We love fall!

Hey Graham Fans!  Finally getting around to updating you on what we did in October.  We have so many pictures to choose from, it was hard to pick.  If nothing else, you should see that we had a LOT of fun in October.  Some of it was normal things we do, but definitely some special activities too (ahem, HALLOWEEN!).   One of our routine activities is to stop by Uncle Greg's.  Sometime we stop by during the day to play with his tractors and his cat, Odell.  Sometimes we go visit when he is there and play, maybe even have dinner.  Caroline loves Odell.  I like her too, just not as much as Caroline given that she is a cat lover.  I really like his tractors. 

We were able to take advantage of some nice weather and make one last trip to the zoo for the season.  We love the carousel.  Of course, Caroline picks the kitty to ride!  We also enjoy the tunnel viewing of the Macaques.  The monkeys will come right up to the glass but can't see us.  It is cool to see them that close!  Mom also caught a picture of us in the fake egg.  Do we look like we just hatched?!  

The family made our annual trip to the pumpkin patch.  The weather wasn't the best.  It had been rainy that day so we weren't going to go.  It cleared up so we went but as we were finishing picking out our pumpkins, it started to sprinkle.  We stood by the pumpkin measuring sign again, and always have to ride the pedal tractors.  I spent a little more time on the tractors this year, but then didn't get to explore the rest of the play area as much.  Oh well, I really like the tractors!  This was the first year we actually rode the wago out to the field to pick out our pumpkin.  We didn't know they had these awesome pedal go carts.  I rode with dad and also tried to make it go myself.  Can't wait to do that again!  Caroline liked it but not as much as me.  She did find a kittycat while we were out by the patch.  She LOVED that kitty!  We also sw a couple of cows on the other side of the fence.  They didn't seem bothered by us.

I believe it was mentioned in our last blog that I started playing football.   Our season ended in October.  We had some nice weather and some cold games too.  The picture below is me carrying the ball, but my flag was just pulled.  Bummer!



Caroline participated in a photoshoot for a magazine of sorts.  Apparently she was picked because a friend of Daddy's works at the publisher and this friend provided a bunch of pictures of kids she knew.  Caroline got picked to be the '2 year old'!  Mommy and I went along of course.  It was interesting if nothing else and we got some candy!  The magazine is "Lowe's Creative Designs".  Hopefully we will see her this fall when the issue is published. 

While there were some chilly days in October, we did have some fun outside.  We play with the neighbor girls frequently when the weather is nice.  In the picture below Carly is reading to some of the kids in the 'hood.  We also went to the park - sometimes on our own and sometimes with friends from preschool.  My favorite park is the digger park.  As you can see, it has a sandpit with its own excavator.  I could do it for hours!

Back in October, we had a Learning Partner day at preschool.  Mom was my partner for the day.  Besides doing everything with Mom at school, I had the rhyming bag.  You have to bring items that rhyme with two words the teachers provide.  Well I had some great things to rhyme with cake and rose like snowflake, snake, toes, bows, rake.  I reach in for the last item and pull out a DIAPER!  Everyone laughed!  Mommy accidentally stuck in a diaper for Caroline.  Mrs. Myers made the best of it and we all decided a stinky nose would rhyme with rose!



One of the highlights of October is Halloween!  We always go to Living History Farms to trick or treat the weekend before Halloween.  I was so happy to wear my awesome costume.  Caroline liked being a monkey even though it was a hand me down from me.

We don't decorate our pumpkins until a day or two before Beggar's Night.  Daddy does the carving with us and Mommy roasts the pumpkin seeds.  Yummy!  We went Trick or Treating with the neighbor girls.  Mommy stayed home to hand out candy.  After I had enough candy, Dad and I went home so I could pass out the candy and Mommy went out with Caroline and the neighbors.  I love to pass out candy.  I saved the good candy for the kids I know.  One boy stepped off the frontstep and fell in the bush.  He made a big scene because it was a prickly bush.  I made Dad tell the story over and over and over and over and over.  It was SO funny!