A Busy October

I am so behind on our little blog. I don't think anyone even reads this anymore, but to get our memories jotted down a little quicker, I'm just going to put all of October into one post. It's not the way I want to do it, but it's just going to have to wrk or else I will never get up to date. October was quite a busy and fast month for us:

Pumpkin Festival:

We went to Schnepf Farm for our favorite yearly Pumpkin Festival with my aunt, uncle, and cousin. We always have so much fun. This year must have been the best because I didn't seem to take any pictures. We went nice and early this year before things got too crazy.

Disneyland:

We finally took Payton to Disneyland for the first time! It was on the crowded side, but we still had a lot of fun. Payton especially loved seeing Lightening McQueen and Mater, and we can't wait for the new Cars area to open!

Visiting Ben's Parents:

Disneyland was a quick stop on the way to Ben's parents to visit, get the rest of our stuff, and for Ben to attend a conference (we only got to see Ben's mom one day). The kids were so excited to go to Super Frank's one day. They spent a lot of time playing on these plasma cars.

The kids and I also got to go to see cousin Owen's football game. Payton had a fun time playing football with his uncle Ryan and cousin Garrett.

Grandma Hall was so nice to help Payton put on these princess clothes. Daddy was so thrilled to see the pictures.

Trunk Or Treat:

We went to a trunk or treat at church. We got some great photo booth pictures that I'll have to post sometime.

Dance:

Baylee was so excited to be able to take dance from her favorite teacher again. It was fun to watch her performance, and even better that Ben was here to watch this time!

Another Pumpkin Patch:

The kids and I went to another pumpkin patch with our friends, The Vans. We had fun riding the cow train and playing on all the fun things they had. (Don't you love Baylee's rainbow face paint from her Kindergarten Fall Festival?)

Most of all, we were excited to find all six markers and make it out of the corn maze this time! Last time we went together, we had to make our own way out.

Neighborhood Fall Festival:

The highlight of our neighborhood fall festival was Baylee's free pony ride! She was in heaven.

Pumpkin Carving:

We had fun carving pumpkins at my aunt and uncle's house. This year Baylee and I carved Ariel (I think this was the third or fourth year she's made an appearance) and Ben and Payton carved Mike from Monsters Inc.

We also had a fun time playing Just Dance.

Halloween:

This year I made this lovely pumpkin and guacamole to take to my aunt and uncle's for Halloween.

Ben made pizza intestines.

Baylee was excited to be Pocahontas for Halloween.

Baylee wanted to pose with all of the pumpkins.

Payton did not want to wear his Lightening McQueen costume. Once we got it on him and he got the concept of trick or treating down, he didn't want to stop.

We had a great October! I'm excited to do it again next time!