Halloween

Making sugar cookies with friends!

Lucy at her school Halloween parade. Isn't she fabulous?

You can't see very well in this picture, but they are eating mummies for lunch!

Our spooky dinner menu:

*Brains (noodles dyed green)

*Eyeballs (meatballs)

*Bones (breadsticks)

*Blood (marinara sauce)

And Witches Brew!


The Costumes

Noah the Ninja - We weren't exactly sure what Noah was going to be for Halloween this year. We were discussing options for most of the month until Noah finally informed us that he knew what he was going to be but was not going to tell us. So we were a bit nervous on Halloween night. But our fears were put to rest when he came downstairs in last years costume.

Grace the Bumblebee - You can't tell in this pictures, but her skirt lit up!

Lucy AKA Superwoman

Jake the cowboy - He is wearing chaps that belonged to Grandpa Ogden when he was a little boy. Only Grandpa didn't wear them as a costume!

The After Party

I think the night was a success!

Surfing

We have spent the last 3 Saturday mornings learning how to surf! We still have a long ways to go to be able to say we are "surfers", but we are having a lot of fun.


Lucy the surfer girl.


Noah and Grace headed out to catch some waves.


Grace almost getting up. She did stand up later, I just didn't get a picture of it!

Lucy the surfer girl. These waves were small, and just the perfect size for her!


Noah, looking for the perfect wave.


Noah is getting pretty good.


We have been going to the beach at 6:30 in the morning to beat the crowds. The sun is just coming up and it is the perfect way to start the day. Since Jake is still a little small for surfing (although he would disagree with that) he spends the first hour or so watching the sunrise and eating his breakfast.


As the kids get tired from surfing, Jake is ready to play with them in the sand! They are content while Noah and I stay out and surf as long as possible.

October

We started off the month with Lucy's 7th birthday!

We had a few lemonade stands.

We did a little face painting.

Jake found a way to look out the peep hole at the front door.


Lucy had a fantastic birthday party. We have only been in Hawaii a few months, but this girl is such a social butterfly that she has already made so many friends!

And we bought an Ocean Kayak! We have been on a few adventures and we are loving it!