Mom picked up some beer to celebrate this year’s Halloween costume:
This ill-tempered gnome had Halloween day at school on Tuesday:
Why Tuesday? Because we had parent-teacher conferences this week, so no school Wednesday-Friday. That meant I had to entertain the Bigs, while making sure they did very little work. Here I am helping rake the leaves in the back yard:
I carved two jack-o-lanterns. Posing with pumpkin #1 before heading to my swim lesson:
Prepping pumpkin #2 for carving:
It was not all hard work. We also made time for some fun and games. Tiddlywinks is AWESOME!
It was a pretty big mail week. Along with the Tiddlywinks and cookies from Nana, there was a FUNNY card from G. Auntie Cheryl, and Cars, Trucks, and Things That Go PJs from Nan. I am one lucky dude. Thank you!
I took the Bigs for a hike up Tumalo Mountain on Saturday:
It was cold and foggy:
Snowballs!
On Halloween, I led the Bigs in some crafts:
I prepped craft kits to make things easy for them:
They are not the most artistic, but I was able to guide them in the creation of pumpkins:
spooky caves:
and, of course, garden gnomes:
Heading out to trick-or-treat:
Food from the week. Sunshine bowl:
Banh mi noodle bowl (bun chay):
Lentil salad with winter squash:
Roasted squash with brown butter and roasted hazelnuts:
Chimichurri cauliflower bowl:
Kimchi:
Pumpkin spice cookies with hazelnuts and chocolate chips:
Caribbean island bowl:
Emmett. I have a gnome in my garden that looks just like your costume. I win the costume guessing. A troll is pretty close to a gnome isn’t it?? Saturdays hike didn’t look like a good idea but the leaf raking sure was. You are one bundle of energy. I think Pop better be ready to be run ragged😂😂😂
I don’t know but I’m thinking Nana and Pop were closer with there costume guesses. Tumalo mountain doesn’t look that big. The kimchi looks scary.
Great Pumpkin, Great Gnome and Great Great Nephew! Happy Halloween! Love Uncle Jim
I think that the gnome at hand surely looks like a shorter, thinner, close relative of Santa wearing a unicorn horn….therefore… pretty close to #1 guess I’d say!
The Caribbean bowl and the roasted squash look yummy to me! And the Webb family art work looks fabulous!! You guys do it all!