Pumpkins & Fantasy Football

I just wanted to share our pumpkins this year.

Cameron's pumpkin is the skull and cross bones, matching his pirate costume this year.

Loving Zoe's choice of a peace sign this year. She added a heart, smiley face and star surrounding it.

Olivia's pumpkin is the cat. I loved watching her look on with disgust as my kids pulled the goop out of their pumpkins  :)

I carved the "Happy Hallow tween" It was the twins pumpkin and that's the best I could come up with.

And this year Audrey designed her own pumpkin face and carved it all out herself. Turned out great!

Here are some of the fun shots of the kids posing with pumpkins.

 

 Here I am forcing the kids to pose with their pumpkins, while in their pjs, and it is freezing outside.

Also, wanted to share. I'm the last one up tonight. Watching the Monday Night Football game by myself. This is the most important game of the weekend! (good thing that The Pack was on BYE)

Philip Rivers is tring to mess this thing up for me, but has gotten his act together a little, and then tried messing is up for me again.

Seriously?!? OVERTIME  :(

 me vs. my husband . . . the most important Fantasy Football game of my season.

I'm going to bed, but I'm hoping that I wake up to

BRAGGING RIGHTS UNTIL NEXT YEAR!!!

otherwise, he will . . .

Little Farmer with the Kids :)

I decided to return to my hometown of FDL for 24 hours with the kids.

I packed everyone into one suitcase with plans to go to the Little Farmer.

The last time I went to there was when Zoe was little, nearly 10 tens ago. I was long past due for a visit.

It's the best place in the area to go for pumpkins and carmel apples! I went there growing up, as did my husband. (I actually always got pumpkins from my uncle's and aunt's farm though)

I made last minute plans with the Grandparents, sadly Grandpa S was MIA up at the Lakehouse. You were missed Grandpa! The first thing the twins said to Grandma was, "Grandpa???"

I think the entire town was visiting on the same day. It was BUSY!

What a beautiful day it was, actually quite hot. I was glad that none of the kids got sunburnt.

The day was fun-filled with adventure for the kids. So much to do!

The boys weren't sure about feeding the goats, but they caught on fast.

And we played and explored. Castiel was so brave and tried everything. He had to climb everything, walk through everything and balance across everything.

The kids patiently waited and played while we waited a half hour for a hayride. But the closer we got, the harder it was for the twins to not walk toward the tractor. They waved at all the lucky people who rode away before us.

Emmitt doesn't do well in the heat and I messed up his naptime. He did get a second wind, but before that kicked in, we dealt with a little of this.

And we tried to pose for cute pics. (When you can't pick out a photo that they all cooperate in, might as well pick one that none of them do  :)  except Cam posing in the middle)

My favorite picture of the day  :)

We also enjoyed carmel apples, but my fingers were too sticky to take pictures  :)

And I did get in a little trouble for not bringing any home for KC . . . oops  :)

Great day, great family, great place . . . I won't wait as long to visit again!