Family Fun in October

October is a beautiful month. Fall has been very mild here this year, and we have been having all kinds of fun as a family.

 We made a visit to the pumpkin patch in New Plymouth. It was so much fun!

 Sarah loved the petting zoo. She got to pet goats, a donkey, and a sheep.

 This is how Chris spent our whole visit. 

 Sarah's favorite part was the horse-drawn hay ride. She went twice. She also got to go on a train ride and a zip line. What a fun day!

 Of course, we picked out a pumpkin to take home with us. We chose a green pumpkin to turn into a Frankenstein jack-o-lantern.

 Sarah and I enjoy taking our babies for walks. She is on a mission to rid our neighborhood of dandelions.

 Sarah is a wonderful big sister. She especially loves bringing the baby his pacifier and tucking him in.

 3 weeks old- getting chubby and loving to snuggle.

 Sarah's pillow is one of Chris's favorite places to sleep. He hangs out while big sister and I play. It works well.

One of Sarah's favorite games lately is giving baths to all of her toys. Some mess usually results, but it sure keeps her busy. 

Chris has also finally come around to the idea of bath time. Now it is his favorite time of day.

 It is so interesting to watch Sarah play. She lined up all of Grandma's blocks in a perfect row and told me it was a train.

We have two ugly sprinkler boxes located directly in the middle of our yard. Kelson concealed them by building me an enclosed wildflower garden. Kelson has been very excited about landscaping our house. He has planted all kinds of things that will come up in the spring. I can't wait to see what our yard looks like in a few months.

 We spent the last weekend of October in Baker with my family. Chris got some good Grandma snuggle time. Who could resist snuggling this little guy? He's so precious when he is sleeping and not screaming.

Saturday morning snuggles with my three favorite people

The leaves in my parents' yard were about a foot deep. The kids had a great time playing in them on Friday, and then we spent most of the day on Saturday removing all of them. It was quite the job.

We took a break from leaf raking to walk to a restaurant around the corner for lunch. A fairy princess with an umbrella and cowboy boots came along. It was not raining. 

Saturday night was pumpkin carving night. The orange one became Nemo and the green one became Frankenstein. 

 Kelson did such a great job!

Halloween post to come soon. October was a great month!