Happy Halloween!!

 Happy Halloween!

The kids had today off of school for a teacher in service - lucky, huh?!  So the Elliott girls came to visit!  We had a fun Halloween lunch that consisted of an orange pumpkin, a mummy hot dog, a ghost banana and a ghost cheese (already consumed in the photo below!)

We also made a Halloween treat - Witch's hats!!!

 

 

 

The weather couldn't have been better - I honestly think it was the warmest Halloween of my entire life!  Jeff and I walked the girls around the neighborhood in short sleeves!

Kennedy trick or treated with her friend, Kennedy!  They were both super heroes and both have the same name...they thought that was pretty fun!

Quinn was a great sport - she was so tired!  What a trooper!  Maybe next year she can help ring doorbells!

She did love going through all Kennedy's goodies when we got home!  But no candy for this little girl yet!

Ernie Miller Park Afternoon

***WARNING!!!****
This post is very pic heavy!


I really enjoy the nature center/park near us. It is kind of hidden in the midst of suburbia! Last weekend we 3 girls spent a few hours there. We took Kennedy's bike along for fun!

We were probably a week late for the perfect fall colors, but Kennedy didn't notice! She just wanted to play in the water! Oh, and pose for pictures!!!

Her favorite spot is where there are rocks going across the stream....we spent probably over 30 minutes just hanging out there! She jumped back and forth over the rocks, threw rocks in and watched the splashes and poked around in the water for fish and bugs.




There was a group of people in the park that were learning how to test the water and check levels of chemicals and polutants. Kennedy was rather interested in what they were doing - you can see her watching them below. I have to say I learned quite a bit about Kansas water and pollutants just by listening to them. Interesting!





We also visited the nature center. We love to check out the owls, aquarium, hawks, & snakes. They also have a bird watching room that overlooks a pond with lots of bird feeders. The room has lots of puzzles for kids to do - we have spent many fun afternoons in that room!

Thanks for checking in on us. I will be back again soon to keep you up on all our happenings!


Be blessed!

Cider Mill

Each fall we take a trip to the Louisburg Cider Mill! It is a favorite for me! We go during the festival and they have fun booths set up and great bluegrass musicians playing. And of course lots of fun activities for kiddos! Kennedy had a great time on the inflatables as you can see in the photo above! And she got to ride the pony too- but refused to look at the camera!


Kennedy also had a great time climbing in the hay bales and on the pumpkins! :)

We even got Quinn in on her first pumpkin photo!!!!



While listening to the Bluegrass music, they asked the kids to come up and do a "chicken dance!" Kennedy loves any chance to preform so you KNOW she was us there!!


And finally we got Apple Cider Doughnuts and apple cider drinks! YUMMO!!!
Thanks for taking a peek!!!!