Fall Fest

We went to Linder's Fall Fest this Saturday. D picked out one of her princess dresses and M...well, I realized I need to get him a new costume for this year! I dug out his monkey one from last year, which still technically fit--as capris.

More on where in the world this room is in our house later...





Going on the horse-drawn hayride.



Standing by the giant pumpkin.



Going through the maze of haystacks.



Both kids went on pony rides. Here is D on Sylvia.



M got to ride Sparkles.



I know this is off-topic, but don't we have the most pathetic cat ever? She really wants to be outside in the nice weather.



Going for a walk in the woods behind our house.





Grandma and Papa gave M an early birthday present--a riding horse!



Saturday we went to the Teddy Bear Park, then Nelson's for one last ice cream run of the season.







Aunt Becky brought a gingerbread house for the kids to put together. They had fun building it...



...and eating it!



Here is one of the projects Grandma, Papa, and Aunt Becky helped with this weekend--transforming the last "undone" corner of the playroom into a book nook. It looks great! Thanks for your help!





One last snuggle before heading home.



Another beautiful hairstyle brought to you by Aunt Becky.

Extended Weekend at the Cabin

Grandma and Papa are in town from Colorado and brought these warm snuggly blankets that have become the kids' favorites.



Book reading time.



The kids modeled some of the new clothes they got from Grandma and Papa.





Steve's sister Becky got in to town Friday and we all headed up to the cabin. She brought these aprons for the kids and they wore them all weekend long--even out to dinner and to bed.



Good times at the cabin.





It was a beautiful weekend at the cabin--warm weather and great colors on the leaves. We had a campfire a couple of nights.





The kids doing one of their favorite fall-time activities--collecting leaves.



My side of the family came up to the cabin Sunday to celebrate September and October birthdays. The cousins all had a great time together. Do you like the boys in their matching camo outfits?







Dan managed to fit all five grandkids/nieces/nephews/cousins on the four-wheeler for a ride.



On Monday, we decided to take a day trip to Hayward, Wisconsin to do some shopping.



We also saw some cranberry bogs along our drive there. I was unaware that Wisconsin was a big producer of cranberries!



Aunt Becky curled D's hair--she loved it!





D made "lunch" for Aunt Becky and Grandma.



Working the field.



Going for a ride.

Outdoor Movie Night

Wow. I guess I haven't had my camera out lately because I thought I'd update my blog with a post covering the past couple of weeks, but the most recent pictures I had were taken tonight!

Our neighbors invited families over to watch a movie on their giant outdoor inflatable TV/movie screen (I didn't even know there was such a thing until tonight!). It turned out to be a beautiful night and the kids were all engaged in the movie (Planet 51) and the snacks.

Broncos vs. Vikings

Tool Time!





The kids have invented a new game where M is a baby and D puts him to sleep in his "crib" and covers him with about 10 blankets.



Playing restaurant. Apparantly this room was a little too bright for them as they are both wearing their sunglasses.



D found another one of my childhood dresses in her closet and decided to try it on.



Steve surprised us on Thursday with tickets to see the Broncos play the Vikings at the Metrodome. Of course we got all decked out in our Broncos garb. I was seriously afraid we were going to get killed while walking downtown in the opposing team's gear, but there were actually a lot of Broncos fans (relatively speaking) at the game. Having two cute kids dressed in their Broncos gear didn't hurt either. People were snapping pictures of them and giving them high fives. And we even got to hear Tim Mahoney sing the National Anthem.



We had pretty decent seats. Which meant it was a long walk back up to the top. We made that trek many, many times with M and decided while the game was really fun the first quarter, not so much by the third quarter. It will be several years before the kids accompany us to another professional football game.



I am actually wearing a Broncos sweatshirt and hat--just not blaze orange and bright blue like the rest of the family.



Can you see the craziness starting?



While the kids were definitely more interested in making friends with the Vikings fans sitting by us, they did actually watch a teeny bit of the game. They both insisted they bring their own tiny footballs to the game (see M's hand).