Halloween

This year was by far one of the kids' favorite Halloweens!  We were invited to some friend's house with five other couples tonight with kids all in our kids' classes.  We all ate dinner, fellowshipped, and then the kids went trick or treating like champions.  It might be the most candy we have ever gotten; Kallen actually needed two pumpkins this year.  We do hope it becomes a tradition because it was fun for us all!

Elyse: Cleopatra
Caleb: Hiccup from "How to Train a Dragon"
Kallen: Boba Fett
Ian: Darth Vader

Grandparent's Day

Today was a favorite school day in our home, "Grandparent's Day".  The kids spend their day performing songs for the grandparents followed by touring classrooms, meeting teachers, and attending the book fair.  This year was a little different but still great, Elyse was not able to participate because she is too old now and Nana was out of town.  Therefore instead of sharing a grandparent during the production, Ian asked Mrs. Happ (administrative staff at Legacy who he adores and vice versa) to be his special grandparent.  I love watching them celebrate their love of school with some of the people they love the most in life.

Special thanks to Grandpa, Grandma and Mrs. Happ for spending their morning loving on our kiddos.

Deep Portage

The past few days, Elyse and I joined the rest of her class, teachers, and parents up north at a camp called, "Deep Portage".  The weather was horrible, 45 mph winds, nonstop rain and temps in 30's but the kids were champs.  They didn't complain and keep going non-stop during the day and unfortunately all night too.  They learned lots about nature and preserving it, like building fires, shelters, working as a team, rock climbing, getting lost in the middle of the woods, archery and other games.  I loved spending this time with her, but so thankful to be home!

More Pumpkin Patch Fun

Today we joined our friends, the Jackson family at a local pumpkin patch called, Dehns Pumpkins.  We spent our time successfully going through a large corn maze, jumping in inflatables, playing in an enormous corn pit, launching gords, and going on a hayride.  Again the weather, company, and activities made it for a perfect autumn day!