Happy Halloween!

Cait scooping out her pumpkin
only Owen
carving the big one
John pulling his around to the front porch
Bill and kids are out trick-or-treating and I am manning the door! It's a little rainy but they don't care.

fairies, cows, and pumpkins

The boys found my flute in the basement
cow
a big pumpkin
Please, can I get this one?
We found our pumpkins at a small farm across the street from our neighborhood. They also have a small herd of cattle. We may be buying part of a cow to have our own supply of hormone, steroid-free beef (also fed a non-GMO diet)! We are pretty excited. Any one interested in going in with us? Dera? Should be cheaper than the store.

just 'cause

This was such a good day

blast from the past...

John (3), Zach (5), and Owen (11m)
Owen and Uncle Mark
practicing 'safe' painting
I want to play cars too!
O was such a big baby! Sometimes I wish they were this age again, it was so fun. They are fun now too but it's different.

last week

eating popsicles
'riding' down the hill
where she got the idea
arts and crafts with friends.

Good week. Nice weekend. Loving the cooler weather. Boys have 3 half days this coming week and it's Halloween! Boo!

It's that time of year again....

the Halloween Parade!




We went back to our old 'hood for the Halloween Parade and potluck dinner with our friends. So much fun. Really miss our old neighborhood (not our old house) and friends. Lots of fun but very cold this year, really cold.

and still more...

Zach and Daisy found this on one of our hikes
Cait in the river
jumping from rock to rock
Daisy and Bill....she loved playing in the river too.

more of our trip

john
sweet O
going up
McKenna's turn

Davidson River

Is that a reindeer?
Playing in the river
Getting her feet wet
building a rock house

I want to go back! My bed DID feel good though.

We are back!

an afternoon of rock climbing
O
John going up
Owen going up
We had a great trip. Lots of apples, hiking, biking. climbing, playing in the river and lots of rain. Still had fun though. We love this trip with our friends the Pucketts. More pics to follow.

they would be so mad if they saw this....

they cannot resist the purple shoes! Such a mean mommy to post these.
I went in to check on John before going to bed last night and this is what I saw.
John and Daisy all tucked in.

We leave tomorrow for the NC mountains! We will be picking a lot of apples! Can't wait.
Pucketts will be meeting us there as usual. One of our fav trips.