"He who receiveth all things with thankfulness," the Lord has promised, "shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more" (D&C 78:19)

Friday, November 15, 2013

Halloween and Fall Frolics!

Halloween time is a magical time at the Petty household.  We might as well just call it Harry Potter month, because we watch the first three movies a LOT during October (and well, its melted into November too - Ashton is watching it right now.) A younger guy (20's) in Wal-Mart the other day was super excited when Ashton pointed a 'wand' at him and cast the "Expecto Patronum" charm at him.  The guy thought it was pretty awesome.

This year we made it out to Staheli Farm.  They have a corn maze, a haunted corn maze, a petting farm, games and places for the kids to play.  Needless to say, the kiddos LOVED it!  We went early on a Monday night (family night rate) and stayed until it was getting dark. 

Ashton LOVED the ears of corn, he was thrilled with each new ear discovered.  He'd holler out "I FOUND one!! I found a corn" and then he'd bend down, pick it up and then throw it down, until he found another.  It took MANY minutes before this subsided. 

 Fun Halloween Crafting time


 The Pirate flag located in the maze.

 Children of the Corn

 NQ played on the rope swing for ages while:

 Ashton played with the water pump and duck races.

 The giant jumping pillow was really a joy bringer!






And Ashton makes a cute little cow.

A few days later we hit the neighborhood Halloween party, which is always a treat!  This year they featured 'Halloweiners' Nachos and other treats. Dad and Lenore both came dressed up too! (A ghoul and a White Witch)   They left the party to head to Lenore's to hand out candy - and the Petty's got down to Trick or Treats.   Once again, we didn't even make it all the way around the block before the kids asked if we could head home because they were tired.  Of course I said YES!  I know this short trip for candy won't last forever. 

 Here's my Batman, Cowboy and Red Ninja

 I guess I'm a concert fan girl.  But then, how often do you get to wear your vinyl pants?

Our cute carved pumpkins.  An electric saw make quick work of these!

It's been a lovely fall. We're so happy that Shane could walk this year!  And enjoy things with us!

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