Halloween Fun and a Visit From Grandpa.

The girls dressed up as Hermione Grainger and Wonder Woman for Halloween this year.  I am especially fond of the Wonder Woman costume.  When I was Sidney's age, my mom made me a Wonder Woman costume.  It was my all time favorite.  I remember an adorable picture that my mom had taken of me wearing it, but neither of us can find it.  We took the girls, along with Blake and Jackson, to our church party.  The church did an amazing job of putting it on this year.  It was more organized than ever, and there was something for everyone.  Kevin won a Cold Stone Creamery gift card.  He promises to take us all out for ice cream.  The pastor shared pictures and stories about our church community garden.  Like I said, it was a great time.

The kids were actually sharing their candy with us...Woot Woot!  I guess someone got the word that I like Almond Joy candy bars.

 

My Dad came down for the weekend.  He helped us with a ton of projects around the house (dishwasher repair, yard cleanup, light bulbs).  Wow and thank you!  He also surprised the girls by bringing a pirate costume and taking them out trick or treating.  He was quite the trooper, as the World Series was on that night.

The girls and Grandpa getting ready to head out.  Can you believe he is wearing shorts?

Our carved pumpkins did not last long this year in the heat.  The girls got a couple of other pumpkins to paint.  They took them to the Awana party and had some fun.  Kendall's pumpkin in a mutant Minion.  Sidney painted an alien pumpkin.

This was my living room that weekend.  Kevin and I ordered some motorized blind from my mom for our upper window (let's just hope the batteries never need replacing).  We had to rent scaffolding in order to install them.  My Dad did the installation and changed all of our light bulbs while he was up there.  What a job!

 

 Now for a couple of random pictures.  The girls and their friends having a good time.

 

Terrell took Kendall to piano practice and snapped this cute picture.  Though we were sad to see Miss Diane retire, Miss Margaret has been a great teacher as well!  I am glad that we were able to find such a nice lady. 

The Farmstead.

The girls have been earning passes for the Farmstead the past couple of years.  Like any exceptional parent, we have never went.  It seems that the season escapes me.  I always remember right after they have closed down for the year.  We made it a priority this year and spent the afternoon enjoying some good old fashioned fun. 

 

As we were arriving, there was a lady leaving with a bunch of kids.  She had some extra punch cards that she kindly passed along to us.  It made our trip extra special.  Normally, Kevin and I would have sat the activities out.  Instead, we all tried our hand at them. 

 

Sidney enjoyed feeding the animals.  This was a first for her.  Usually, she is too nervous to get close.  I was extremely lame in getting pictures.  I suppose we were having too much fun.  We DID do the big Pac Man corn maze.  Kevin sacrificed and did it with us.  I was too nervous that I would get lost in it.  With Kevin's navigation skills, we were in and out in no time.  It did help that one of the people working there told us to keep to the outside of the maze.

The apple shooting was, by far, my favorite.  Kevin had to give each of the girls a quick lesson before they tried it.  "Had to" or "wanted to"...hmmm.

The girls' favorite activity was the bee zip line.  Toward the end of the day, Kevin and I sat down at a nearby table while the girls did this activity repeatedly.  I am pretty sure they did it about 20 times.