Halloweenie 2016

The weekend before Halloween, Jake and I spent a TON of time getting our ward Halloween party ready to go. We're the co chairs of the activities committee, and we had quite a lot to do. But it turned out SO FUN! We had different stations set up around our cultural hall with Halloween-themed minute-to-win-it games, and we asked ward members to bring their favorite Halloween treats. Everyone had a blast, and kept telling us how awesome we did at getting everything put together. It made us feel pretty great! I attached a picture of Jake, Zoe and I in our costumes before the party. 

Sadly we couldn't bring Zoe with us, but Jake and I still looked pretty cute without her! ;)

On actual Halloween night, we stayed in and relaxed in our jammies. We had a grand total of ONE trick-or-treater. Mainly because we live in the very back of our apartment complex and on the second floor I think, so kids would have had quite a hike to get to us. Jake wasn't too disappointed about it though, since that meant we had a good amount of candy all to ourselves...haha!

More October News

The past few weeks have been insanely draining and exhausting, but SO GOOD! Teaching is really draining, but it's also the best thing ever. I come home every day exhausted but happy.

Zoe's been struggling with Jake and I gone so often, but she's handling it like a champ. We spend as much time as possible with her when we're home, cuddling and playing and just spoiling her silly. We love our sweet pup!

How adorable is our pumpkin this year?! Zoe's not too sure how she feels about having another weenie around...haha!

Gettin' Spooky!

Student teaching is the most challenging but rewarding thing I've ever done. I had a student a few weeks ago that has made so much progress since the beginning of the school year that when I was looking at their work, I started crying. No joke. I'm so freakin' proud of how much they've been able to accomplish, and to know that I've been an influence for good in their life got me all choked up.

General Conference was AWESOME! There were so many great talks, but I have to say that Russell M. Nelson's was my favorite. I can't wait to read it once the talks are available in print version! His talk just really spoke to me.

Jake and I have been having a blast getting our little apartment looking spooky for Halloween, and I have to say we really outdid ourselves. It's so much fun having your own place to decorate and make your own, especially during the holiday season! I love it!

Halloween Fun!

I guess Rexburg finally figured out that since Halloween was coming up, that meant it was fall...we've finally been getting some cold weather and a good amount of rain! Zoe's not exactly enjoying the 20 degree weather in the mornings, so I can only imagine how she's going to handle the snow...poor little weenie!

That is definitely NOT a look of joy.

We had a busy week as usual with lots of school-related things going on, church responsibilities, and getting ready for the weekend. Zoe was definitely not prepared for what I had in store for her for Halloween...

Happy Halloween from Wendy, Peter Pan, and Tinkerbell!!

Zoe wasn't too thrilled about having to wear a dress...

While Zoe wasn't overjoyed about her costume, it was fun dressing up together!

That evening we had our friends Jess and Nate over for what was supposed to be a game night, but we ended up just talking for several hours, swapping stories and laughing together. It was a lot of fun, and of course there were lots of treats to share! I even tried my hand at making Butterbeer (like from Harry Potter) and it turned out to be pretty tasty!! Here's the recipe:

Butterbeer

1 liter cream soda (non-caffeinated preferred)

1 cup butterscotch syrup

1 tub whipped cream

1 cup vanilla ice cream

Combine the soda and syrup by whisking together gently, then allow to chill for 30 minutes in the fridge. Once it's ready, combine the whipped topping and scoop of ice cream in a separate bowl. Pour a glass of the soda mixture and top with a scoop of the ice cream mixture. Drink up!

Sunday was a day filled with church, a yummy home-cooked meal, and lots of cuddling, of course! It was another rainy day with quite a bit of wind, so it was the perfect excuse to stay inside and enjoy each others' company.

Free "Halloweenie" Printable!

Another printable to celebrate the lovely month of October! This one was inspired by Zoe, naturally!

Just save the above image and print it however you'd like! I developed mine in a 4x6 size at Walmart!