Hay Ride

The neighborhood that I grew up in has a hay ride for the kids every year.  This year all the cousins dressed up as Ace Hardware Employees.  For once the weather was amazing and the kids didn't have to wear 20 layers to stay warm :o)

Shining your light....

We are not much for the Halloween season here at our house.   However - we love pumpkins and all the amazing fall colors, trees, weather & flowers that come along with it.  We carved pumpkins in the past with Pink Bean and it's always a fun night together.

Daddy talking with Pink Bean on how to make her pumpkin special.

Yes - Lil Green Bean is in the picture too... can you find him?

 She was thrilled to take out all the slimy seeds...

 Green Bean wanted in on the pumpkin action.

 Green Bean loved getting his hands dirty...

Cowboys & Indians - Fall Harvest Party

It was that time of year again for our Annual Fall harvest party.  This year we decided to make a theme that everyone had to dress up to instead of letting the couples pick.  We picked a Cowboy and Indian theme and had a cookout in Gpa's Woods.  JP fried Chicken and  French Fries which turned out AWESOME!  We had Apples & Caramel Dip and Carrots & Dip for a side.  We later fried FRESH apple fritters that Laura made - which were AMAZING and we made Dough Boys over the fire... which turned out like a big cream puff!  We had a couples Scavenger hunt - where they had to stay linked with each other the whole time, Apple Bobbing on a string as couples and Couples Questions which got the whole group involved and talking.  I really enjoyed this get together this year.  It was so relaxing, easy and FUN.  I didn't get everyone's couples pictures this year... but here are a few of the cowboys and Indians that showed up.

Kyle & Diane

Laura & Jesse 

 Keith & Autumn

Evan & Amanda 

 I didn't get a couple's picture of

Amos and Sarah... but this pictures

 show Amos dress up. 

 Everyone digging into the fried yummy food.

 Getting ready for the couples Apple game....

to see which couple eat the most of the apple in 15 seconds.

 Making Dough Boys over the fire.... which were very yummy!