Happy Halloween!

 Happy Halloween!

We had a blast today with our precious Firefighter and Fire Dog!

 We enjoyed trick-or-treating with our friends, the Upps, in their neighborhood.

Remember the last time?

It's amazing how quickly Kate and Justin have grown up!

 Matthew really enjoyed getting in on the action this year

but ran out of steam long before Kate did.

We dropped Matthew off at home for bedtime with Grandma and Papa

and then took Kate out for another hour of trick-or-treating

in our neighborhood!



Classic October Fun

Have I ever mentioned that October is my favorite month?

Well, it is!

And here are some pictures from my favorite October activties.

 We've eaten lots and lots of apples!

(Double points for the pigtails!)

 We've been to several fall festivals!

 We've met lots and lots of farm animals!

It's Matthew's favorite fall activity.

 The animals inspired Matthew to learn to point.

 We bounced on many a moon bounce!

It's Kate's favorite fall activity...

 ... and Daisy's, too!

 We even conquered a few fears!

At first, Kate was afraid of the height of the inflatable slides

at the various fall festivals...

 ...but soon she was a pro at climbing up!

 We had our faces painted a few times!

 We collected over a dozen tiny pumpkins!

 And we spent lots of time with our family!

Weekend Play

 The last couple of weeks have been kinda rough.

Matthew and I were both sick for about a week and I had a ton going on a work.

So, it was really nice to enjoy a fun-filled weekend with the kiddos.

The weather was absolutely gorgeous and we took full advantage of it.

All in two short days, we:

- went to soccer practice;

-stopped by the Falls Church Farm Day festival to

pet some animals, paint a pumpkin and hang out with friends;

-played at the Burke Farm Pumpkin Playground;

-cheered for cousin TJ at his football game;

- went to church; and

-went to Clemyjontri Park!

Whew!

We'll all sleep well tonight!

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the weekend:

Matthew Starts Preschool

 Unfortunately, Matthew was sick the first couple of weeks of preschool -

so his first day wasn't until the end of September.

He is attending one day a week at The Falls Church Day School

and seems to like it so far.

We took this pictures on his first day.

Apple Pickin'

 While we were out in Nelson County,

we found a great orchard for apple picking!

The ground was pretty darn muddy

but, otherwise, the experience was lots of fun for everyone!