halloween

this is a kettlebell.

we use them a lot in crossfit.  girls usually lift with a 1 pood kettlebell which is 16kg.

this is our anabelle kettlebell – just 1/2 pood.

we did a costume test run at our crossfit class monday morning.  it was a big hit!

the idea started as a joke.  we figured no one would really get it.  then we thought – man, those people that do get it will think it’s great.  so, we went with it.

i bought a simple pumpkin costume pattern and made it in black fleece.  i made up the handle for the hat and played around with coat hanger wire until i could get it to stand up straight.  i was pretty excited about how it all turned out.

   

hopefully by next halloween i have learned how to use my sewing machine.  stitching by hand just takes way longer than it needs to.  i’m feeling pretty confident about it – already have two sewing dates set up with a sweet friend, fun!  we’re going to work through cutie little projects for our girls.  next week – flannel pajama pants.

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monday evening we headed over to a friend’s to share some tasty food and take all the little ones trick-or-treating.  it was really fun to visit with other couples to see the kids’ eyes light up as everyone got ready to head out.  anabelle was just taking it all in.

alright, it’s trick-or-treat time.  let’s get changed.

chris and i didn’t dress up and ended up being the only ones without a costume (bummer!).  wish we would have had matching tracksuits on.  that could have been pretty funny.

adding a little crumpled tissue paper to give her a dash of plumpness.

there was so much excitement around – anabelle got a little unsure.

“momma, i don’t know about this”

having fun?  still undecided.

papa just scored a reese cup!  now off to the next house.

“ok, i think i’ve got this one”

she made it about 4 feet from the door, then froze.

always nice to have papa close by to help you out.

checking out the huge spider web

a spot opened up in the wagon when our friend’s son wanted to hang with his buddy.  that meant anabelle got to relax and enjoy an easy ride with her sweet friend, betsy.

happy girls!