Fall leaf pile

Nothing beats the joy of kids in a pile of crunchy leaves...

It's that time of year again! Yayyy!

Jack'o, the lantern

Olivia was gagging from touching the guts....heehee.

A NiGhT aT tHe PuMpKin pAtCh

We decided to splurge & went to the local pumpkin patch-a-palooza last Friday night, and OH MY GOODNESS!!!! The, um, *ahem* "kids" had a blast....I want to live there for the entire month of October from here on. The place is called the Farmstead Festival (go ahead & check it out, I dare you not to be totally jealous), & it's the same spot I've gone with Trevor & Olivia for their field trips the past few years.

Two words: Wicked. Awesome.

The rockin' awesome rocking chair...

Nasty cancer-infected-looking moldy pumpkin, which of course, the kids just loved.

Who doesn't love a giant jumping pillow?

Tire swings with attitude

Eeeeeek! The corn pit! Total fav & WAY easier to get out of clothes & diapers than sand.

Spider web

They have this hay-bale maze for the kiddies

Trev

Livvy's turn

We weren't brave enough to try the full maze, it's a couple acres....way too much to get lost in....in the dark....without flashlights (yeah, I know, way to plan).

Soooo.... it's a good thing we had our trusty glow-in-the dark bracelets & super-dee-duper SWORDS!!!!

My little blonde ninja-samurai princess

It was so adorable, Trev was super excited to buy his own cotton candy & then they were just mesmerized watching it.

Much yummy goodness to be had all around: cotton candy, fresh mini donuts, and.....

....FUNNEL CAKE! Oh my yumminess.....Mmmmm.

Oh to be young & burn 1,600 calories in a single evening. As we were walking out they actually told me "Mom, we're tired, can we go home & go to bed?"

Mission: successful

Gettin' our spook on

The kids wanted to make ghosts & bats to hang from the ceiling, I think they turned out awesome, our house sure is spooky now.... & only 1 got caught in the ceiling fan.

I just love this tree in the front yard, it keeps changing as the months go on & it's just gorgeous and great for the kids to climb.

Halloween, part 1

Hit the Stake Trunk or Treat last night, going to ransack Chuck & Anne's neighborhood tonight with the entire clan. It's gonna be fun...

Rick has been battling a cold so he didn't feel like dressing up this year. The family is still trying to decide if he's forgiven or not.

Olivia's PuMpKiN PaTcH!

Olivia has her very first field trip with her Kindergarten class on Wednesday to the Farmstead Pumpkin Patch/Corn Maze...totally awesome! We went last year with Trevor's class & it was a blast. We're going to have to go back as a family one night & enjoy some of the yummy dutch oven food & funnel cakes.