Happy Halloween

We had a terrific Halloween this year, so here is a quick summary of some of our events.

Harward Farms in Springville has a great little corn box (like a sandbox but with corn kernels), brilliant actually, the girls loved it. It was a full time job keeping kernels out of Brooky's mouth but we got through it.

Oh what a cute little pumpkin!


They have a little petting zoo. I have never seen such an enormous pig! Wow.


We went on a little hay ride around the farm.

Livvy the Witch's favorite Old Macdonald Farm puzzle.

This was a healthy Halloween treat idea I got from familyfun.com (great website). It's made with a pear, apple slices, carrot shreddings, a chocolate cookie, and a sugar cone. Guess what got eaten? Yep, the sugar. Didn't help that the pear wasn't ripe at all. Oh well it was fun.


We had a Halloween party for our playgroup. Liv and her friends are on a treasure hunt, looking for clues on small black paper cats. This was a highlight for the kids, and pretty funny to watch. One kid would start running down the hall with no clue, then all the others would follow. They found the treasure...eventually:)


Brooky and Charlotte, just hangin' out, scouring the floor for dropped candy, paper, really anything they could put in their mouths.


Paka was a lifesaver. I was in charge of the activity so it was busy - she helped Liv with the craft and watched my girls, along with Dhiren. What a trooper!


My neighbor found this bouncy house at DI for $4.00! It was a hit!


Brooky just loved the pumpkin goo. Really? I can do this?


Livvy took her pumpkin painting very seriously.


We all had the beginnings of stomach flu, so we did a quick trick or treating around the block.


And we're off.

Love Your Body 10K

Last Saturday I ran my first 10K and was so proud of myself. I had two goals - finish without walking and don't pass out. Happy to say I accomplished both. It was spectacular. I have always told myself that I'm not a runner, can't do it, body wasn't made for it, etc. Recently I read Born to Run, which talks about how we are made to run and that everyone can run. It was really inspiring. Because I've always had a hankering to be a runner, the running began. Love it!

My biggest cheerleaders, all bundled up - it was super cold! Nice for running though.


After the run and I'm still alive! One of my 50 life goals is to run a half-marathon. This was a step in the right direction:) Here I am with my cheerleaders and my running coach. Rob ran cross country in high school and looooves it. He has given me lots of great pointers.