Nuttall Family: Halloween 2011

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Our Halloween activities lasted most of October this month. With our busy schedules there weren't many but what we were able to accomplish was a lot of fun. Luckily Braxton hasn't figured out the "traditions" of Halloween yet, so we weren't in too much trouble

First, we were able to continue our own tradition at Gardner Village

(unfortunately Braxton's helmet for his costume wasn't done yet so we didn't get any in his costume this year)

Braxton wasn't a fan of the witches

Anytime I set him down to take a picture and he could see one of the witches he would let me know what he thought about it!

As long as I was holding him or his hand though he was okay

Getting pictures this year was a little harder than last year. He was much more distracted with what was going on around him. We were still able to get a couple good ones though

He wasn't a fan of the hay, but he loved the pumpkins

By the end we had to bust out the crackers and try to take pictures in between the chewing - didn't do such a good job with this one!

By the end he was on pretty good terms with the witches, as long as they were doing something silly or something he really likes himself!

He even tired to throw a ball to the witch with the bat

He LOVED the hula hoop Witch - we walked by her a couple of times and he got just as excited the third and forth time as he did the first

Braxton didn't last long in his stroller so we ended up taking it back to the car half way through. After torturing him with pictures I decided to just walk around with him and let him point the way. He loved looking around at all the fun things - we even found a couple of ducks in the pond!
On our way out we stopped by the candy shop and got a little sucker to eat on our way back to the car.

Because Braxton and I were both tired and starving we decided to get some lunch on the way home so that he could go down for a nap as soon as we got home! He didn't even make it to Village Baker!

Thanks for a fun Mommy and son morning, for being such a good boy and being so patient with mom and her CRAZY ideas!

The closest we got to carving pumpkins as making these cute Disney character stick ins. We made them at Grandma Hollies after Sunday dinner one night. Grandma Hollie was so smart when she bought them and she got fake pumpkins so we can get it out every year! After we got Braxton's finished he decided he wanted to comb Buzz's hair with the pumpkin scooper!

Grandma Hollie also got Braxton some Halloween window stickers. Braxton had so much fun putting them up and we spent a little while afterword looking at them. Every morning for about a week after when we got Brax out of bed we would pull open the blinds and point to all the characters and then at night when it was time for bed we would say good night to them and pull the blinds down. On the days we didn't get the blinds open, when we would change his diaper on his changing pad he would pull the blinds out to look up at them! What a cute, fun idea! Braxton has loved it.

The weened before Halloween was full of parties and fun. Friday night (10/28) we went to Grandma Hollies ward Chili Cook-off and Trunk-or-Treat. I haven't ever been to a Trunk-or-Treat before and it was so much fun to see all the creatively decorated trunks! Braxton caught on pretty quick to the idea of sticking your bucket out to get candy. We had a very proud moment as a mom and dad that night as well - Braxton FINALLY said 'Thank you" for the first time!!! After he got his candy from each trunk we would tell him to say thank you and then both Nate and I would thank them. About half way through Braxton decided to say it with us! We were SO excited!!

Saturday night (10/29) Nate and I were supposed to go to a Halloween party with some friends but they all decided to bail so we went to Grandma Donna's ward Halloween Carnival instead for more chili and corn bread! Braxton was able to wear his costume to both parties. It was nice get some use out of it!

Sunday (10/30) was Grandma Donna's Birthday so we had my family over for her Birthday dinner, presents and dessert. We are so lucky to have been blessed with such a wonderful mother and grandma. She does so much for our little family and is such a good example to all of us. She is so good to Braxton and does so much for him. Happy Birthday mom - Thanks for everything! I don't know what we would do without you!

On Halloween, (Monday 10/31) I had some lab pass off for school so Braxton went to Grandma Hollie's for the day. She took him and Brynnlee to Grandpa Jeff's, Aunt Sami's, Aunt, Natasha's, and Aunt Trista's work for their annual Trick-or-Treating around the building. Families of the employees are invited to bring their kids dressed up and go around the cubicles to get candy. Braxton had a blast and got more candy than we know what to do with. From what I heard he used his charm to his advantage. When he would get to a pod he would warm everyone up with a couple of cute "hi's" then then point to their candy bowls and say "want some." After he got his piece he would point at their bowl again and say "some more." With the people who would hold the bowl out for him to pick one he would grab one piece and say "one" then put it in his basket, grab another one and say "two" then put it in his basket, then grab a third and say "three" and put it in his basket. (all of his numbers sound like he's saying three!) He is too smart for his own good and where in the world did he learn how to turn on the charm?!?!

Monday evening after we all got home we got together with the Gelters, Fesslers, Youngs and the Crooks. We took our little ones around our street for some Trick-or-Treating and headed back to the Gelters for some pizza and play as well as some ice cream cake and spider cupcakes! The kids had so much fun together and it was nice to have some adult time as well. Thanks for a fun Halloween evening

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