More Halloween Fun

We took the kids to Oregon Gardens this weekend for some Halloween fun. They had a fall festival with lots of fun activities. There was a costume parade, a mini pumpkin sling-shot, crafts, animals (note the monkey hugging the snake tail), a hay-ride and a kid sized corn maze. It was a nice day and a fun outing. We had extra fun because the Brunsvolds' were there too!

A fellow twin didn't want to wear his moving monster truck costume so Caleb helped him out. The wheels actually rolled as you walked inside and Caleb drove it all over. This was at our Twins' Club Halloween party.

More pumpkin goo! This year the kids helped me clean out the pumpkin. I scrapped it off, they scooped it out. It was very fun. We carved our pumpkin and roasted the seeds which they love snacking on!

Pumpkin Patch

Here are the kids in the adorable sweaters g'ma made for them with the too cute matching hats! Caleb had to give a few high 5's. This is forever known as the high 5 sweater.
Smelling the mums at Thistledown. They were absolutely gorgeous! We love Thistledown...it was a weekend and fairly uncrowded. While the other place down the road was just chaos!
After many "too heavy" pumkins and no's, Sarah found the perfect pumpkin. She carried it all by herself back to the wagon.
This was the only pumpkin Caleb seemed to like. Everytime he picked one, he didn't want to carry it and kinda melted a little. It was a little too close to nap time for such big decisions. He did eventually pick one and he carried it while daddy carried him.
The big weigh in. As you can see by both expressions, it was definitely time to be done! All in all it was a very fun outing. This weekend....the carving...and maybe a little pumpkin goo!

Random Pictures

Sarah doesn't get to wear dresses very often but we got all dressed up the other day. She twirled around in circles and was excited to wear her "special" shoes.

Here's our boy in the box. He crawled in here and I thought it was pretty funny. Eventually I decided okay, he's in there let's take a picture and he actually stayed. Usually these are those moments that are never caught of film because by the time you find the camera, it's over....
I think it may have been talk like a pirate day....this is Sarah's best "ARG."

The Knight and the Princess

A while back the kids got these costumes. They haven't been too excited about them until recently. Sarah has suddenly discovered all things princess and after looking in the mirror, Caleb decided his outfit was pretty cool too!

S'Mores Please!

David got a little fire pit for his birthday and we finally tried it out. The kids loved their first S'mores! These pictures just don't do it justice. By the end there was chocolate and marshmallow everywhere! And very messy faces!

Grandma and Papa's House

We took the kids to G'ma and Papa's for the weekend. They had a blast! Lots of fun stuff to do.
Papa has a big pile of pea gravel the kids loved. Sarah kept climbing it and sliding down. Caleb dug in it with the "heavy equiptment" the grandparents provided. I have never seen them so dirty!
Caleb on his first 4-wheeler. They loved it. "Ride motorcycle!" was a very common phrase the whole weekend.

Here's Caleb's big dump truck. He pushed this all over the place even wearing a little blister on his hand!
A little time-out to cool off at the lake!
G'ma helped Sarah with her new little friend. Pappa caught a baby lizard. This was a big hit. Poor Caleb was so exhausted with no nap that he was asleep in the car and pretty much missed this. They caught one the next day and he still wasn't too interested. Just wanted to push his dump truck.

Enchanted Forest

We met "Auntie" Laura and Michaela at Enchanted Forest. The kids absolutely loved it and we had an Enchanted Forest Expert (Michaela) to help us by reading all the nursery rhymes and showing us where to go. It was perfect.

Checking out an old wagon in the Wild, West Village. A little rickety for me, but the kids loved it.
We rode the very wild train. The kids love trains so this was perfect. It bounced and made animal sounds. Very cute!

Checking out the mote around Cinderella castle. The kids were very curious!
Posing for a picture. Lots of photo opps at this place....crazy!
The kids on their very first ferris wheel ride. A little unsure at first, they warmed up to it and had fun.

Bumper boats just the right size. This was fun! They kept "smash-crashing" each other. Here Sarah gets brother good!My little civil war man! Love the wistful expression here! He was into this until the costume got put on.