Our Fall/ Halloween festivities

October seemed like it came and went so quickly! Last year I went to a popular pumpkin patch in North Georgia called Burt's Farm with my sis-in-law, Annie, and this year I was determined to find a time that Isaac could come up with me and the kids. The only day we could make it up there was the Saturday before Halloween and it was pretty cold and very busy! But they still had tons or pumpkins! Dylan was so excited and kept on saying, "pumpkin patch".





I insisted that we take the hay ride that they have there as well. It was fun minus our guy chewing tobacco and speeding through our ride.


That same day, we went right up the road and visited Amicolola Falls. The last time I was there, I was pregnant with Dylan, and hiked the first half up the falls. This time I hiked (or climbed stairs) from the top to the mid point. I was so excited to be able to say that I have done the whole thing now carrying a child each time. It was so beautiful to witness the changing of the seasons from up there in the mountains.






I was so nervous despite the fence about Dylan getting loose and falling down the waterfall that I didn't dare let him go!


The week of Halloween, Dylan, Owen, and I went to our ward's playgroup; which was so much fun despite Dylan's erratic behavior!


Here he is with his cupcake he decorated!

The night before Halloween was our ward's trunk-or-treat. It was so much fun especially because my sister, Kara, and neice, Madeleine, were there with us.



Here is the activity my Beehives were in charge of. The kids got to go fishing and attached to a candy corn looking fish was their prize, a bat ring.

The funniest part of the evening for me was when we had finished making our rounds trunk-or-treating, Dylan sat next to Isaac, who was busy still passing out candy, and would say, "trick-or-treat", then grab some candy from the bowl and put it in his pail.


Getting ready for bed that night, Owen wanted to wave hello.

Finally, Halloween rolled around. Kara and Madeleine spent the night, and the next morning we had YUMMY pumpkin pancakes. That night, we went to my in-laws house and went to Publix for their Halloween activities. Then, we hit up some houses for some trick-or-treating. Dylan's pail got so heavy he had a hard time carrying it! For the most part, I had him on my shoulders so that we could keep up with his cousins. It was such a fun day!


My cowboy and Indian. Thanks to Annie for helping me fill in a few pieces of Dylan's costume that I left at home that evening! By the way, I was so proud of their costumes! I made both of them this year without patterns.


My boys with their cousins.