Jack-o'-lanterns and Halloween

This year we just got a medium size pumpkin and a small one. Wednesday night Trent decided to carve the bigger one before Aiden went to bed.

From Janie's point-of-view...

...and from Daddy's point-of-view :)

Janie kept inching closer and closer to the guts ;)

My beauty girl.

The finished jack-o'-lantern :)

Thursday night Trent did the small pumpkin (no carving for me this year).  He used his drill to put polka dots all over it :)

And of course last night we went trick-or-treating!  Aiden absolutely loved it!  He would get so giddy, with the biggest grin on his face every time we'd make it to another house.  He said, "Trick or treat" and everything!  It was so fun to be out as a little family :)  I didn't even think to bring the camera with me (I guess I'm not very good at multi-tasking - I held Janie at first and then pushed her in the stroller the rest of the time, so I didn't think there was any point in bringing it - maybe it's time to get a smart phone ;)).

We got several pictures of the kids before we went out and a few when we got back.  Sorry I posted so many, but with every pose it's kind of fun to see the progression ;)

I wish I weren't in some of these, but I needed to hold Janie.

Love this one of Aiden hugging Janie :)  If only she were looking.

Almost covering her eyes..haha.

A few on our bed.  We thought they were kind of funny b/c Janie actually looks like a little puppy ;)

And these last ones are after we got back, hence the lollipop ;)

We just love our fireman and his dalmation ;)

Pumpkins and Reptiles?

Last Saturday, the 18th, we all went to Mother Nature's Farm/Pumpkin Patch.  This is the same one we went to last year (HERE), but this year we went during the day.  We actually decided to go specifically on this day b/c we got an email saying they were going to have the Phoenix Herpetological Society there with a whole bunch of reptiles and we thought Aiden may really like it.

We made it to the farm and Aiden had to stop in this little house before heading to check out the reptiles.

Aiden loved this huge tortoise.

Jill volunteered to Baby Bjorn Miss Janie.

I don't remember what this was, some giant lizard of some sort.

We got to pet all of them, including this alligator!

There were a whole bunch of venomous snakes in glass cages.  I didn't even like being near them.

Back to the tortoise and lizard.

They gave the tortoise a whole hunk of pumpkin to eat.

Then we made our way around the rest of the farm.  Aiden and Daddy went through the little hay maze.

There were some see-saws there that I thought Aiden may really like to try, but all he wanted to do was run off to the little houses :/

This was a bigger one that Aunt Jill went in with Aiden.

Then we got to go on a hay ride.  This was before it started so we were still over by the parking lot..ha.

You can see the pumpkin patch in the background of this one.

Aunt Jill and Janie.

There were some farm animals, but Aiden, surprisingly, wasn't too interested in seeing them.  It was very warm.

Family picture by the tractor :)

Aiden got to pick out a little pumpkin of his own.  He definitely chose one of the smaller ones, so I picked out a bigger one for him since, why not?, he could choose any one with his $10 admission.

Before I chose a bigger one for him ;)

Aiden could. not. wait. to make his way over to the moon bounce. Definitely the highlight of his day ;)

I bounced Janie on the little ledge on the outside :)

Cutouts for our family.  Notice the driver ;)

One more family photo.  A must at the pumpkin patch ;)