Well friends, my month of doom has finally come to a dramatic close!! I am at last free to do as I please and lie around on my cozy couch and dream of the holidays!
The last 2 weeks have been a blur, with so much going on and hardly any time to sit and reflect. I did however take plenty of photos to share!
Let's see, first there was my son's Kindergarten trip to the Pumpkin Patch in Reedley, CA. Oh, you would have *LOVED* this sweet little place!
They cater to young children! Every detail is covered! First, they tell a story of Mr. Rabbit and his adventures...
He lives in the Pumpkin Patch!
After finding a giant pumpkin, he pops it open and discovers how to plant a pumpkin himself! Then the guide shows each stage of a pumpkins life... from seed to fully grown.
The children are taken on a walk thru the forest to discover Mr. Rabbit's house!
Then they are all treated with a hay ride and a walk thru a corn maze!
After all of the fun, each child gets to pick their own small pumpkin!
It was so much fun to be a chaperone, listening to all of the 5 year olds direct me... I told them all to take care of me so I wouldn't get lost in the corn maze! It actually worked! They all stayed right beside me!
On Friday, my mom hosted a Halloween Party.
Oh, I thought for hours of what to wear... really, I did! I just couldn't think of a great costume! Finally, I had it!
It took me about an hour to make my PRIZE WINNING COSTUME!!
A lady in the shower!
We had such a great time! Everyone came in costume!
My kiddos came as a Ninja Turtle, A Fairy Princess and Spaghetti.
My mom was a pirate...(she'll kill me for posting this picture! Shhh...) Isn't she cute though??
My baby sister and her hubby and baby came as a hunting party... she was the prey.
We also had a Nun (complete with Wine Bible), an Ipod, an oompa loompa, a baby nurse, a bumble bee, another pirate and a butterfly!
We played lots of games... like "Eyeball Search" where you search for "eyeballs" in a huge pan of "brains"!
We also had a Donut Gobble... SO FUNNY!
Jeff is in the back, he came as Charlie Brown.
Oh, it was such a fun time! My kids won't soon forget!
On Sunday, I invited all of the children at church to come and carve a pumpkin. I remember as a kid carving pumpkins with my family... I even won a pumpkin carving contest one year when I was 9 or 10.
I wanted to let the kids of our church have some of these same memories... carving a pumpkin, there's nothing like it! For some of the kids, this was the first time to carve a pumpkin!!
Lastly, I wanted to share a photo of our trunk for the "Trunk or Treat" and Harvest Festival that our church sponsored. This is what has been consuming ALLLLLL of my time lately! So, I am happy, SO HAPPY, to say it was a success! We had a good turn out, lots of fun, games and of course, CANDY!
Our trunk's theme was CANDYLAND!!
My kids *LOVED* helping me with the decorations and making all of the "candy".
We made a Hershey Kiss out of paper and foil, a giant Hershey chocolate bar, giant M&Ms, giant lollipops, giant peppermints and giant candy canes... then topped it all off with a HUGE sprinkling of candy!
Jeff came as "KING CANDY". I made him a candy hat, candy tie and even a candy scepter!
Well, I have so many crafty and sweet things to show you as well, but it will have to wait until Monday my dearies. I am exhausted!!!! ( I think I am going to watch Marie Antionette again this evening, just to see something pretty!!)
Until then,
*analise*
GREAT Pics. I have recently taken over my Church Youth Group (small town, smaller church, lol), and we are planning our very first TrunkorTreat for Harvest Festival. Loved the pic of your Candyland, hope you don't mind if I use it as a sample idea for folks. May be using a couple of your other ideas as well, in the future. GREAT STUFF
Posted by: JDNash | October 13, 2011 at 09:09 AM
Oh my!!!! My friend and i want to do this! How did you make the giant lollipos and stuff
Posted by: JoAnn Wegner | October 03, 2011 at 09:17 AM
I was lucky to find this leesiebella.typepad.com site. I don't have much to add to the conversation, but I'm right here with you. Your post said exactly what I have been thinking. Good to see you posting again.
