Facepaint and Fun

My kids ask just about every day when Halloween is, Abigail especially. I should have not even mentioned the subject until about a week beforehand. Oh well. I have been trying to keep them excited with fun projects. For FHE this week we did some fun crafts that my mom (Nana) sent to the kids in a package. She is so great about sending a fun package every year. We wish she lived closer to actually do the crafts with the kids, but they wanted to post some pics for her to see :) The kids colored their wooden figures, made pictures with the Halloween stickers, etc. For the treat, we made cornflake crispies that have red food coloring in them to look like a pile of fall leaves (thanks for the idea, Melissa).

Abigail is obsessed with having her face painted. About three times per week she asks Jake to paint it. I sometimes say no, but then I remember that childhood goes too fast, and usually give in. Luckily, Jake is more artistic than me and always does a great job with the paint. He does flowers, vines, all sorts of animals, etc. Since she wants to be a cat for Halloween, he thought he would practice a fun "cat" face. This picture is at the end of the day when a lot of it had been rubbed off, but you get the idea, anyway.

During General Conference a few weeks ago, I let the kids have "Costume Conference". They thought it was cool to get dressed up and play "Conference Bingo" while they listened. They actually stayed put for about 4 or 5 talks. I think that is a record at our house!

And this last picture is just because. I was looking at Jade today in her little jeans and she looked very grown up to me. I mean, relatively of course :)