Happy Halloween!

Tonight we headed over to the Lester house for our annual Halloween Evening complete with Chili dinner and Trick or Treating.  The kids love doing this because they get to be with their cousins and that just makes it Oh So FUN!  They had a ball and went from house to house getting candy before we headed back to Grammy and Pa's to check out what all we got.  Thanks for having us we had a great time!

Pumpkin Carving Night

Tonight we finally got around to carving our pumpkin.  Because Drew loves Angry Birds we decided to carve and Angry Bird for him.  I printed the pattern and went to work.  I think it turned out pretty good.  In honor of pumpkin carving night we had an "orange" dinner complete with pizza, orange drink, puffs, and mac n cheese.  (No we don't normally eat dinner like this)!  The kids loved it and yuck from the pumpkin kept them busy for about 45 mins.   We had a great time!
 

Oktoberfest

This was a GREAT event!  This is an annual event at Brighten were all the parents and kids come out for a night of fun Halloween style.  The even includes, games, Truck or Treats, performances, etc...  The kids were soooo excited about this event because they get to wear their costumes and show them off.  They couldn't wait.  We also entered a pumpkin(s) in the pumpkin decorate contest.  They also had a scarecrow decorating contest.  I was on the committee to help and I help with decorations.  I really didn't do much but I made signs for each station, make milk jug ghost that were supposed to glow but it didn't really work out.  Overall the event was great.  Everyone had a great time and my kids got tons of candy!
 

Burt's Farm

Of course it wouldn't be Fall or Halloween without a trip up to Burt's Pumpkin Farm.  The kids love going to Burt's and this year they picked out a BIG pumpkin which made them extra excited.  We also picked up a few small ones for their rooms and their teachers.  At Burt's we also went on a hay ride they really liked that.  It was a great day.  The weather was a little overcast and the crowd was low which made for a fun time. We will be back next year...