Hunt Orchard

A family tradition that I love is going with Ed's dad and family to Hunt Orchard in Amazonia, MO (where??). It's my favorite pumpkin patch and they have AMAZING apple slushes. And this year we had awesome weather. We have been so spoiled this fall - so thankful!



Brady was most looking forward to shooting the gun at the targets. He did REALLY well.



Little Britches took some shots too. We assured him he had hit something in the pasture beyond :)



The deal is you have to be able to carry the pumpkin you pick. Brett could do this. . . .Brady could carry his for a very short time. :)



Grandpa Stockwell is holding Brady's pumpkin in this pic :) Brady is holding the pumpkin I had to have because it was green/orange and tall and skinny. They measure the circumference to price them - my pumpkin was a whopping $2. Bonus buy of the day



The boys also had their first caramel apples (on a stick). I'm already looking forward to next year. . . and yes, I will probably be making them go when their high schoolers. I love pumpkins! :)

BRR Fall Fest

Ed's firm always has a fun Halloween family activity. This year they had their Fall Fest at Old Shawnee Town. The boys didn't dress up (you could go either way), but they did go around to the old buildings and collect candy! They also enjoyed sliding on the big blowup slide, eating snacks and decorating pumpkins.



Becky, Brian & Renae - if you're reading this, the Mad Hatter (?) below is Robert, my (Irish) dancing partner :)

Halloween Jars

I thought these halloween jars were really cute and so easy, so I saved a spaghetti and salsa jar last week and ta-da! Halloween decorations I actually didn't have to buy a thing for. (I used orange scrapbook paint I had which is thicker than acrylic - acrylic would definitely be better for brighter pumpkins.) Oh well, they'll spook up our bathroom this season at least!

Levi

So many wonderful memories. . . . and I thank my parents for taking such good care of him.

Rest in peace Levi Original.

Taste Tested

My mom has a variation on this recipe - I think it's called "Oriental" instead of "Asian" and has a totally different taste. Love them both! Here's the one I just tried out of Kraft Foods magazine -

Asian Chicken Noodle Salad

Security Cameras

We were grocery shopping in Wal-Mart last night and Brett spotted us in the TV security camera and said, "Mom, look! We're on TV!"

Brady's immediate response, "Duh! We're famous."

I thought this was so funny (and so typical of a 2nd grader? or should I say "MY" second grader :)

Family Night

At the end of September we had fun celebrating my dad's bday with a family cookout. It was a fun night and great to have everyone together to hang out.

Trevor

He was so proud. Poor squirrel!