Trick or Treat, We don’t have smelly feet

This year we have a glow stick man, Link (from Zelda) and Hermione (from the Harry Potter books).  

This is what Mason's costume looks like in the dark (a few glow sticks didn't survive trick or treating but you get the idea)

And his back!

The pumpkins looked great!

And so does Davy Crockett!  

Final preparations for Halloween!

Today Matt and the kids did the final preparations for Halloween.  They carved pumpkins...

One side of the front yard has the head stone in place and "Fred" is keeping an eye on everyone.  

On the other side we have a dragon and spider keeping an eye out.  Caution tape is in place to try and keep trick or treaters (and their parents) from walking through the yard, mainly so they don't trip on the lines securing the dragon and spider.  

We are ready for Halloween!

Rufus love!

Is there such a thing as loving your dog too much?  If so, our kids have a case of that with Rufus!  Thankfully they are now tall enough to stand over him now and not try to ride him anymore!  :-)

Fun and Games for the kids at the Bus Roadeo

Today was the bus roadeo at my work (an no, that is not a typo, that is how you spell rodeo for buses that dive on roads!).  It is exciting to see the drivers compete, and amazing!  It is a challenging course!  As part of the event they have activities for kids and this year they had something new for the kids.  They loved it!  

A day with Grandma and Grandpa!

Today the kids enjoyed a nice fall day (they have been hard to come by!) visiting our beautiful area with Grandma and Grandpa.  They had pizza for lunch at the lighthouse where Grandpa works. 

 They went to check out the elephant seals.

 What a beautiful day, and some great kids in view!  :-)

 Then they visited some of the scarecrows in the small town.  They have a scarecrow festival during October and there are some really amazing ones, and these are no exception, five, oops I mean two, of the seven dwarfs from Snow White. 

 Then a special treat of ice cream! 

And one last scarecrow, ET!  

Thank you for a great day Grandma and Grandpa!

Ride that Silly horse

Anna is still loving her riding lessons.  And Silly has been a great horse for her to learn with.  She recently did a bit of cantering for the first time.  Anna wasn't sure what to think but she did great is keeping with it, the most important part of all!  

Boys at Jiu Jitsu

The boys have learned a lot at jiu jitsu since they started in January.  Today the grappled and decided to make some of their own moves, which maybe wasn't the best move to try but until you try you don't know.  

It is exciting to see them applying the skills they have learned!