The Japanese Girl and The Ninja

I absolutely love this time of year. The leaves are beautiful and the colder weather is a welcomed friend. MC celebrates her birthday, and Cole gets to celebrate his favorite holiday- Halloween! He has always loved dressing up, trick or treating, and being spooked! We enjoy all of the parties and carnivals associated with Halloween.

Tonight, we had our fall carnival at church. We had so much fun at "Slime Time." Each booth and activity were scientifically themed! After digging our hands in slime for some loot, we played games with balloons, balls, and much more. C and MC even ended up INSIDE a bubble! We munched on hot dogs, nachos, and cotton candy. Judd played the part of Professor Gizmo, a wacky scientist, who taught the kids about Jesus while performing scientific experiments. You can imagine how thrilled Cole and Mary Conlee were to see Daddy in action! They were so excited to don their new Halloween costumes. MC's came straight from Japan (via Epcot) and Cole chose the Party Works variety of Ninjas for his costume. I remember our Halloweens of old when their costumes matched. I was so excited that they did this year, too...sort of!

We have been so busy with life that we just haven't found time to carve our pumpkins. Judd doesn't believe in carving them too soon or we'll end up with rotten pumpkins before the big day. So after the carnival, we came home and created our masterpieces! Cole, our little artist, designed his own pumpkin. MC opted for the traditional jack-o-lantern face, and I used a template and mini saws for mine (thanks for the spider, Tina!) I think it's easy to match each pumpkin with it's creator.

Halloween costumes 2008


We love slime!


Professor Gizmo (aka Dad)


The Ninja


The Professor's lab- quite smoky!


Inside the bubble


An edible atomic particle


A tale of 3 faces