Saturday, October 31, 2009

Happy Halloween!

Meet my little Devil-Vamp!




We couldn't decide what to be this year so Nate had somewhat of a unique costume: as you can see, he was a vampire with devil horns....very scary-- and sooo cute, too! Somehow the little kiddos can't be that scary- their just too cute all dressed up.




Smilin' with Daddy in the front yard


And Mommy too

Just getting started!


Mom- I definitely do not have enough candy yet, ok?!


The final product filled with candy


Gotta take inventory


Let me get rid of the pretzels and granola bars first

Ahhh, all the good stuff now!

He even took some candy for a train ride




It was a super fun Halloween. It has become one of my favorite times of the year now. Nate loves pumpkins and leaf jumping!

We spent the day at home relaxing for the big trick-or-treat and headed out early for pizza and pictures. Nathaniel absolutely was amazed at the whole trick-or-treat process. Unlike the typical 12 year old (or 6 year old for that matter) he really wanted to savor each stop and say "trick-or-treat" and selectively choose each piece of candy. It was super cute and I am very proud of his good manners, too. I'll keep my fingers crossed that it will continue into future Halloweens as well. ;)

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Fall Fest 09!

Going down the hay bale slide!! Could he be any happier?! Always has a smile on his face. Delish!

Classic pumpkin pic pose!
Yeah, I know i'm cool...
Love to swing
It's a true masterpiece....pumpkin painting
Another slide- whoah!
Riding the mini tractors in his little glory. . .
The final product..., yup- right up there with Davinci and Monet's work :)
Jumpin' -one of his favorite things to do
Hi....How are you down there???!!!
Corn extravaganza

Having so much fun

My shadow
Our alpaca friends! One day, yes, it's true- we will have an alpaca farm...it's on the 10 year plan.

Animal lover by nature
Wow- I think we got one of the only non-rainy weekends this fall to attend fall-fest. We had a blast. From the pumpkin and apple picking (left my camera behind for those) to the slides and hay bales and corn maizes -- we had a great family day. I must admit- fall is my favorite time of the year. There is something undeniably comforting about the smell of the crisp air, apples, pumpkins, and foliage that just hits me the right way.