{Fall Family Pictures}

We had a friend of ours who is an amazing photographer take some family pictures of us recently.  She did a great job and we are in love with all the cute pictures up on the walls around our house!

{G'Ma's Birthday}

We celebrated Grandma Pat's birthday with a meal of her choice and a Birthday "Bundt" Cake.  The kids loved celebrating with her and singing Happy Birthday to her.  Thank goodness no smoke alarms went of [Adam!]

{Trick or Treating}

This year we had some friends over to go out Trick or Treating.  Unfortunately we have had some behavior issues with Landon with some steep consequences if he didn't behave.  We had to stick to our guns, and it was hard.  Landon was not able to go Trick or Treating.  (*gasp)  I think, some of you might think I am a mean mom.  But, how else will he learn?  ....  anyways ....  Back to the story.    Landon stayed home and handed out candy, and the rest of us went Trick or Treating.  This year, we found a lot more people who left bowls of candy on their porch with a note to take 1 or 2 pieces.  This was a good lesson for Jaedyn in being an honest person.   We Trick or Treated for about an hour and came home with TONS of candy.  The kids each shared a few pieces with Landon.

(on a side note - Landon does seem for the time being - to "get it".   Here is to hoping it sinks in!)

{Yahoo Farms and the Corn Maze}

Last weekend we went to Yahoo farms to do the corn maze.  We did it last year and decided we would make it a tradition to do a corn maze every year.  Next year we might do a different one.  They also have animals you can look at and pet.  The kids loved seeing the animals.  They also have tons of places to take pictures and lot of pumpkins laying around.  Last year we did the corn maze in the dark, this time we did it during the day.  The kids had a lot more fun, and I enjoyed myself a lot watching them have so much fun.  After we finished with the Corn Maze everyone got some apple cider.  It was yummy!

{Ward Trunk or Treat}

This weekend was our ward (church's) Trunk or Treat and Chili cook off.  By this time it was raining as it had threatened earlier for Math Day so it was held indoors, and not in the parking lot in the trunks.  Either way, we had fun.  I made chili to take, but didn't like my own.  We ate lots of other peoples yummy chilis.    The kids were able to trick or treat the classrooms of the Ward building and came home with lots of candy.  Just about as much as we handed out, they came home with!