Category: Holiday

Halloween 2016

We had a great time this Halloween! We went to the schools annual Halloween dance. They had a haunted house, dancing, quiet room, photo booth, games etc- fun! The kids are so independent now. Claire & Rhys ran around with their friends while we followed them around. I think we stayed at the event the longest ever.

Claire & Rhys both wanted to be Star Wars characters. Rhys was Kylo Ren and Claire was Rey for their school Halloween dance and a Storm Trooper for trick-or-treating. Jimmy and I dressed up too- as Ewok’s using the kids costumes from when they were toddlers.

Pics from Halloween dance photo booth:

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Pretty sure Claire did not read the prop before she used it 😉

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Pumpkin carving:

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On our way to trick-or-treating:

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Thanksgiving

Jimmy’s sister Wendy & I typically split up the holidays and decide which ones we host. This year I hosted Thanksgiving and Wendy hosted Christmas.

When we were in South Africa away from all our friends and family we all missed these holiday events. Claire & Rhys particularly missed their extended family. When we traveled through Australia on our way back home from South Africa they LOVED spending so much time with their great Aunt Christine & Uncle Mike in Perth. Family means a lot to us and we cherish all the time we spend together.

I love Thanksgiving and having family come together for some shared laughs and good food. It was a nice sunny day this year and we had a great gathering.

 

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