all things Halloween

Another great Halloween! Despite the 48* weather for the actual trick or treating, at least it wasnt raining!!

let the carving begin! The kids helped get the gunk out but left Jon and I do the carving...Jon said next year he wants to make them do it and stick with the triangle eyes!

Sydneys pumpkin "Molly" from Bubble Guppies on Nick jr.

 Carved by mom!

Courtney's pumpkin Dora the Explorer! Carved by Dad

Samantha's pumpkin"Aurora" carved by dad

day

night

the twins got to dress up for the whole day of school!

Sydney the Lollipop Girl!

Courtney the witch!

The class!

frosting cookies!

3 sets of twins at the table!

Sydney loves cookies!

and so does Courtney!

Samantha and her best friend Breanna!

Sam's class party decorated cookies too!

Kendall and Samantha

Samantha was so great with Courtney letting her parade around the school with her! Sydney through a major fit before we headed over and ended up not coming. She stayed with Nancy who said that right after we left calmed down and read books with her. She was mad that we didnt stop at Dads office on the way home from school (they both said they didnt want to but when we got home they were both mad that we didnt go! I couldnt get Syd to calm down! Man is she stubborn)

Courtney taking a break at Sams party and reading a book.

Samantha the witch!

Off to go trick or treating around Uncle Lex's and Aunt Leah's neighborhood!

Running to the next house!

the loot!

Sam's haul!

The Hippy parents!

stoneyridge again...this time with the whole family!

today Jonleft work at early so we all could go to StoneyRidge farm together. Sam hadn't been yet and the weather was great (cold but clear) We got mini donuts and cider and had a grand ol time!

Sam had to get her shot

and the group shot

We picked some apples this time!

all in all it was a great time except for the lady at the cash register when I went to buy my apples. I set them on the counter and one rolled off and broke open. I told the lady that it's all bruised and set it aside. She grabbed it and put it with the rest of apples and weighed it so I had to buy it...with all the rotten apples left out there it kinda put me in a pissy mood not very good customer service. Good apples though!!

Western Oregon University

This past weekend I spent it in Monmouth, OR with Emily, Sarah and Dave. Emily seems to really be enjoying college life. We had a great time. Football, food, cheese farm, winery, bike riding, went to a movie and we stayed at the cutest little B & B!

getting a new helmet at sports authority!

~Left Coast winery~

In front of MaMere's Bed and Breakfast!

bike riding

In front of her dorm (I think its the fourth column 2nd floor)

I still can't believe she's in college! It seems like just yesterday she was 6 weeks old...

Cloud Mountain Farm

The field rips I have taken so far here in WA rule! Tuesday I went with the first grades to Cloud Mountain farm. I t was fabulous! They grew a whole bunch of different stuff but the apples are what they are known for. Sam's class have been learning a lot about apples and all the different varieties (2500!)

These are Kiwi but not the fuzzy kind. They were so good! I want to plant some in my yard now!

They had a two of these plastic covered rooms one was full of peppers and the other tomatoes. They said they have been picking both since June!

Some Peppers!

They got to pick an apple off the tree...lift, twist and pull!

then we tried 3 different varieties of apples...my favorite was the ellastar!

StoneyRidge Farm

Last week I went with the Lynden MOPs group to StoneyRidge farm! It was the best pumpkin patch/apple orchard I have ever been too. They gave us a little lecture on how the apples grow (all geared towards kids) it was great!

Sydney had to have a picture by herself!

Looks like we will be going back every year just so they can get there pictures taken! I think Jon is going to take them all again on Friday after school so he"ll get Sams shot!

They had a a corn maize that the girls loved. we even got a little lost even though it was small!

they got to pick out a little pumpkin too!

it's so hard to get Courtney to look at the camera!!

a Pumpkin tree!

a cool looking rooster

a donkey

chicks!

Goats in the air! They had a little food converyer belt at the end of it where you put the food in a little bucket and pull the rope up to the top and it falls out so the goats like to come up and eat!