Trick or Treat!!

I just love Halloween!! We had a fun filled day and evening trick or treating. In the morning our little downtown, hands out treats to all the children. The block is covered in thousands of small children..babies to preschoolers in costumes. We dropped off BW at school. (He had a fun day at school enjoying a parade and party.) That gave Bubba, Emily and I time to meet up with my sister and her little one and a few friends and their children and trick or treat up and down the downtown.

Aahh...the first candy of the day. I think they are in heaven.


Hanging out with friends.

Time to trick or treat in the neighborhood. The kids had a blast. We also had some good friends join us. All the kids looked so cute. Emily really got into it. She loved to carry her spider bag on her arm and learned to work over the people at the door. They would tell her how cute she was and hold out the bowl for her to choose. She would take one from the bowl, put it in her bag and then point with her finger to the bowl and say "more". They would think she was so cute and let her pick another. Once she figured out this worked she tried it a few more times at other houses. Every few houses she would stop, sit down on the ground and look through her bag pulling out a few "nummies" as she calls them. Not sure how she figured out these were treats as she never got to eat any. But even when we trick or treated in the morning she spent all morning trying to figure out how to open the candy wrappers. Too funny!!

This is why we don't let hubby use the camera. He was in charge of taking the trick or treat photos. Only a few were taken and these are the best ones. Don't quit your day job, cutie!

A little tired...taking a quick rest.

More trick or treating...Happy Halloween!!

Emily's 1st Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

Every year since BW was born we have been visiting a pumpkin patch and taking pictures of our kiddos in their costumes. A little bit of a tradition you might say.



We stumbled upon this pumpkin patch 3 years ago and have made it our yearly pilgrimage. It's more like a pumpkin amusement park. Every year the farm adds more and more attractions. Besides buying pumpkins, indian corn, hay bundles, etc, there are food booths, a craft market, live bands, trains, carousel, and pony rides. There's even a few different hay and tractor rides, a maze and a haunted house at night. My favorite is the fields of marigolds..so cheery and picture perfect and not a dead one in the bunch. I'm amazed at the irrigation system they have here as the entire farm is landscaped with beautiful flowers. We had a lovely day this year. The weather was in the mid 80's. Hard to believe we are in October with weather like that.


Here's our boo kids this year...

The boys chose their own costumes this year. Boy Wonder is the speediest spider ever and Bubba makes a darling little pumpkin. Just like Bubba to choose a cute pumpkin costume. Emily had a little help with hers. What a sweet little ladybug she makes.

A few more of Emily...

Here are the boys riding in some cute cows pulled by a large tractor.

Now it just so happens that my grandmother was celebrating a momentous milestone birthday that week. We racked our brains to try and come up with the most original idea for such a special birthday. And then it hit us...who wouldn't love to celebrate their momentous birthday out at the pumpkin patch eating hot dogs and cupcakes? This is why I love my grandma. She is such an easy go with the flow person. And doesn't she still look tickled pink? Or maybe it's just shock? It is really hard to take that many little children out to a nice restaurant and enjoy yourself. This was an unusual birthday party but it sure was a fun one and we all got to be a part of it. Thanks Grandma. You're the best! And Happy Birthday! PS..these were no ordinary cupcakes but instead are from a very yummy bakery that produces the best tasting cakes, pastries and cookies I have ever tasted. And yes, I am a connosueir of sweets. So glad my sister thought of the idea!

My mouth is just drooling thinking about these cupcakes again.

Love this photo!

Make a wish...

Here's a fun shot of the grandkids with the grandparents and great grandparents. Three generations in one photo. Notice a generation missing? Isn't it funny that once the grandkids arrive, the kids are out? Ha! Ha! . :-)

What a fun time we all had at the pumpkin patch. Here's our carload, happy and content. The boys had to ride clothesless. They really had a lot of fun and managed to leave covered in dirt and straw. Well..that's boys for you. :-)