I’m always ready for the month of October. It’s still way too hot here for it to be considered a true autumn – but it’s still fun. I love it all.
We love the Bartlett Fall Festival [this is the school where Nate will go to Kindergarten next year]. Ali & friends always invite us and it’s a great time. Nate was a very excited cake walk winner.
We also got to go with the McDonald’s to Hadley’s school’s festival which was also fun! We need more night’s out with Kiley & Brandon.
As far as Halloween goes – the boys are obsessed with Star Wars so I thought it was only fitting that we dressed up as a family: Darth Vader, Princess Leia, Storm Trooper & Yoda. We managed to get a few cute pictures with my parents and cousins and that’s about it. [Next year, I will be sure to get out the real camera to document Halloween.]
Nate loved going as a Storm Trooper to his school parties. Here he is with wonderful Ms. Joy & a few of his classmates.
Our friends, the Schenkers, had a pumpkin carving party at their house. One nice thing about our October weather is we can stay outside all night! They set up the bounce house and had a ton of power wheel cars for the kids to drive. I thought for sure Madeline & Daisy were going to kill someone with their stellar driving.
We always go as a play group to the pumpkin patch. This year we went at 9am and it was perfect. We had the entire place to ourselves!
Our ward has a wonderful trunk-or-treat tradition. It’s a party. Our primary presidency has been in charge for 3 years running and so while it is a lot of work – it’s great. Ali was nice enough to do my Princess Leia buns! It came with a wig – but I’m pretty sure the buns of my natural hair were bigger than the buns on the wig.
And then finally – Halloween night! We had a group of friends over in our ward for dinner & then we went out and did some trick or treating. It’s a fun night surrounded by friends!
We heart October.
