2nd Birthday Bash

Our Halloween baby Eloise had her 2nd birthday on Sunday. We invited our Calgary family and had fun Halloween night.

Eloise got a new table and chairs and she tried to get on them but her fish costume made this process rather difficult.

The cousins all waiting by the window to push the button on the fog machine as soon as the trick or treaters approached.

Natalie, Sarah and Hannah in their cute Dr. Seuss costumes. Eloise usually loves these girls but until they took their wigs off she would not go near them.

Eloise helped me make these spider chocolate covered brownies and she couldn't stop talking about them. While trying to blow out the candles she got too close (which you can see in the picture) and quickly jumped back shouting HOT. She was so cute and helped serve everyone dessert. We feel so blessed to have such a sweet happy daughter and can't believe that she is two.

Halloween Trunk or Treat

Since Halloween was on a Sunday this year our church held a fabulous Trunk or Treat on Saturday night. We decorated our trunk as a spider web including black light and fog spraying spider pumpkin. We almost won the decorating contest thanks to all Bryce's hard work. Eloise loved going around to all the trunks, with fisherman Bryce, for her candy and especially loved feasting on it after. Sam spent the night as our live spider crawling around on his web in the trunk and I handed out candy in my spiderweb costume.

Spider Sam!

'Bishy' Eloise

Enjoying the Loot!

Carving FHE

Last week we carved our Halloween Jack O' Latern. We (and by we I mean Bryce) carved a spider pumpkin since we have chosen a spider theme for our Halloween festivities. Eloise and I made some orange kettle corn and enjoyed our treat while Bryce slaved away. All this week Eloise has asked to go outside and see the 'spider'.

Smiling Sam enjoyed the action from his regular place crawling on the floor which he is getting more and more efficient at...watch out.

Delicious popcorn!

Visiting Grandma Palmer

We made a long overdue trip to Edmonton for a visit to the Palmer's and the temple. It was a wonderful weekend and we come home well fed and refreshed.

Cute cousins. Gemma entertained Eloise all weekend.

Sam and Cohen had fun together climbing all over each other and anything in their way.

Jammin' on the piano.

Watching shows together on Grandma's bed.

The Corn Maze

I have been dreaming all fall of going out to the Calgary Corn Maze and so we squeezed it in a couple weeks ago on the final weekend it was open. I was so glad we went the kids had fun and so did Bryce and I. It had snowed the day before and so it was super muddy, this added to the authenticity of the 'farm' atmosphere.

Bryce and Eloise rode the 'Cho Cho' and as you can see it was a comfy ride for Bryce.

There was a petting zoo full of ponies, chickens and goats. Eloise loved following around the animals and trying to get the to eat the hay she would leave near their mouth. She even got a chance to brush one of the ponies.

These are the jumping pillows. We had to go shoe less which was an extra adventure in the mud.

Sam and I in the corn maze. Sam's favorite was munching on any corn stalk he could get his hands on.

Eloise was so sad when we had to leave she was holding on to the car next to ours while shedding tears.

Crackers

So all morning I have been trying to catch up on the blog and the kids have been left to their own adventures. Eloise has gotten two varieties of crackers from the pantry and 'shared' them with Sam. I am afraid to seem the cracker damage that has been done to the house...here is a little taste of that may be in store for me as I try to repair the damage of my neglect and 'sharing'.

Welcome Fall

As tradition subscribes when a gathering in the fall happens among the Salmons we must make time for a Welcome Fall party.

This thanksgiving weekend we went to Medicine Hat to celebrate and along with the welcome fall party we did some crafting, watched movies (on Grandpa's new TV), ate good food and played with cousins. I do feel so blessed to have such a lovely family and especially for my handsome husband who takes good care of us and is still the most splendid company of all.

Bryce and Eloise enjoying the Welcome Fall feast.
Sam loved the leaves right away, Eloise took some warming up but by the end of the night everyone was enjoying the pile.