Halloween etc.

For the first time in years, Phil and I dressed up for Halloween and went to an adults only party. It was super fun. My costume was forgettable, but Phil's was not. He was "Keith Stone" and wore this wig/hat thing with a long stringy mullet in the back--the same wig/hat thing that he wore when we went to sign our mortgage papers at the bank here a few years ago. I nearly died from embarrassment then and it was just as creepy this time around!

Sasha was a white tiger and Jack a cow. Sasha loved trick-or-treating this year and was very brave about going up to doors by herself.

These are just a few of my favorite pictures of Jack from around that time. We keep wondering where he gets his blond hair. Just in the last few weeks he has started to be a real handful (15.5 months). With Sasha we never experienced all out tantrums with screaming, kicking, and head-banging like Jack is doing. Hopefully it's just a phase, but this plane ride to Indiana on Friday could be the longest day of our lives!

Pumpkin Patch

One beautiful Saturday in October we made the annual pilgrimage to McCall's Pumpkin Patch for a day of fun fall activities. The cow train above was one of Sasha's favorite activities this year.

Jack enjoyed all the people watching and also practicing his walking on all the varied terrain.

We could have spent an hour in the corn kernal sand box.

The gigantic inflated jumping pillow was fun for all ages.

And lastly the hayride to the actual pumpkin patch to pick out a pumpkin was the highlight of the day. Sasha took a long time deliberating on which would be the perfect one to take home.

We carved the pumpkins the next day into Jack-o-lanterns. Sasha, of course, wanted a super-scary face on hers. She really looked forward to lighting them nightly after that.