October

Ok I am going to do this whole month all at once.  Mostly because it is easier and it will give me a chance to catch up faster.  October was a lot of fun.  We went to the pumpkin patch, the Shopping Center's Halloween party close by, made a couple costumes and Trick or Treating.

The Pumpkin Patch the kids picked their own pumpkins.

 

 They tried to push the cart together because they think they are big and strong now.

 They played in the straw maze with Daddy who looks very pregnant with our baby staying warm inside the giant coat he is wearing.

 I even got a picture of me with the kids.

 Some pictures of the Merida costume I made inspired by the movie Brave.  We bought the wig at Target but the rest was all my design.  This wig made me think Little Orphan Annie more than Brave though.

 Here she is pretending to have a bow.

 Love this action shot of her running with her pink socks.  The best part was knowing that she was happy and loved the costume.  It was fun to make a modest Princess dress for once.  When my daughter wants to be a Princess I either have to alter the style of the dress or I have a limited few to choose from.  So whether you are a fan of Brave or not just know I appreciated a modest Princess.

 My sons favorite game with his Dad is stealing his hat and wearing it or hiding it.  

 And he look all too cute being a little punk. :0)

  Here the Kids are doing a craft at the Shopping Centers Party.  They had a Costume Contest for the kids.  Just so you know they didn't even take a second look at any of the costumes my kids wore.  They looked more at Harry and Ron costumes that stood by my Merida costume.  Oh well there is still satisfaction in knowing that in my daughters eyes the costume was perfect.

 Talking with Cinderella

 Here is the little bumble bee costume I made for my baby.  Seriously how cute is she?!

 On Halloween we got together with the neighbors and we ate soup and then went Trick or Treating.

 As you can see my son was Thomas the Train again this year.  I had plans to take him to the local Train Park and get pictures with him on their unused tracks but I failed to do so.  I had hope to make him something but when he wants to be the same thing as last year you just go with it.

 Some Trick or Treating action.

October activities 2011

So I figure I will lump October together minus Halloween.

My husbands brother's wife had a baby shower and while the women folk were having fun celebrating a sweet baby girl to come the men folk took the kids to a local farm and let the kids pet animals and feed ducks. From what I could tell they had a lot of fun.

Boxes! What more could a kids ask for?

Playing in the maze on a field trip to the local pumpkin patch.

Picking her pumpkin

Mommy photo shoot

My daughters class plus a few siblings.

Below is a different trip to the same pumpkin patch just us as a family. Here the kids are helping daddy pick some pumpkins.

Heading to the car with our pumpkins.

Then we went to the local pond and fed the ducks. We started on the side of the pond but the ducks were a little aggressive so we moved to the fishing pier to finish feeding the and keep kids safe.

Pumpkin Patch Day with Cousins

So some of my nephews and one of my nieces came up for a few days to spend time with us. So I took them to the pumpkin patch to use up some time and let them pick some pumpkins for me to cook as well as their own small pumpkin to paint. I added some extra pictures in here that I took so their mommies can see what we did while they were here.

He thought it was time to sit in the cart and rest for a moment.

The next several are pictures for the mommies to enjoy!

I loved this one it looks like he is telling her a secret.

they were so funny they insisted on pulling the cart.

At the patch they have a hay maze and this is the stairs/bridge that marks the opening to the maze.

Painting the pumpkins

Even my little guy got to join in on the fun.

So proud of the mess he's made of himself.

Showing off their pumpkins the next day.

So my husband is always able to get my son to look at the camera, smile and say cheese. I have the worst luck at getting my son to do this.