Halloween
What fun the kids had. They don't celebrate Halloween in Germany, so Marja had a fun time dressing up and going trick or treating. The kids got lots of candy and chocolate for Mom! Actually, my favorites are smarties and the kids were fine giving me those as long as I didn't take their chocolate.

Marja the Pirate, Abbigail "Hannah Montana"
Austin "Venom" and Steven "The Ninja" without the mask since he couldn't seem to find it.

CANDY!!!!! Lots of CANDY!!!!

Lattin's Farm

Wow, sorry it has been so long since an update. We have just been busy busy, so I haven't gotten a chance. Here is a little update and some pictures of what we have been up to.

Every year we take the kids to a pumpkin patch to get their pumpkins. This year we went with our homeschool group to Lattin's Farms. Lattin's is a great family operated farm in Olympia, they make the best apple cider and apple fridders (on the weekends only)! Since we went on a Thursday, they gave us apple cider doughnuts YUMMY! They kids got to feed their animals, the cow was hilarious, the kids found out that cows have very loonnngggg tongues, as you will see.

Steven holding his pumpkin he picked

Austin is very proud of his little pumpkin!

Abbigail tried to find a big on, but Iguess this late in the season, all the big ones were taken?

Austin showing me that the goat slobbered on his had.

Austin getting his turn feeding the cow. See her long tongue. Austin thought it was pretty funny.

Abby was afraid to put her hand out and feed the cow so she would drop the food and the cow would try and get some.

Today was a very Fall day, it was sunny and cool. Fall is my favorite season! I love everything about it, the colors, the weather, pumpkins, leaves, the feel I get when fall is here. I especially love making yummy things with pumpkin; muffins/bread, pancakes, shakes, choc. chip pumpkin cookies you name it I would probably try it with pumpkin. Pete thinks I am a little crazy! Why do I only make these things during the fall, since I like them so much? I think it just make Fall that much better and special, it just wouldn't be the same if I made them all the time, I am not sure I would enjoy them as much ;)

This last weekend I got out all our Fall decorations and I bought new yummy smelling candles, pumpkin spice and apple cider. Candle just make the home so inviting. I decorated our front entry way with leaves and a scarecrow sitting on some crates holding Fall Welcome signs. I would like to get some corn stalks and a few little pumpkins, since ours in the garden aren't quite ready yet.

Well, Pete has been doing a lot of pruning around the yard, today he pruned a maple tree on the side of the house. When I went out to talk to him this is what I found

They were using some of the branches from the maple tree to make walking sticks...wood carving tools and all. The kids really enjoyed themselves, and I think Pete did too.

I think Abby said she was carving a deer foot?

Austin's walking stick. You can't really see it in the picture, but Pete carved out some designs for the handle. On Steven's he made a dragon, he is really a talented guy. :)