October

Wow, what a fun month! I love this time of year...October, November, and December each bring so many special times & traditions. This year was no exception for our October. We started the month of with Sean taking the Pumpkin Patch field trip out to Wilson's Banner Ranch where he visited the corn maze, picked a pumpkin, and taste tested the fruit. He had a blast. Then Aunt Heather called & was coming to visit from Boise. She picked up some fun pumpkin decorating stickers & wanted to have some quality time playing with her niece & nephews. So, I took the kids down to the Leif Wilson Produce stand and let them pick their pumpkins. They had a BLAST! Sean was the winner in the largest pumpkin coming in at 26 pounds, Nicholas was a close second with a 25 pounder, and Elli...well, let's just say her's wasn't even worth weighing in! LOL




The next week was busy, however super fun. We went to a Halloween party at our friend Ruthie's with our "Teacher Group". The kids got to wear their costumes, enjoyed playing with each other, and Ruthie's husband even organized a game of Red Rover for the kids. It was a great night with great friends. Then came the Family Fun Festival down at the school on the Friday before Halloween. The kids love this...lots of fun games, wearing their costumes, and just being able to be kids in a safe environment. They all came home with bags full of goodies.
On the 30th we headed to the corn maze (for the 2nd year) with my parents, Chris & Senna, Tracie, Jeff, and all of the kids. Ray was able to make it this year and we were all excited that he was there. We had so much fun. Chris & Nicholas took the lead with the map, and everybody else just followed behind. The kids had fun playing in the corn (yes, I know the signs say to stay out of the corn, no running, etc. and we broke all of the rules!)



And what corn maze wouldn't be complete without a flying monkey?

Then it was time to come home & carve pumpkins. Ray & the boys picked out the faces & Ray did the carving. And they turned out pretty cool!



Halloween brought on another of our fun traditions. Trick or Treating Grandma Sally, Aunt Paula & Uncle Larry, and for the second year...Soon-to-be-Aunt Heather's parents. Then it was off to our good friend's Jeremy & Sarah's for pizza and trick-or-treating the neighborhood. Elli & Sean were done early so we headed back to Jeremy & Sarah's while Nicholas continued on with Tonia & Sarah, Emma, and Rylee. Nicholas was Iron Man, Sean a Hot-Wheels Driver & Elizabeth was a "Good Witch". They each recived enough candy to last a good month. And then, the night was over bringing with it the closing of another October.


Now, onto November with our Annual Spokane trip, Thanksgiving & Black Friday. Hooray!