Guess How Many Seeds are in 6 Pumpkins?

I don't know why I let Adam and Hallie decide things for me. Probably because they are so cute and it's hard to say no!

For example, I asked Adam how many pumpkins we should carve and he said "six". Six it is! Well, it sounds better in theory than it does when you have to scoop, clean and carve all 6 of them. We got through 4 and decided the last 2 would just look pretty sitting next to all of the carved ones!

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A Turtle and a Mouse are in the House!

I can't believe we are in the last week of October! This month has flown by. The last couple of weeks we have had early Halloween fun. The kids were able to dress up in their costumes and we went trick-or-treating early.

We went bowling, and I have to admit, the bumpers make it harder to bowl! I did beat Matt (even though he gave me a 100 pin lead), it still counts!

We have had very busy weekends lately, going here, there and everywhere! Adam wanted to wear his costume everywhere we went, and I let him. I love Halloween, and they so rarely get to wear their costumes. Plus, kids should be kids and if wearing his turtle costume makes him happy, it's a win-win for everyone. :)

Happy Halloween!

We Like to Make Messes

A couple weekends ago, we decided to make Halloween cookies! The kids had a great time cutting out the shapes and doing the sprinkles. However, with all cookie making activities, usually the first batch is fun, the 2nd loses its ability to keep them entertained and the 3rd batch I decorated on my own.

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The end product was cute and the cookies tasted great!
Saturday morning, we let Dad sleep in, and the kids and I painted about 30 paper plates. The kids love to paint and paper plates are more fun than plain old paper. We like to do crafts in our house. :)

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Hitchin a Ride

Hallie has this idea that we are all her own personal horses, and she loves to climb on us and make us give her rides. (It's so hard to say no to her) Adam indulges in this request the most, and it's hilarious to watch him carry her around, given that she is only 2 lbs lighter than he is.

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Children of the Corn (Not the scary 80's movie)

There is a myth that if you are in a maze, corn or otherwise, and you keep your hand along the right hand side wall, you will find your way quickly through the maze to the end with out bumping into detours.

Well, we tried it, and they tricked us. It was all lefts. We found this out after an hour, and many wrong turns.

We went to the Corn Maze down near Chatfield, it was a great time. The kids had fun "leading" us, although Adam figured out right away the "shortcuts" to take through the stalks instead of staying on the path. We made him stay on the paths and we eventually found our way out. I suggest if you plan on doing this maze you wait until a cooler day. It was way too hot out, but we had a lot of fun. If you have older kids there is a trivia map to go along with the maze too!

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I'm a Big Kid Now!

We started potty training Hallie over the summer and she wasn't too interested. Then one day she just decided that she was ready, and we haven't looked back since!
She is fully potty trained now, no accidents and wears her big girl undies, even at night! No more diapers!! :)
So proud of our Big Girl!!

Who Doesn't want a Hibachi Grill in their Kitchen??

This has been a very fun weekend and it isn't over yet! We decided it was time to update the kids' bedroom. We started off by getting the new bunk beds put together Friday evening, thanks to Matt and Jerry (we know I should be nowhere near tools, and/or sharp objects). We also got new pictures for the walls, new bedding for each bed, and a new bookcase!

Today we went to the Colorado Railroad Museum where we rode the Thomas the Train. Adam, if you don't know by know, ADORES trains, was very excited and was loving every minute. During the train ride we met the Train Conductor who punched our tickets, just like on a real train! (So says Adam, and I am inclined to believe him, having never been on a real train).

We walked around and got to meet real Firemen and the kids got to climb inside a real Fire Truck! Hallie loved it and Adam wanted to stay put and view everything from the ground and safety of behind Dad's legs. They each got cool fire hat to take home.

There was a miniature train set up that we checked out and the kids loved. Adam asked if we could get one. I don't think we have the room for one.

After we left the museum we picked up Grammie and headed off to take the kids to their first trip to Benihana's! (Matt and I's favorite restaurant) Adam loved the part where the chef threw the shrimp tails into his hat, he called it "magic".
The kids loved the food, and we had a great time! How cool would it be to have this grill in your kitchen? Imagine the meals you could whip up!