Craft day and Pumpkin Carving

Kailyn painting the fairy she got for her birthday.

Chase

Jordan painting pictures for everyone.

Caden painting a blue cow.

Jordan helping Ken carve the pumpkin.

Caden helping.

Chase helping.

Kailyn helping.

Chase digging out the pumpkin guts!

Caden taking a little out.

That a girl Jordan! Now we are getting down to business.

Kailyn digging in.

Even Ava decided to dig in (with a lot of help from Ken).

"Why would I touch that?"

Caden giving a few pointers.

"Yuck! Why would you touch that stuff?"

I'm not listening! Ycan't talk me into helping!

"OK, maybe I'll try a little."

"Yuck, get the hand as far away as possible from that stuff."

Boys vs Girls. Who can gut the pumpkin faster?

The girls marking out their design.

Ava loves to hold onto my legs. This is OK when I'm standing still, but not so great when I'm trying to get the kitchen cleaned up.

Looks good boys!

Yikes! Who gave all of these kids a knife (Chase grabbed his own knife. Thankfully it was just a butter knife.)

DNP-Halloween Day at the Monson's

This year for Halloween we went to our friends the Monsons for a Halloween party. We had dinner, donut eating contest, apple bobbing and of course trick or treating. After trick or treating with our friends we went home and trick or treated around our own neighborhood. We had so much fun.

Kailyn was one of the only kids that was actually able to get an apple by bobbing for it.

Jordan tried but didn't want to get more than her lips wet.

Kailyn trying to help Caden.

Front left to right. Taevin Phillip, Caden, Kailyn, Jordan, Jenessa and Taiya Phillip, Ellie DeLap, Zeb Miller

Back row: Kent Miller holding Ike

Chase had missed his nap so he slept for the first part of trick or treating.

The kids getting some treats.

Caden and Jordan

There is a guy on our street that does tricks every year to give the kids their candy. The kids love it!

Lots of good candy this year.

Caden showing off his loot.

Farmer Charley's

Halloween day we went to a place called Farmer Charley's. We had gotten some tickets for a great price and unfortunately this was the only day we could use them. It was unfortunate because it was so cold the day we went. The wind was blowing like crazy and ruined a lot of our fun. We weren't able to go on a hay ride or a train ride and the corn maze was covered in puddles. It was great to be together as a family though, doesn't happen too often so we enjoy every minute of it. We were able to do the corn maze, duck races, hay tunnels, watch them fire pumpkins at targets, and watch some live pig races.

It had rained the night before so the maze was muddy.

Duck races.

Jordan doing the duck race.

Kailyn doing the duck race.