haunting halloween highlights!

while i baked my favorite orange chocolate cupcakes (with limoncello frosting delish!) the boys worked on carving up some super spooky jack-o-lanterns.  jack is my favorite and well, the spider is just eeek!  we learned that owen LOVES toasted pumpkin seeds but isn't such a big fan of the slimy prep work (he makes a much better cupcake helper!).

 

halloween morning owen was proud to put on his "science guy" costume-- with a donated lab coat (thanks janae!), some carefully applied rit dye (thanks nana!), a serious bowtie search (who knew? jcrew!), and plenty of fun science-y scrapbook stickers we assembled a costume i think bill nye would be proud of! ("i am NOT a doctor, i'm a SCIENCE guy")

then off to owen's first costume party--blake's 4th birthday bash where owen had a fine time with the princesses.  my favorite snap here is the special "lab goggle" wearing for eating pizza.

and finally, all hallow's eve.  this was by far the best halloween i can remember (there was that taxi ride in seattle and those parties up on campus view...).  a progressive party with my awesome neighbors--note the fancy "appletini" drinks, pumpkin cupcakes and father-son spooky hide and seek; trick or treating with lily and stella; and just enjoying the holidays at home with my family (nana, sal, jenn & lily joined us too!).