John's Birthday is October 30th, so we've made it an unofficial tradition that we eat something pumpkinny and make Jack-O-Lanterns to celebrate. Since John is less interested in celebrating his birthday than spending time in a craft store, it becomes all about the kids (aside from the steak dinner from me and the two day gun seminar in Vegas, the concealed weapons carrier course and a bulk case of ammunition from his dad.) Are we noticing a theme here? Needless to say, he had a very happy birthday and as usual, the kids benefitted as well.
Halloween was an all month process. It started with a trip to the Goodwill. Five kids and me scouring the aisles for 30 grueling minutes. It all payed off though and we left with some pretty groovy things. As you will probably notice, the theme for our family was "Hippy." We learned many things while preparing for the big night:
1. The family that tye dyes together, gets hugely messy together.
2. Converting old jeans into bell bottoms and long skirts is more complex than it looks.
3. Babies do not like to wear bandannas.
4. Five year old fabric glue does not hold up to a washing.
5. I can learn how to use my sewing machine after all.
6. My husband is officially the hottest guy I know.
Grandma and Grandpa Ellis were here for the festivities and got to witness our madness first hand. We had a lot of fun with them, appreciate their senses of humor. And, love going to Costco with them! Thanks for good times Grandma and Grandpa!
After all the hard work, Halloween night was a success. John was the hit of the Ward Trunk or Treat. Ian, Ben and Ali decorated our trunk and did a fabulous job with spiderwebs and streamers. They collected as much candy as possible, so they could sell it to us when they got home. Entrepeneurs at heart! Good times at the Ellis house!
Halloween was an all month process. It started with a trip to the Goodwill. Five kids and me scouring the aisles for 30 grueling minutes. It all payed off though and we left with some pretty groovy things. As you will probably notice, the theme for our family was "Hippy." We learned many things while preparing for the big night:
1. The family that tye dyes together, gets hugely messy together.
2. Converting old jeans into bell bottoms and long skirts is more complex than it looks.
3. Babies do not like to wear bandannas.
4. Five year old fabric glue does not hold up to a washing.
5. I can learn how to use my sewing machine after all.
6. My husband is officially the hottest guy I know.
Grandma and Grandpa Ellis were here for the festivities and got to witness our madness first hand. We had a lot of fun with them, appreciate their senses of humor. And, love going to Costco with them! Thanks for good times Grandma and Grandpa!
After all the hard work, Halloween night was a success. John was the hit of the Ward Trunk or Treat. Ian, Ben and Ali decorated our trunk and did a fabulous job with spiderwebs and streamers. They collected as much candy as possible, so they could sell it to us when they got home. Entrepeneurs at heart! Good times at the Ellis house!
5 comments:
Yeah!!! This is awesome! You did 2 big things in a week. Blog and Skype. I love the pictures. John did make me laugh. What fun. Love you guys.
You guys look awesome!!! I love the hippie theme. Happy Birthday, John, from Jared and Anne Marie! Miss you guys.
oh so cute! I LOVE your family! I forgot about Johns birthday and it was even on my calandar! Tell him I said happy birthday! You guys are so awesome, I miss you guys!
You guys look great... I loved your skirt.
I didn't know John's birthday was the 30th.. that is a good day in our house. Take care, great photos.
Miss ya
Hi Tina & John. I found your blog from Denine's blog. You all look great and your kids are so grown up! It warmed Darrin's heart to read about John's gun-centric birthday gifts - lol. We are online at hatchfam.blogspot.com. Hope to keep in touch! Take care!
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