Halloween

On Halloween we always stop by and trick-or-treat at Maw Maw's house. This picture turned out adorable I think!

Then, we decided to stop by downtown Kernersville to let the kids wander for a bit. It was really crowded and we didn't feel like waiting in line for candy, but we did see a few fun things. The fire department had the fire truck out, which always makes E happy. We also ran across another Man in the Yellow Hat! And if you ask E, his favorite part was the big, big, big tall man.

Trunk or Treat

The kids really had a blast at the church Truck or Treat. Our favorite moment is when a friend walked up with their little Chihuahua - dressed as a spider. Emmett jumped about a foot in the air! After a while, Susie got tired of her hood and decided to be Little Red Hood Yellow Hat.

Pumpkin Carving

What better way is there to spend a Saturday morning than with friends? Love getting together with these guys!

Pumpkin Patch and Festival

We had a fun Saturday. We started out at the pumpkin patch. Susie loved trying to pick up the pumpkins. E was more concerned with hiding in the bales of hay. Then we headed to the Walkertown Fall Festival. They always have a free bounce house, and the kids loved it. The pictures are blurry, but you can see the smiles!

Fall Festival

Our first Halloween event was the Fall Festival at my school. Emmett LOVED it. Susie got tired of not being able to run around. It was fun showing off their costumes! They had a fun house room and E loved it. It had a trampoline, balance beam, bouncy balls, and scooters. Susie loved to sit right in the mouth of the pumpkin at my station for bean bag toss.

October Fun

October is one of my favorite months. It cools off outside and there are so many fun fall things to do! Here's the highlights from our busy weekend:

On Friday, I had the Fall Festival at my school. Cam brought the kids up. Emmett is Fix-It Felix, and Susie was a Ghost (one of her many Halloween outfits. I guess being a girl = more outfit choices).  Emmett had a blast playing games, and he even won the cake walk on his first try! He was so proud of his cookies. He loved getting the candy and putting it in his "nail pouch." Susie got passed around like a hot potato!

Saturday morning, we stopped by the Walkertown Fall Festival. It's still not very big, but Emmett loved the bounce house and Susie always loves being outside!

After the festival, we went to the Pumpkin Patch. Maw Maw met us there to join in the fun. This was our first attempt at pictures of both kids where Emmett is holding Susie up. When Emmett got tired of pictures, he let go of Susie and she just slowly tipped over and face-planted. Good thing she's a tough girl! Can't wait to carve these pumpkins later!

Saturday night was Gigi's annual Chicken Stew with family and friends. It's always a great time (and great food!). Chicken Stew and Corn Hole are NC traditions that we never knew about, but we sure enjoy them! Emmett had fun playing corn hole (but by his rules - which apparently include sticking your head in the hole to find the bean bags!) I also included the picture of Emmett and Gigi because it shows off his new scowl that he uses when I pull out the camera!

Carving Pumpkins

Yes, we're carving our pumpkins on Halloween. That's just how we're functioning lately. E cracked me up while we were carving.

 
He kept putting the pumpkin guts BACK INSIDE the pumpkin. He is so obsessed with where stuff belongs - everything must go in its place!

Then, he saw Mommy and Daddy with spoons and had to have one too to copy us.

Here are the pumpkins:

I've known what I wanted to do with my pumpkin for a long time. Quick, easy, and different:

For E's pumpkin, I chose something with a big smile to match his big smile!

And Camron made this face. I think he was frustrated because I kept shooting down his ideas:

Halloween

We had a busy Halloween. I picked E up and went straight to Maw Maw's house. He loved the chocolate and brownies he got from her! Then we went up to Gigi's church for some more trunk-or-treating. It was freezing, but he loved it! In fact, he didn't want to come home. Then, we carved pumpkins. (Yes, I know it's late, but we got them done before Halloween was over!)

Trunk or Treat

We went to the church Trunk-or-Treat. The games were a bust for E because he was too young for most of them, but he LOVED the live band outside and he liked GIVING his candy to people. Hopefully he'll understand better next year!!

Calvin and Hobbes

With his little girlfriend. Later he was hugging on his other girlfriend. What a flirt!!

Dancing to the music. He was going crazy spinning and hopping and laughing.