Posted by: Good Santa | March 16, 2011 at 03:14 PM
Very,very cute site! happened upon you and love the Halloween pics and your other ideas! Especially love the candyland car!!! Can't wait to see what you'll be doing for the holidays! P.S. I'm having a give-away at my site if you or someone you know likes vintage lavender, stop by also some new things too! Will visit again! Lori at pinkfadedroses.blogspot.com
Posted by: Lori | November 12, 2007 at 05:21 AM
Your blog was so much fun to visit!!! I am on the hunt for Thanksgiving decor for our farm - so I will be back. Your Halloween was obviously a blast!!
Posted by: Julie size | November 08, 2007 at 11:50 AM
You're sooo funny... Love you and your mom's costumes, but I have to say my favorite is the spaghetti! Toooo cute!
Posted by: Christy | November 07, 2007 at 08:10 PM
How fun are you ? And creative.
I love your candy trunk and the party looked so fun. Your costume was the best, I might steal that idea next year for my Bunco costume. I have won 2nd place two years in a row and I have to get 1st next year, so that me in a shower might do it.
Thanks for the great party and Holiday pictures, I felt like I was there with you having fun.
:) Bren
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Posted by: Bren | November 07, 2007 at 07:23 AM
oh my gosh!!!!!!! I am so amazed at all of these fabulous pictures...me and the kids are coming over next year ok?
What fun you all had it was such a wonderful idea to carve pumpkins with the kids at church, I bet the ones that never carved a pumpkin before had so much fun!! I LOVE that!
Posted by: Heather ~ Pretty Petals | November 06, 2007 at 07:34 PM
WOW!!!! Analise what a month!!! I LOVE your costume!! LOVE IT! Your church event looked great and looked like everyone had a great time. Lots of happy looks on the kids faces! Rest up! You deserve it!
Posted by: Karin (creativechaos) | November 05, 2007 at 06:17 PM
SOOOOOOOOOOOO FUNNNNNN!!! Ohhh I love all of the pics!! The costumes are fantastic!!!! Yours is soooo GREAT!! Really really fun!! And the spaghetti rules too!! Sooo fun!!!!
I'm gonna go get Aaron so he can see too!! :)
Wish you were going to SB!!! next year!!!!
Talk soon!!
xoxo Jenny
Posted by: jenny holiday | November 05, 2007 at 11:14 AM
Oh my stars!! Your trunk was amazing!! Love all of the "candy" you created!
So sweet too that you had so many children to your church to carve pumpkins!
Such fun things!!
~Cerri xoxo
Posted by: Cerri | November 04, 2007 at 09:10 PM
Oh gosh! You have been busy and it looks like so much fun! I love your trunk or treat and your lady in the shower and the spaghetti boy and....I'm gushing. We're going to Disneyland next week. We'll have to get together when I get back!
Posted by: Betty @ She's Sew Pretty | November 04, 2007 at 07:18 PM
Looks like a lot of fun! Oh aren't you sooooooooo glad Halloween is over???? I thought i was but seeing all that you've been up to...wowzers, Sweets! You must be exhausted!!! Take a break and be good to yourself. We will plan a little coffee date when things calm down a bit. ;)
HUGS!
Posted by: Cheryl Dack | November 04, 2007 at 05:29 PM
Oh, I love all your pictures! Seems you've had a busy month as well! And your costume was so cute! Wish we could've partied together! :-) Miss you!!! love, Shel
Posted by: Shelly | November 04, 2007 at 05:23 PM
I love all your fun photos! you look so gorgeous as a lady in the shower, lol, i got a good giggle out of that! The farm looks so sweet! Add me to the list of never having carved a pumpkin before. I just keep thinking of how much pumpkin soup i could make with it, hehehe, always thinking of food....
Posted by: Natasha Burns | November 04, 2007 at 05:07 AM