A fruity Halloween

Yes, this post is late, but better late than never right?!?! We had a great night trick or treating with our little fruit basket. Mason was super excited to be a banana (contrary to trunk or treating pictures) and Reagan was adorable as a strawberry. It had so much stuffing she kinda waddled like a umpa lumpa, which made Steve and I chuckle. Our neighborhood is a great size for trick or treating and we got to meet a lot of neighbors at the same time!

Getting pumped up before hitting the road!

seriously. I am BANANAS for this boy!

Our first house!

Sometimes a strawberry needs a lift.

We left the next morning for Seattle, where we spent a week visiting friends and sharing tons of laughter! That post is coming soon.

Pumpkin Patch

I don't know how I forgot to post this, but Sunday, Oct. 16th we headed to a pumpkin patch. (We did go to Chattanooga the day before so maybe I got caught up with those posts to remember...) Oakes family farm offered a groupon a while back so we took advantage to enjoy our first fall activity in TN. We got there right when it opened and I was glad we did by the time we left there was a huge line so it was nice to enjoy it before the crowds really came in.

Mason and Reagan ready to go at the farm.

Oakes had a a lot of activities for kids of all ages. Mason and Reagan loved these slides and we went over and over and over again. I loved Reagan's hair and skirt flying! She had a blast.

They had a pumpkin race in water troths, although Reagan was move interested in "washing" her hands than racing.

A kid corn maze and a HUGE adult one that we didn't even attempt.
The kid one was tricky enough for our two!

A corn box- like a sand box but with corn kernels. Both kids loved this. They also had a bounce house, a real sand box, a tire mountain, a pumpkin gun, and a petting zoo. Literally, you could stay all day. The weather was great and we took in as many activities as we could. But we came for one real reason. To get a pumpkin...

Anxiously waiting to reach the pumpkin patch while on the hay ride.

Looks like we found a winner! I have to note- this farm had so many more activities than any patch we visited in Seattle, it was great. But, it wasn't a real patch like Seattle. It was just a field where they dumped a bunch of pumpkins- still fun for the kids, but once you have dragged a wheel barrow throw the mud into a real patch looking for the perfect pumpkin- there is no comparison. Note the rain boots. They didn't even get muddy. Oh well, they looked cute doing it.

And finally, a family picture! One day we will all look the same direction and smile. until then. this is us.

Happy Fall Ya'll!

Halloween Carnival

On Wednesday, Mason's school had their annual Halloween Carnival. They needed parent volunteers and you could bring a younger sibling with you so Reagan and I volunteered to help. I am almost convinced that Reagan had more fun that Mason (probably because she got to stay the whole time) They brought the classes in by age group so that it was never overly crowded. It was a lot of fun to see how/what the different age groups liked and how they played differently. I was in charge of face painting (with washable markers) and Reagan was my assistant for about half an hour. Then she decided she wanted to play games too. I think she is super excited to start school next year. She was ready to go! And she took an extra long nap that afternoon-being a social butterfly wears a girl out!

Reagan getting ready to leave. She was decked out in a festive Halloween ensemble.

Mason wanted to pose by his McQueen pumpkin, if you look close you can see him holding up a little McQueen by the pumpkin. He loves to find matches.

Both Mason and Reagan enjoying the carnival. The other parents were sweet to help her play games.

This was seriously her favorite game. She played it forever and she laughed so hard! It was the sweetest sound and one I will forever remember.

Mason's class. He was leader that day and takes his responsibility very seriously :)

Mason when we got home. He made the Halloween crown and candy corn necklace at the carnival.

Can't wait to share some more Halloween fun this weekend!