Halloween and a handful of fall...

This is Halloween! I was a cat but ended up looking more like a skunk. This is Ryker as a pirate skeleton he was dressed in his costume at 9 am! He loves halloween just like his mom. We went to an amazing halloween party hosted by my mom there was halloween themed food, games, and lots of family and friends. I only wish I would have gotten more pictures of everyoneI did get a picture of these cute trick or treaters toughin it out in the rain! This is Ryker with his cute little hello kitty friend Avery. Violet stayed with grandma Jen while we went trick or treating.
We went to a halloween carnival with some cousins. It was great fun, here are my two little pirates with their sweet cousin Ava.
Josie the dragon, Ava the witch, Ryker the Pirate, Sienna the bumble bee, and Violet the pirate.
This was after Ryker's halloween parade at school! Here he is with a couple of his friends. He had such a fun day.
Rykes carved his own pumpkin this year! I drew the bat he wanted and was by his side the whole time making sure he was careful. He did an awesome job!

So I got stuck with Ryker's massive pumpkin that he picked out of the patch and I broke out in some odd rash on my arm from cleaning out that beast of a pumpkin. The end result is the pumpkin on the far right. Ryker was very specific that he wanted me to carve a mustache on it. I think it turned out pretty cool.

I got to be a helper mom and go on a field trip with Ryker to the pumpkin patch here he is on the bus!

This was my group of kindergartners to keep track of. They had so much fun picking their pumpkins in the patch!

Here is a handful of fall pictures. I love this time of year going up to fernwood by the castle house and walking in all of that beautiful fall scenery! This is Ryker and Violet with some buddies climbing the mountain.

This boy is my heart and I just love that smile.

Fall leaves and friends.

Miss Vi, she is so sassy these days! I sure love my little sweet and sassy muffin.

I rarely get a picture where she will look at the camera and smile. She is so busy!

Gary gets home in two weeks (hooray!) I am looking forward to him being here. I just love that man. I can't wait to laugh at all his jokes, hold his hand, and spoon. Sorry if that's to much information! But seriously I will be so happy to have my goofy husband around again!

Recent October Adventures.

Who says this kind of stuff is just for kids? This was our UEA weekend, we went to the Black Islands Harvest Farms in Syracuse, and to the Zoo. I seriously was having a good time in all of that dried corn. I was the only adult in there it was awesome and therapeutic!Aunt summy, Violet and Ryker sittin' on some massive pupmkins.
Ryker, Violet, Me, and don't forget baby J he is getting really serious about this growing business all you have to do is take a look at my midsection!
Ryker helping his little sis not be afraid of the tube.
SEE-SAW

More dried corn adventures!

Ryker was making corn angels.

Myself, and my little sister summer.

Ryker haulin' down the ginormous slide.

The llamas.

One of these fellas bit me in my attempt to feed it some grass.

The Hogle Zoo.

We love to go in the fall, not too hot, not too cold, and the animals seem to be in good spirits.

This crocodile sure was!

My little chick-a-dee in her eggshell.

Little beauty

Rykes in his turtle shell

Vi on her caterpillar

The carousel ride

Ryker and cute friend Avery! This was there "I love monkeys face"

Cute little munchkins

and finally the gorillas (my favorite)

Happy UEA weekend!

Four more weeks until Gary gets home!!

Oh how I love October!

I just love October! It is definently my most favorite month. Yes, I am one of those ladies that puts their Halloween decorations up early and starts watching halloween movies in September. So here are a few reasons why this month holds a special place in my heart:

1. I love the beautiful fall colors and mountain walks to admire it all.

2. I love when it starts to get just a bit cooler outside.

3. I love Halloween.

4. I love candy.

5. I love when I get to start making yummy crock pot soups.

6. I love dressing my kiddos up.

7. & I love decorating with ghosts, witches, bats, spiders,and

PUMPKINS

So we got a head start on our pumpkin pickin' this year and went to Pack's Farm in farmington.

Here is our cute group Grandma Jen, Cousins Carson and Kalli, Aunt Summer, Ryker and Violet.

It was 91 degrees outside (where is my fall weather?) so if we look hot it's because we were!
The kids had a great time picking pumpkins from the patch. Ryker and Carsons were the biggest. My mom got 185 pounds of pumpkin that day!
Ryker and Kalli scoutin for some good pumpkins

Ryker loved all the huge ones. The one he ended up picking(not this one) will be a monster to carve but will look very cool once it's all done!

Aunt Summy with Violet.

Violet's favorite part of the whole thing was to sit in this wheel barrel and be carted around.

checkin' out their goods.

Violet also loved those two little baby ones in her hands she thought they were just precious.

Here is Ryker sitting on his massive pumpkin. He picked one special so we could paint Gary's face on it hee hee!

Our friends had the cutest dress up birthday party. So I got to get the kids costumes early. They are pirates this year (violet's is still in the works)

Cute violet&Mr. pirate Ryker

Good news: Gary is doing good and he will be home in 6 weeks! I can't wait!

Baby J is growing BIG in my belly and doing well. I can't wait to meet the little angel and kiss his sweet chubby cheeks.

Happy Fall!