Happy Halloween!

Brynn, Tyler & Dylan...also known as Minnie, Mickey & Pluto

Even Halloween dinner came in a disgise...hotdog dressed up as an octopus, apple mouth, cheese finger
The glazed over look and double dumdums says it all...it was a FUN filled day!

Oh and did I mention daddy showed up to spend the weekend with us!...

(this picture says it all)

Pumpkin Painting

Not sure how I talked myself out of trying the new fad of using stickers to decorate the pumpkins... oh well, the mess was worth all the fun they had! Hopefully they'll dry before Halloween is over though :}

A Few of My Favorite Things...

*COOKIE DOUGH
Tyler saw the unattended mixer and took the opportunity to try and get the beater all for himself!

*SMILES
Daddy see how much I've grown!!!

*BIG SISTERS

Who are big helpers so mom can at least try to be a little productive at some point!

*CLEANING MESSES!

Ok, not so much, but boy did he have a fun time making it.

*FLOWERS

And little girls who want to make them for her friends.

Lions & Tigers & Bears

Oh My!...the weather is beautiful. So we ventured out to the ZOO today with some friends (Jill with Abby and Parker, Danielle with Luke). We have a yearly pass but since we don't use it during the summer months it had been a while for us.

Giraffe's at eye level, Turtle eating salad, inside Monkey Village, Brynn being a Flamingo, too close for comfort to the Snake, a pretty yellow Bird, Zebra, playing in the Treehouse, Tyler and the Turtle, watching the best Orangutan's ever, see the cute baby playing, me and my boys on the Carousel, Dylan on his first trip to the zoo since I didn't poke his head out in the previous picture.

Dance Class Finale

Sadly, Brynn's dance class only lasted for 6 weeks and does not start up again until January. Her last class was yesterday...we are very sad about that. She really enjoyed herself and I really enjoyed watching her. Here are a few highlights for your viewing pleasure:

In this first picture you can see they also did some tumbling.

In the second picture you can see how Tyler had to just watch every week even though he would have loved to join in.

In the third picture you can see some fun and easy homemade ballerina stuff...the tutu and hairband.

Schnepf Farms

For the past 3 years Grandma Eccles & I have taken the kids to Schenpf Farms in October. It's a little bit of a drive but we LOVE this place & have had so much fun there. It was sad for me to think this is the last time we would get to go :(
Here we all are - Dylan, Me, Grandma, Brynn, Tyler Through the years...2006, 2007, 2008
(Family shot from 2007 was too hideous to post, sorry, you're lucky 2008 made it in...)

Brynn:

Tyler:

Dylan: OK, all of Dylans are from 2008 obviously

Fun from today:

Sling shot fun, Airplane ride, Maze, Climbing really for the goats, Statues, Carousel, Pumpkins, Yummy dinner, GoCart Bikes, Roller Coaster, Big Slide, and LOTS of Dirt!...to name a few things!