Pumpkins, Candy, and Road Trips

Well we said we would post again soon so this is the soonest we could get to it. A few weeks back mom and dad took us to the pumpkin patch to pick out pumpkins. We met up with Steve, Trish, Zachary and Brenda and their families. It was a very warm day and we had fun hunting for pumpkins and going through the hay maze. Dad even gave us a ride in the pumpkin cart which we get to do every year only this year we had to wait around for a cart because there were so many people there but we finally got one! We each picked out a pumpkin and we got to carve them about a week later. Me and Jayden didn't want to get our hands messy at first but it didn't take long before we were covered in pumpkin goop (and the table and rug). We sure had fun though. Here are some pictures of the pumpkins we carved at home and the pumpkins we carved from dad's work picnic.














We had dad's birthday on the thirtieth and after that was fall festival at our church. I wanted to be a pirate and Jayden was a penguin. Jay told everyone he was Cody Maverick from the surf's up movie. Fall festival was fun. We got to play lots of games and of course get lots of candy. Mom made us trick or treat buckets this year and we filled them twice! What do you think of our costumes? Dad dressed up as an eighties rocker for work. They formed their own eighties band and called themselves the Dialyzers. It was fun dressing up and getting our costumes all covered in chocolate from the candy and cookies we ate.











The very next morning after fall festival we loaded up the car at three in the morning and headed to Mexico to see Nana and Papa. It was their wedding anniversary and they renewed their wedding vows. We had a ceremony and a big party and all the family was there. It was lots of fun. And let me tell you they really know how to throw a party in Mexico. There was lots of good food. We had Birria which is chicken and potatoes with red sauce and fresh homemade beans, rice and tortillas. They also made this yummy spicy, sweet rice drink called Horchata. It was very good. Then there was lots of music. Jayden loved it and he and our cousin Michael got up on stage and danced with all the Mexican kids. The next day we went to the beach for a barbecue and mom, dad and papa took us over to Belmont Park which is a little amusement park on the beach. Papa bought us tickets to ride the rides and we got to ride all the kid rides in the park. Some more than once! Well this ended up a very long post which I guess might be ok since we never know how long it will be before mom and dad decide to post again. Hope everyone is enjoying their fall season!