Halloween

A few days before Halloween, we carved some of the pumpkins that we had picked from my uncle Steve's field.  The girls were not very interested in scooping out the insides (as usual), but helped with the designing and some of the carving.

This year, my parents weren't able to come up for Halloween, since it was a weeknight during a week my dad was working in Atlanta.  Abby had heard that our neighbor, Jack, was going to be a police officer, so she thought it would be fun to join him for a theme costume.  I ordered a prisoner costume from Target, but Norah's donut costume was trickier.  There weren't any good (affordable) ones to order online, so I found a pattern on Pinterest and bought the materials to make one.  It turned out okay, but definitely would have looked better up close if I had sewn it instead of using the suggested hot glue. 

We trick-or-treated around the neighborhood with Jack and his mom, Melissa.  It was a little chilly, but we still stayed out for quite awhile, and of course ended up with more than enough candy!

Grandma's 91st birthday

Over MEA, the girls and I headed down to Iowa for my grandma's 91st birthday party.  Before the party, we were able to see my other grandma and meet my cousin Jessica's baby, Barrett. 

We were also able to stop by my uncle Steve's farm to pick out some pumpkins and gourds from his field.

The birthday party's theme was a tea party.  We had tea cakes, tea (of course), and little tea sandwiches.  We also had some tea trivia and later on, time to craft and play games.  It was a fun weekend, and so nice to have everyone together!