Halloween Part 1

The kids had the opportunity to carve pumpkins twice this year. Grandma and Grandpa just couldn't resist buying a few pumpkins. They really got into it and enjoyed being able to use the carving knives by themselves.

Synnove's pumpkin patch pumpkin from school

I helped Soren carve two of his 3 or 4 pumpkins. He liked making crooked mouths on purpose :)

Halloween just wouldn't be complete without a preschool field trip! The kids got to go to the Jasper's farm this year. They fed the cows, chickens, and goats before heading to the patch to pick out their pumpkins. After snack we headed back to the school to do the annual pumpkin bowling and "bobbing" for doughnuts.

Soren and Kaden were both astronauts, although I couldn't get Soren to wear his hat. I think it's funny that they are both wearing crocs too :)

Many of the kids waited to put on their costumes until after the pumpkin patch. Of course, they all looked so cute!
Top: Kaden (land astronaut), Noah (a samurai of sorts?), Soren (space astronaut), Alondra (ladybug), (crouched is Annalise...Alondra's sister), Kendall (supergirl), JR (Bumblebee from Transformers),
Bottom: Rowan (dressed in orange and black), Jake (Woody), Hannah (Sleeping Beauty), Lily (Butterfly), Taylor (Rapunzel)

Preschool Pumpkin Patch

So, the kids went to a little pumpkin patch on Friday at a little farm out in Brownsmead. They all got to dress up (including little brother's and sisters) for the day. It was so fun seeing how excited they all were. Most of the parents went as well and then we all came back to school to play games and read stories.

Soren, Synnove, and Synnove's friend Grace.

Feeding the baby cows

Choosing their pumpkins

Left to right...Soren, Synnove, Joshua, Kevin, Miss Kara, Carson (Carlie's little bro), Cody, Grace, Carlie, Katie, Colby, Landen, Skyler, Daisy

Instead of bobbing for apples, the kids had to bite doughnuts from a string without using their hands...it's harder than it looks. There were a few left over, so the kids made Miss Kara do it, AND Landen's dad (on the left).