halloween. I love seeing the little kiddos dressed up in costumes running from house to house saying the magic words to get their sugar fix. This year, being pregnant, I didn't have the energy to make Ellie a cute costume, so I borrowed a cute one from my sister instead. For our ward's trunk-or-treat Ellie dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood. Kanye went as her Big, Bad Wolf.  She was adorable and had a blast going from car to car filling her basket.

The night before Halloween Ellie assembled her pumpkin and helped me make witch hat cookies. 

I found these wooden pumpkin decorating kits in Target's bargain bin section least year. I was bummed this year when I looked to see if they had anymore, and found that the kids were now just foam stickers. Talk about disappointing.

The witch hat cookies didn't look awesome. I couldn't find the chocolate Kisses anywhere, and the Hugs just didn't look right. Ellie had fun making them though, and they tasted great.

After the trunk-or-treating Ellie was determined to be a witch. I had nothing for a witch costume, but I felt bad nor letting her dress-up the way she wanted for Halloween. Halloween morning I raided her closet for anything that may resemble a witch outfit. We then ran to Target and lucked out and found their last witch hat. She was so excited!

When I told Ellie I wanted to get a picture she was more than happy to pose.

Ellie did a great job trick-or-treating. We walked around one cul-de-sac and down one street when Ellie said, "That's enough. Let's go home." Mister and I were surprised, but didn't complain (it was a little chilly). Once we got home Ellie immediately busted open her sack and downed it's contents. Her rush to get home finally made sense.