Oh, the fun we've been having!

October is in full swing and we have been making the most of it! We've been pumpkin patching, pumpkin carving/decorating and playing with lots of friends. Brett and I went on his school field trip to a pumpkin patch. We did the hayride, catepillar crawl, bronco roping, hot rod driving, picnic lunching and pumpkin picking. My camera died that day, so no pictures.



Thursday, we met up with some great friends in town from Boston for lunch and then on to Deanna Rose for more pumpkin patching! The Deels met us there too. What fun!



We took a hayride out to the pumpkin patch.



Hay slides are awesome!



So are giant hay bales



What are these crazy boys doing?



We did some picture spot taking too. Aren't they cute?









Later that night our friends, Xander & Charley, came over to play. Yeah, yeah, yeah!! We played, colored, ate pizza and played some more.



The next day, Kate & I took neighbor Sarah to the park & played. The trees were great. Here's some of my favorite shoots -





Ahhh, I love October!

We're Fallin' for Halloween

Yesterday we went on the big trip for fall front decor - flowers, pumpkins, squash. We pulled out all the Halloween decorations and got busy. Well, I got busy. They kids said they were going to help, but they played instead. No complaints here. That usually works out better for me anyway. So here's what we/I came up with for the front side area



It still needs some work. We are planning on making more ghosts to go with these two and probably some spooky lights for night. We also have to carve our pumpkins.

The front door entry



This is my favorite part



We are also working on the spooky graveyard in the back, but you'll have to wait for those pictures. We need to do some extra crafts for that! Always keeping busy!!

The cubs & I

are "coming home" for the big pep rally, parade & football game. Twenty years sure does fly by - GO TIGERS!!

So Sleepy

So looking forward to 8:30pm - kids bedtime & tonight, mine.

It's OCTOBER!

It's here! It's here! My favorite month of the year is finally here! I love the weather. I love the smells. I love the colors. I love the pumpkins. I love, love, love Halloween! But alas, it will be gone in a flash, so I need to savor it. I wish October could last more like two months instead of one!

My Kate

It seems like I'm always telling stories or talking about Brett lately. I really don't mean to favor him. It's just that I spend so much time with him while Kate is in school and he is at that age where he is discovering & doing so many new things.

But Katelyn is too. She is a 2nd grader this year. She is doing so well in school. She is a good student and also a good citizen. She is always getting "compliments" and "sunshine awards". She is proud of being a Brownie. She is an awesome defender. She gets excited about making up her own songs, dances and plays. Most days she loves her brother and is a great big sister. She can do a cartwheel, climb a tree, ride a 2-wheeler and read most any book she chooses. She makes me so proud of her & I don't tell her that enough. I'm going to try to do that more - really let her know how proud I am of her.


You my dear, Kate, are awesome! I love you and am so proud to be your mommy!

Wacky Wednesday Hike

It was another Wednesday - another early out, off for fun, Wacky Wednesday. I asked what they wanted to do this time - go to Africa at the zoo, go on a hike, go to the library or make up their own idea. They decided on a hike. First, we had to run by home & change in to appropriate hiking gear. This is what they came up with.


He's a little bit obsessed with Indiana Jones. He was ready to do some major exploring - or maybe a little exploring & a little monkeying around.



Not sure what was going on with Kate. First she came down with a pink tulle sparkle skirt - adorable? Yes. Hike worthy? I don't think so. This is what she changed into.


I'm not sure why she chose to dress as a blind hiker. She insisted on having that "walking stick". Or maybe she was going for a jazz musician look.




We had a great hike & another wild & wacky Wednesday! Can't wait until our next adventure!