Buh-Bye October...

It's true...again and again, I tried to avoid the fact that Fall is pretty much over, and we've moved onto the winter blahs and holiday hustle and bustle already.  October is officially gone...it's already a week into November.  Half the Halloween candy has been consumed already by me mysteriously...and I'm fighting the urge to get the Christmas tree and decorations out!  {I know...I just said I was sad that Fall was over...yet, I do love the Christmas season just as much!}

But I can't move onto the sparkle and shine of Christmas until I've properly bid farewell to October and all the fun memories it left with us!

We were a bit late this year, and didn't make it to the pumpkin patch and get to ride the wagon out to the field to find just the right pumpkin from the vine...but even though I love that tradition...the kids didn't really seem all that phased by missing out. {boo-hoo}  But we did go to our favorite local farm market and pull the little wagons right up to the piles of pumpkins where they were just as happy to find the perfect one for them!

stopping to pet the sweet kitty first

let's go find some pumpkins!

I found one!

how about this one?

...or this one?

this one's just my size!

okay...over  here Daddy!

Alex found a big one!

I want to pick out more pumpkins!

 Time to head home with their perfect picks...and let the real fun begin!

 

No matter where the pumpkins come from...this is what the kids enjoy the most... 
Creating, carving, and scooping out the slimy, gooey pumpkin guts!

let's scoop!

digging in!

Emily loves the guts!

"ewww!" Alex...not so much!

letting Daddy do the dirty work!

With the jack 'o lanterns lit...we are now ready for Halloween!

Blue Man {Group}, Unicorn, and Sailor

who is that masked man?

 

who's ready to trick-or-treat?

I am!

Let's go!

after we pass out a few treats first!

maybe just one piece for me!

our neighbor Emma, the birthday present!

so excited!

now it's our turn, here we go!

Ellie's first treat...her favorite!

enjoying her sucker all the way around the neighborhood!

always fun to see the furry friends dressed up too!

Please don't eat me!

I think Ellie is liking this trick-or-treating!

Grrrr...!

we're out of candy!

 Although Halloween can be spooky and scary...the kids love it...and so do I!  We look forward to it all year long and it always goes too fast!  It was another fun and memorable year and Alex and Emily start getting excited thinking about their costumes for next time!  I love what they come up with!  They are growing up so fast...and I'm so glad they cherish this one night of the year to dress up, have fun, eat lots of sugar before bed, see all our neighbors and friends...and just be a kid!

 

So here we are in November...it's flying by already...but we have so many fun things lined up!  Emily's American Girl Fashion Show debut, her second figure skating competition, Thanksgiving and Elizabeth's birthday!  Whew... please slow it down a bit...

 

October...it's been fun!  See you next year!