Happy Halloween!

Let the festivities begin:

 Brayden's relay race at his school party.

 Look at this lovely expression, yep my son does not like to get gooey and slimey.  This was his face the WHOLE time, he wanted Kent and me to do it, didn't work out that way.  :)

 First time ever, carving pumpkins with Dad.  I have only done it one other time with Brayden when he was 3.  Might be a tradition we need to pick up again.  The kids liked it, all except for the gooey, messy part.  :)

 Dani's loot from her school party!

 Ms. Jenny's class party!

 My Batman, butterfly and ladybug!

 The Phillips cousin gang, loaded and ready to roll!

 Uncle Kelly's sweet ride for the kids (and tired grown ups).

 Busting onto the next house!

The final Jack-O-Lantern products!  Hope you have a Happy Halloween!  We sure did!
OMG!  This is what they brought home, who is going to be a fatty bo-blatty?  I gotta get rid of this.  I heard a local dentist is buying candy $1 per pound then shipping it to our troops.  Pretty sure we'll be doing that!

Tid bits

On Monday I had to go back to the Dr. to get my results for my continuous blood glucose monitor.  (good times).  While the girls and I were waiting for me to be called back, the nice nurse, Jo, who we know quite well, since she has worked there through both of my pregnancies, and after, asked, "Do you girls need some stickers?"

Ellie replied, "No, but can we still have some?"
Jo looked at me, utterly confused.
 I said, "You asked if they NEED stickers, they know that they don't NEED any, but they WANT some." 

Jo's whole face lit up, she was amazed.  It was really quite funny, all of Daddy's explanations and teachings really have sunk in.  Jo proceeded to tell everyone in the office about my little girls and their manners.  I was  a proud Mama and when I called Kent that night to tell him, I could feel him beaming through the phone.

After we left the Dr. and we were heading home, we were behind an ambulance.  Ellie said, "Mom, don't hit the ambulance (as if I hit people regularly), the people will just get more dead in there."  Thanks baby, glad you're watching out for me and those around us!

Hidden Acres at Greenbluff

My baby girls  had their school field trip to the pumpkin patch!  Unfortunately, I had a Dr. appt. that had been scheduled for months at the same time.  :(  So while I was being poked and prodded for the dang sensor that was being put into me, they were having fun with Grandma Phillips and Auntie Helen.  Thank you Auntie Helen for all of these great pics!  They had so much fun, they talked and talked about it for days!

                                     Ellie with her yummy apple and pumpkin of choice!

                                             Ready and cozy with their new monkey mittens!

                                             School friends, Megan, Olivia, Ellie and Dani

                                                     Hay ride with Grandma!

                          Ellie and Ms. Jenny in deep conversation....wonder what was being discussed?

                                                Apple picking with Auntie Helen!

                                                          The best part, taste testing!

Since they had such a great time, and I heard about it for days and days, and I truly felt like I missed out, I decided we needed to make a family trip up to Greenbluff again!  The girls insisted that we go to the same farm so they could show us around.  Instead of Walter's fruit farm we went to Hidden Acres this Fall.

It is my favorite time of year and it was a beautiful day!  Happy Fall everyone!

It's Fall!

My favorite time of the year!  Sunny, crisp beautiful days!  And it's soccer season!  :)  We have been plugging along, going to school, working, adjusting to Kent traveling again :( and playing lots of soccer!

                                   Brayden during his fund run at school.  I think he sprinted the ENTIRE time, he was determined to get as many laps as possible.  I was very proud of him!

                                                       B with the ball for the Bombs!

 We celebrated Kent's Grandma's and our SIL Sarah's B-days.

 Our last trip to Silverwood for the year.  We LOVED our season passes this Summer!

 A fun day at Coeur d' Alene park after we took Great Grandma Pratt out to lunch! 

 Halloween sugar cookies, what a feat!

 The girls' pumpkins from their school field trip.  More to come on that....

Ellie and Dani in their new hand-me-down attire.  We are so fortunate to get bagfuls of cute stuff + shoes!  I think Ellie may sleep with her twinkle toes tonight, she can't get over the fact that she has a pair now.  She has been showing EVERYONE!