The Circus!

Last week, we went with our friends to see the circus! It was the first time I had ever been, so I was just as excited as the kids to see it! My camera battery died pretty soon into the show, but I have a few pictures to share. Our favorite acts not pictured were the high wire trapeeze artists, the double cannon where two people were shot across the arena, and the funny trick dogs :). We left at intermission because it was a school night and it was already after 9pm (which is why Riley looks sad in the last photo, haha), so I'm sure we missed some cool stuff in the 2nd half, but we will definitely be going back next time the circus is in town!

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

Ok so I am a little behind at posting photos, but I'm going to try and catch up through the end of October and hit some of the highlights. This month I joined Riley and his class on a field trip to the pumpkin patch. It was a nasty day to go -- cold, windy, and rainy - but the kids had a blast, and the adults bundled up and hunkered down as much as possible under the umbrellas. Here are a few photos from the class trip!

Corn Maze and More Fall Fun

Third post today - I'm catching up! :) As I mentioned in the last post, my best friend from college Emily - or Auntie Em as we call her - came for a visit this weekend! We had a wonderful time catching up. We always seem to pick right up where we left off, and it had been over 3 years since we last saw each other! We spent Saturday out and about. We took a chilly, but beautiful walk by the lake, and then picked up my parents and went out to a garden center that had a pirate-themed corn maze, and a ton of different activities for the kids. We had a blast! The weekend went way too fast, but I'm so excited that Emily now lives within driving distance and we plan on seeing a lot more of each other from now on! :)

A walk by the lake

sleepy bear!

Corn Maze! It took us almost an hour and a half to find all the clues and get through the maze, but we did it!

After the maze they had a lot of other fun activities like a sand pit, duck races, dirt trikes, and a hayride!

Even mom and dad got in on the fun!

The kids picked out their pumpkins and we headed home! Such a fun day and a fabulous weekend!