Fall Break and Halloween

Every Fall break for the last four or five years we have had a tradition that we get together with my best friend Tiffany and her kids (last year my sis in law and her daughter joined too). We go to a pumpkin patch and let the kids pick out their own pumpkins. We then go either paint or carve these pumpkins and then make cut out sugar cookies and decorate them. This year Tiffany decided to go visit her sister in Texas, my kids were sick over break, my sis in law did her own pumpkin patch, and Ashton decided to go hunting with his dad for the first time. So this year was just me and three of my kids one night when we could just make it work. They were sad and missing Dad and Ashton (who were hunting) so I decided to pull it together to lift their spirits. It wasn't as fun as having everyone there together to do it but, they were still cute and excited to do it. 

 This was Reggie's first real year to participate. He had a good time! His pumpkin is the only one a month later still on the porch without rotting.

 Jordyn did her best job yet she is old enough now that she took a little time with it by putting stars on it and sprinkles it was very pretty. My favorite one that she has done.

 Of course Ty wanted to carve his so he could have fun getting the guts out

 Then it was getting late so we did the cookies in our jammies. It was a great sugar rush right before bed.

 Halloween morning the kids school did a parade for the parents so we could she all the kids costumes. Ty was a super skilled ninja

 This was a last minute idea because Ashton's costume has a mask and wasn't allowed for the parade. Cory came up with it and I thought it was awesome. This is a Gil leaf suit for hunting but, because is so big on him I thought it made him look like the Swamp Thing. I thought it was really cool looking but, a lot of kids didn't know what he was apparently they aren't familiar with the Swamp Thing (i know i am old). So kuddos to the kids that knew.

 I visited my brother at work to take him breakfast since I was close by and this is what I drove up to. LOL

 My little kitty cat and puppy dog (scooby, Reggie is totally into scooby lately. Some shows never die, love it)

 Tiffany is always so fun on Halloween and puts together a costume. So FUN! I am too boring.

 I had to laugh at Jordyn's costume this year it reminded me of a picture I remembered as a kid when I was the same age dressing up as the same thing for Halloween. The picture below is of my cousin Andrea and I in 1983 we were buds growing up even though she is a year younger than me. So for fun I had to get a picture of Jordyn and her cousin Ella who is a year younger than her. TOO FUN!!