halloween wrap up

It was a weekend full of festivities…a ward party, a block party, and our little family party too. it was a lot of fun with the usual costume dilemma drama. Lincoln ended up dressed in Batman pajamas after much convincing that it would be so fun to wear pajamas instead of a costume. Heaven forbid a costume! He screamed at the very thought, but pajamas…wearing pajamas was a deal.

We had Iron Man, Minnie, Batman, and Scooby this year. Scooby ran from the camera so I only got to see the backside to prove he was here. He was cute though. Trust me.

My favorite part of the weekend was staying at home, carving pumpkins and having a cozy dinner with soup in bread bowls, hot cider, and pumpkin cookies. I think everyone else loved it as much as I did. Except for digging out the pumpkin guts. Nobody really loved that part. But they did love flinging it all over. Nice.

Unfortunately the camera didn't come out much this weekend. I'm finding that it is nigh impossible to have a 16-month-old and a camera at the same time. I get bummed at times when i can't capture something that I don't want to forget, but I realize this is the phase of life we are in. It has it's challenges to be sure. I am stretched to my very limits.

A few days ago, Ella asked me if I carried her around when she was little like I do with Christian now. I told her that I did and she exclaimed, "You are like my servant!" I laughed and said, "I am the best servant you will ever have." She smiled back at me with a giddy look. Strangley, it felt like a sweet little connection between us. She knows I do what I do because I love her. And that's the best job I could ever have.