Trick-or-Treat around the Lake

This Halloween we actually trick-or-treated in our neighborhood park which is ironic because we hadn't participated in the neighborhood festivities in the last 5 years but now that we were not actually property owners that is where we choose to spend our Halloween fun.

We had a blast!!! We went with friends and met up with more friends from school.
Em went as Cinderella and Mom and I enjoyed making her transformation. However, my Emmy did not get the "thick hair" gene so it took A LOT of product to make those curls and crown stay put.


What? Doesn't every Cinderella wear Twinkle Toes light up tennis shoes under her ball gown?


Tyson was a Knight but did inform us that his costume was not scary enough so next year he wants to go as something scary.

Mom joined us this year and enjoyed seeing the kids in their costumes.

We went with Colton and Baiely's family and had so much fun with them.

I had to get a group shot of everybody.
(Bailey, Emerson, Camden, Jackson, Tyson and Colton)

Friday with Friends

After a LONG week it was so great to unwind with good friends Friday night. We ate some delicious burgers and did a little pumpkin carving.

I'm pretty sure that's the first smile I've seen on him all week.

She always smiles.

The boys. It was hard to get pictures of Tyson and Colton, they were running all over the place.

Jeri let me use her kitchen to make a cake........I was having withdrawals. I needed to bake something.

The gang with their finished product..............even little Kinley made the picture.

Pumpkins with my favorite Punkins

I think I might like Pumpkin Patch pictures better than Christmas pictures. I just LOVE the orange! And my kids actually enjoy taking pictures with pumpkins!

Now we can't take a picture of Em without her going into "full on model pose."

Mom and Dad came with us too, even Mom snapped some good photos.

I absolutely LOVE these next two pictures.

I think Mom looks so pretty and so does not look her age.

and I love this one because my two guys just look so handsome and so genuinely happy!