Cookies and Costumes

Troy was invited to a Halloween Party yesterday.  He jumped at the chance to wear his Captain America costume - which he asks to wear daily!!.  So we packed up some Halloween cookies and we were on our way.   Note: you will notice that Kade borrowed Troy's "owl" costume from last year...which he enjoyed wearing (far more than Troy did :)

Halloween "treats"

Declan (superman) Piper (strawberry), Kade (owl) and our very own Captain America!!

Group picture!! 

That's a wrap

Time for cookies!!

Even owls need a break

Halloween is yummy

Fresh air

The weather is getting cooler - the air is "fresher"...and Troy still enjoys his "outside time".  Here are a few moments from this week.

Looking out over the valley

Taking a shortcut through the trees

Down by the river (and the rocks!)

Fall is in the air!

Pumpkinpalooza 2015

Auntie C and Jude joined us for Pumpkinpalooza again this year!!  First, Jude (and Troy) helped make hamburger soup.  While the soup simmered...we decorated pumpkins.  Now, we are all set to greet our Trick or Treaters :)

Kitchen "help"

I'm ready to light up my pumpkin!

Hey, Jude...what are you going to make? 

A creeper pumpkin, of course!

Team effort

Pumpkin head

Boo-tiful letters

B-eek-dazzled

All decked out

Spider pumpkin stand

Emoticon pumpkin ;)

Look at the new Halloween Pajamas that Auntie and Jude gave me!!

Monster-iffic

So much to be thankful for...

We celebrated Thanksgiving (a few days late) with Gramma and Papa in their new house!  We are happy to report that the turkey, stuffing, gravy and pumpkin pie are still as delicious!!!  We also had a little field trip, the next day, to help work off some of the feast :)  Thank you Gramma and Papa for all the food and fun.

Troy's fingerprint turkey

Pumpkin hug

Puzzling with Daddy before dinner

Gramma at work in her beautiful new kitchen

Papa carving the turkey

The new kitchen has room for everyone!

The turkey smells soooo yummy!

Troy and Daddy selfie

Daddy...the "masher"

Troy testing out the pumpkin pie

yummmm :)

Papa showing us a sugar beet

Where's the sugar, Gramma?

We went to see the wind turbines too

believe it or not...none of them were turning!

Look waaaaaaaaay up, Daddy

Still not moving

Ready for take off!

Troy and his "lego gun"

Checking out the farm where Mommy grew up

The barnyard

Troy inspecting the barn

Pumpkin patch kid

Fall display

Pumpkin hunter

how about this one?

or this one?