Our Wheel of Candy

 Back in 2004, we went trick or treating in Nashville on Barton Avenue to the Dennison's house and went to their "Wheel of Candy" that was set up. You could win one piece, two pieces or three pieces of candy.  You could lose one, two or three pieces of candy. OR you could win a vegetable. When Anna was just two weeks shy of turning two, she spun and won a vegetable. She was given a piece of celery, and you would have thought that she won the lottery! She carried it around like a trophy all night and it was priceless to watch. (By the way, she does not even like celery!) 

See the pictures below for our wheel of candy fun back in 2004... 

Dr. Dennison used this wheel in his class at Vanderbilt, but he would pull it out for Halloween and put these labels on here for a fun Halloween treat at their house. 

 

The VEGETABLE win! 

the grand prize... 

little Raggedy Anna holding on to her prize.. 

2012.... new and improved.... 

We made our own Wheel Of Candy!!  When the kids said that they wanted to pass out candy this year, we made our own wheel inspired by our experience in 2004 in Nashville... :) 

love the greens among the snickers and kit kats... 

Anna and Helene

Isaac Atkins

Jane, Anna, and Taylor

Eva, Anna, and Anna 

Anna and Liam 

he wheel of candy was such fun. can't wait until next year!! 

end of October

 hard to believe that this month is almost coming to an end!! 

Taylor at the Space Derby last night at Boy Scouts :) 

fun Halloween care packages from the "not so old" grandmother (see https://celebrate-2day.blogspot.com/2012/10/authors-chair.html for this reference.)

Pumpkin heads (Anna and Halle) 

I need to take cursive lessons from Anna!! 

Bill and Elizabeth gave us the huge honor of asking us to be Micah's godparents last month. So, I have another day each month to celebrate! (His birthday is on the 28th of September so we are going to have a baking date together on each 28th...) sure love this little guy! 

Halloween cookie baking date 

so thankful to have my grandmother's desk back and candles unpacked... Selah.... 

Oh how appropriate to read this yesterday morning as I have been working on filing claims with our very difficult moving company! 

rainy day recess and singing telegrams

It still is nuts to us all that tomorrow is actually Halloween! This month has flown by... 

Taylor at the running club during lunch today for the kids marathon 

rainy day recess

love a girl who loves to play in the rain 

talking on the phone to her friend Flora today 

Happy Birthday surprise for our sweet friend Kelly when we showed up on her doorstep with our version of a singing telegram.. (with Anna's flute accompaniment) 

October 30th! Many thanks to Janie for this cake pan for me to use! 

Anna's gift of playing "Happy Birthday" for Kelly 

4 of the 5 Langfords (the smallest one- Caleb-  was already in bed...) 

singing in the rain 

Halloween: a walk down memory lane....

 What fun to see the costumes and to see our sweet little pumpkins growing up over the years.... 

2003

2004

 

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011