Field Trip

Oct 24 - Logan's class took a walking field trip to see the Pumpkin Walk and the girls and I tagged along. I love going on field trips with my kids to see how they interact with the other kids and to see the teachers in a different setting. Even though we had already been to the Pumpkin Walk, it was a little bit different to go in the daytime and see the displays. We had a great time! Logan loves his class this year and we had fun with them.
Logan's classSilly faces....
Logan's favorite display - The angry birds pumpkins!
This is Logan's reading group and one of the other groups. His teacher had them take little group pictures this way. I don't know what Logan's face is all about....
Back Row: James, Carter and Noah Front: Shaylee, Tori, Gracie, Olivia, Selena, Logan and Spencer
Logan really wanted a picture by this Aggie football display, too.Avery really liked the Winnie the Pooh pumpkins! And I made her a brand new bow for that outfit, but she ripped it off the clip on the walk over to see the pumpkins. Little stinker!
Rylee had a great time on the field trip. She found a couple of the big girls that she knew in Logan's class (Eden and Gracie) and totally tagged along with them the whole time. I hope they didn't mind! She thought she was so grown up. This was Rylee's favorite display - The Tangled one of course! Avery, Rylee and Gracie

My kids' favorite part of the pumpkin walk is taking pictures in all these cut-outs that you can stick your head in. Last year, we even had to go back because Logan only got to do a couple and he wanted to do more. This year we had plenty of time. Which meant a TON of pictures in every different one. There are a lot and I didn't even pick them all!
Logan as Yoda
I think he makes a pretty good Harry Potter
Logan the genie
Rylee as Cinderella
Rylee as Yoda
Avery makes a cute Buzz - She always had her little hands in the way
She really wanted to be Arial, but she couldn't reach so I had to hold her up and have someone else take the picture for us.
Avery as a very cheesy Winnie the Pooh
Peeking through this one - I think it was Where the Wild Things are. Sometimes she was tall enough to poke her head through without help. Well, almost tall enough...

Pretty Princess Rylee as Snow White
Logan the Buzz
Avery loves Jessie!
The three Amigos!
Rylee just HAD to be Arial! She was a little disappointed that there was no Rapunzel.
We were about to leave and Avery about lost it because she didn't get to be 'Rella yet. So I had to hold her up again and have someone help us with the camera. She really wants to be SO big all the time! She is really getting into the Princesses just like her sister.

Spooky Fun Night

Oct 22 - After Rylee took her mummy dogs to preschool for the snack, the kids were begging me to make them again. On this Saturday, we all went to the Aggie football game together and then our Dad headed to the Real game with a friend. For dinner, I decided since Daddy wasn't around, we could do mummy dogs. We also thought of a few more fun things to go with it to make it a fun Halloween dinner. It definitely was not much of an adult dinner, but the kids loved it! They had a great time helping me make stuff and using their creativity to come up with some fun spooky foods. It was totally last minute, so it was nothing fancy, but it was a fun dinner! Ready to enjoy their spooky dinner
We had Mummy dogs
Carrot fingers
Eyeballs
And mummy pizzas - So much fun! Then, some friends called and invited us to go to the Pumpkin Walk by our house with them. The kids were SO excited! It gets super crowded at night, but we went before it was too crazy and had a great time! Logan loved the Angry Birds pumpkinsAvery got really excited when she saw a Mickey! Some friends in our ward did this Winnie the Pooh one and it was so cute! Avery loves Pooh Bear! Rylee loved Rapunzel, of course! This witch sits at the end of the pumpkin walk. My kids were pretty nervous about her and kept their distance, but then Rylee just went up and started chatting with her and said she wanted a picture.
Since Rylee wasn't scared of the witch, soon our whole little crew was chatting with her, so we got a picture of the whole group. Minus Stephanie because she was taking the picture. Mom, Avery, Savanna, Rylee, the witch, Hallie, Logan and Carter. We had a great time with our friends! Thanks for inviting us! The kids' favorite part of the pumpkin walk is always these silly cut-outs. We only took this one picture that night, but when we went back during the day later in the week, I think we had to take one with EVERY single cut-out! Rylee really liked being Arial! She insisted on a picture before she would leave. To get to and from the Pumpkin Walk, we had to park and then take a shuttle because there isn't enough parking there. The kids like the bus ride almost as much as anything else! Here are Savanna and RyleeLogan and Avery riding the bus
Before we had plans to go to the Pumpkin Walk, the kids picked a Halloween treat at the store and I told them we could watch a Halloween show that night. So, when we got back from the pumpkin walk, they still really wanted to even though it was a little late. We watched the Charlie Brown Halloween special (our favorite) and had cookies. A great way to end our night!
What a fun night! I have the greatest kids and loved just hanging out with them and making some fun memories. I had some major guilt that month about not being the best mom because I was so sick and this night helped me to feel a little better and I think was something the kids and I both really needed!