October Fun

October was a very busy month, and we have had lots of fun! We started the month out going to Augusta for a birthday party for a friend. It was at Jump City and boy did the boys have soooo much fun. Nothing like 2 hours of jumping and climbing to tucker out two wild men! It was also good for Mom and Dad to catch up with some friends.

The next weekend we decided to take the boys to the local corn maze. I had heard about it on the radio and thought it might be something fun for the boys to do. The day we went was chilly and pretty windy. We went early to beat the "crowds" and ended up being the first ones there! It was really a lot of fun. They had a corn maze, corn snake, rubber duck races, John Deere tractor races (the kind you pedal), a 40 foot slide and hayrides. We went into the make first mainly to get out of the wind. After about 45 minutes we had walked in 4 circles and ended up coming out of the maze via the entrance. I guess that is what we get for having a 2 year old lead us! Both of the boys enjoyed it. I even caught Ben at one point gnawing on a corn cob! He kept saying "Yum!" My boys WILL eat anything! Jack enjoyed the slide, in fact, we all did!

After we left, I asked Jack what his favorite part was, his response, "The corn food." They had a table full of corn kernels which they loved playing with. In fact, we came home with a pocket of corn!

Running through the maze!

The annual "punkin" picture. This one did not turn out too well. Between the wind and being cold they were a little less than cooperative.

A fun family shot on the hayride. The hayride was fun. The maze was on a local farm and the hayride took us around the farm and the boys got to see the cows, pigs, goats and mules! What fun!

Every year daycare has a Fall Festival. It is always lots of fun and this year was no exception. They had it on a Friday night this year which was much better than during the week. They had hayrides, the Shriner's train, mounted police, fire truck, games and of course a giant jump castle complete with slide! This year was great because both boys were able to really enjoy everything. Ben was even hanging tough with the big kids on the jump castle. He had to have a boost to get up the slide, but that did not stop him!! He is FEARLESS!

The garden gnome and the elephant ready for some Fall Festival fun! This is Ben's new smile. Whenever we say smile for a picture this is what we get!

Playing games. Beware of the gnome with the paci!!!

The elephant riding the tricycle through the obstacle course.

Two family shots in one month..WOW!

Erskine had their Homecoming/Family Day the next day. We went up with Gran and Doda to see Kiki. The boys enjoyed the parade, which lasted all of about 5 minutes (really), and they enjoyed running around campus. We all enjoyed getting to see Kiki and going to eat at Yoder's...YUMMO.

Saturday mornings are very relaxed. We get to eat breakfast in the den and watch movies or cartoons. This is mainly so Mom and Dad can rest on the couch for a little longer!!

Silly Saturdays! Having breakfast and getting ready to watch a movie.

Doing puzzles! Also known as making a mess.

Halloween was lots of fun. We invited Gigi, Gran and Doda over for dinner and trick-or-treating. We also celebrated Gigi's 75th birthday!! Jack and Ben enjoyed helping to decorate the cake, or at least eating the icing! It was all I could do to keep them from eating the whole thing!! After dinner and the birthday celebration we went out trick-or-treating. It was so hot! Luckily, the weather did not seem to deter the boys. Ben was an old pro by the 2nd house! One man came out with the basket of candy and said "Take whatever", wrong thing to tell Ben. He dove in and started taking handfuls! We had to make him put some back. Jack was a little more timid, but not much!

Ready to fill our bags with candy!! They really racked up and we only went to a few houses. Trick-or-treating in style. Nothing like having Dad pull you around and then people give you candy!