halloween 2010

Enoch asked to be a Woolly Mammoth this year. This was quite the task because they don’t sell Woolly Mammoth costumes. And there really isn’t anything online to help you make one.

So…I asked SEVERAL creative people for ideas and what I could do. Thanks to them, Joe & I came up with this. Its yarn, in bunches, sewn to a sweat suit. The tusks are apart of the head piece and those are made out of ceiling grid wire and pipe insulators. The ears are just cardboard with yarn glued to them. The trunk is a cat tail that we put thicker wire in so it would hold its shape with yarn sewn to it as well.

Enoch adored it and that's all I could have asked for in the end. We did go to Boo at the Zoo and the response to his costume was awesome! Everyone knew exactly what he was and he loved it!

I asked Enoch to make a Mammoth face and this is what I got. :D

 

We’ve dubbed this the “Travis” face. He’s so grouchy.

 

 

Notice the leaves and pine needles that stuck to Enoch’s pants??

Boo!

 

This was Enoch’s Boo at the Zoo costume. It was 73 degrees and I didn’t want him to roast in his yarn shirt!

nick’s pumpkin patch

We went to Nick’s for their fun pumpkin patch with a few friends. I don’t think I’ve told anyone this but I love pumpkin patches!

They are just so much fun!

Miles & Travis checkin’ out the tub you can scrub your pumpkins in.

 

Travis is a huge Cars fan right now.

   

Bean Bag Toss!

 

Travis wandering the patch.

I couldn’t get Enoch to look at me but Travis sure gave me a fun face.

Travis helping Miles scoop the corn.

 

Miles is concentrating really hard on his work. Check out all the shaved heads!

 

The Firefighters! They look SO happy.

Miles’ dad didn’t really want his picture taken. Oh well!

 

Mature…

;D

 

We went through a haunted tunnel…ooh, creepy!

 

Enoch wasn’t sure about the tunnel but Miles’ cousin was freaking out…

Ah, my boys.

lake powell 2010

 

Joe’s family goes to Lake Powell every year. Lots of family, tons of fun, and there’s even a house boat involved. Joe and I went the first year we were married and that was such an awesome experience for me. I had grown up doing a lot of camping but had never done it on a beach. This year was so much fun. Each family had an assigned night to make dinner for all who was there, a few families (including ourselves) had tents on the beach and the rest of the family slept on the house boat. It was so nice and relaxing. I also just adore Joe’s family. They are so much fun and they are so laid back. Its hard not to relax around them.

 

Here are just a few of the photos that we took while we were out there. I hope we get to attend every year after this. It was  a much needed break, especially after Joe had been called to be the Bishop of our ward. The kids also had a blast. Travis loved the sand and Enoch could not stay out of the water.

And yes, I shaved the boys heads the day we left for Powell. I thought they were so cute!

:D

Joe took these photos. He’s amazing in my opinion. :D

A few fun shots of Enoch on the beach.

  

These were views from our camp site. Just so beautiful!

 

 

These are some of my favorite shots of Enoch. He just looks so grown up, helping Thomas with the boat. :D