Halloween Fun

 

A few weeks ago the kids and I went back to Iowa to spend time with my family.  It's so great to finally have them so close!  Our town had a cute little Halloween festival that we enjoyed, we went to the Des Moines Zoo and went trick or treating, and had cousins come and visit!

 

I think this is how every photo of the kids turned out!!

 

When we arrived down town Carlisle their was a parade going on! We were able to jump on a float and be apart of it!  Only in a small town in the Midwest would this happen!  So much fun!

Lucy and Claire loved being apart of the parade!

A cute train ride for the kiddos

The bank parking lot was set up with Trunk or Treating.  Drew and Claire loved this way of trick or treating as they didn't have to walk far to receive their next item of candy!

We blew up the jump house at my parents, which was a blast with the cousins!  However, to get a photo was a mess!!!! (notice Lucy's legs in the back!)

1..2..3..Snap quick!!!

It's so much fun as the cousins that we grew up with and vacationed with in the summer now have children. It was so great to see all of them and have another jump house day!

We thought it would be a fun idea to have the kids carve pumpkins.  It was really cute for the first three minutes until it turned in to the kiddos demanding what they wanted their pumpkin to look like they running off to play as the parents finished them and they micromanaged us!

My cousin Lindsey and I

Football time with Papa

We then came back to Wisconsin where we carved more pumpkins.  It was a lot of fun as it was the first year Claire would put her hand inside a pumpkin!

Ready to go around the neighborhood

Uncle Aric

Two weeks ago Uncle Aric (Andy's brother) came for a weekend visit.  Andy and Aric had tickets to the Badger and Minnesota game for Saturday and afterwards the kiddos and I joined them down town.  The kiddos loved having Aric here,  as it was like having another child in the house with many wrestling matches!!

Between the wresting matches he was able to squeeze in a hair apt. with Claire;)

The Saints

This past fall Drew participated in his first real flag football  recreation league and LOVED it!  His team was the saints and we couldn't have asked for a better team.  The league consisted of practice once a week and  games in Saturdays.  Drew was quick on the field and a lefty!!  

Andy was able to help out with many of the games, which Drew loved!

Drew has an awesome season and we look forward to spring football