Fall leaves and Halloween

Before i show you my two great helpers who have helped me rake all the leaves, i have to show you ryan and the neighbor boys....playing with their light sabers. Ryan may only be 3 1/2, but he is out there, playing with the 5,6,7, and 8 year olds! Hey, whatever it takes to keep the kids outside playing instead of sitting in front of a tv!


Now, these are my two great "leaf picker uppers." Scott bags all the leaves with the lawn mower but we needed something to do to keep us entertained this past week so we raked leaves into several piles and jumped in them. It would not have been Fall, if we didn't do it!

Yep, putting two kids out in the trash. Think the trash men will take 'em? Naw, I still want them! Ryan and Owen were helping me smash all the leaves so we could pile more into the bag.

Happy Halloween! Spiderman and a Cow were found at our house! This was the week before halloween....we headed over to aunt emily's house so she could see us all dressed up.

This was Halloween night. Getting ready to go treat or treating. Ryan told me that i needed to dress up. I told him that i was a mommy princess...and without missing a beat, my mom said "oh ryan, i have a tutu and crown for mommy." yep, one of my tutu's from when i was a little girl and aunt katie's prom queen crown. Thanks mom! I'll make sure that Scott gets to dress up next year!

A walk down memory lane.....one year ago

gosh, they both look so little!!