Fall & Halloween Fun!

After returning from our reunion trip, we really felt the time crunch to get all our traditional fall things done! First up, our annual visit to the Parkhurst Pumpkin Patch. The downfall to this years visit is that this particular day was FREEZING! I had to sit down several times next to their fires to warm my hands up (& I wore gloves!). We enjoyed the petting zoo (the baby cow was my favorite), the hay ride, the corn maze, & the kids enjoyed running around on top of the bailed hay. The only disappointment was the pumpkins they gave with admission this year! Normally we trade up to a bigger size for carving but all they had this year was super small decorative gourd type pumpkins. Not at all suited for carving. Maybe it was the draught?

After buying proper carving pumpkins, we got to work. This year, just 2 pumpkins... I figured Mike & I didn't need to carve 2 pumpkins each again this year. That is just too much work! one day they will be old enough to carve their own & then we'll have a more representative pumpkin family. :)

Lastly, Halloween. Again we were able to get by with passing out candy on the porch with the kids dressed in their costume. But this year we didn't have time to make a run to my parents house (or anyone else we know) to show off costumes & trick or treat so Isabella was quite disappointed. I think next year we will have to have a line up of houses to visit planned out or she is going to really start questioning why she only gets to pass out candy. (Of course she does have Halloween sweets to devour... but she didn't get to go to anyone's house & say "trick or treat" to get them.)

Isabella is a spooky spider girl. (sorry, no original name... that is what it said online & we copied what she looked like b/c Isabella liked it!)

Jackson is the Hulk. Without the mask.

With the mask.

A little blurry, but this is Bella's scary face. :)