HAPPY FALL!

Fall is here, as are all the fun activities that come with it. Football, apple picking, pumpkin carving and Halloween. This year, we did it all....and more. We went to an awesome corn maze with the kids in Sterling , MA. It was designed like the Olympic torch and took us over an hour to get through. It was a blast and something all the kids could enjoy. Keith and I took Slade and a bunch of his friends to Witches Woods at Nashoba Valley. There were probably 40 of us (kids and parents) and we all had a blast! We actually took up a whole hayride! What a fun night, a little scary and a lot of fun! I think the parents had more fun though, laughing as some of the kids had the lights scared out of them! Slade's football team had a tough year (0-8), but Slade did well with a bunch of tackles, a few fumble recoveries and at least 2 sacks. We took the kids to Parlee Farms and they had a great time.....we picked apples and the kids played on the Hay Maze forever! We carved pumpkins with the kids, (which proved interesting and messy!) and I made the traditional pumpkin seeds. Last night was Halloween. We had a great time, the kids looked fantastic and everyone was in great spirits. We didn't get home until 8pm, so a full 2 hours of trick or treating with 3 little ones and a very helpful older brother. With 4 kids, we are now getting wise. We took our wagon for Dillan and Shealyn, so they could just jump out and run to the houses and Colin chilled out in his stroller! No whining that "our legs are tired" this year! They all had their PJ's on under their costumes so when we got home, they had a few treats, we brushed their teeth and off to bed they went. This morning they discovered that the Great Pumpkin had come. They picked out a few of their favorite candies to keep last night and the rest was left for the Great Pumpkin, who came to visit overnight and took the candy and left them each a webkin! (The junkyard will have a surplus of candy for at least a week!!!) So overall, a great fall! Now we're moving on to Thanksgiving and Christmas, which we are all looking forward to!