Halloween

Halloween is an exciting night at our house. 

Not only do the girls get to dress up and get candy, they also get to stay up until 8 o'clock! It's one of the only nights all year that they get to stay up past their bedtime. Early bedtime is a steady ritual at our house that won't be changing anytime soon.  

Leah dressed up as Rapunzel and Sarah was Dorothy. 

Lisa came out to celebrate with us. She took the girls to a few houses and then handed out candy and held Sophie back from the door. David and I took them around to a few more of the neighbor's houses, and then  the girls decided they would rather hand out candy. 

They finished the night admiring all the other costumes and generously handing out candy.

Leah's Art

Leah started drawing people in October. The biggest one in the bottom picture if Mom. I'm not sure why I'm always the biggest...

I love them.

Cox Farms

David's work has a family event each year at Cox Farms, and it's always a great time. 

Leah insisted on doing the ropes course this year that ended with swinging on a rope swing at the end. She was uncharacteristically brave and loved it!

Horseback Riding Birthday Bash

For David's birthday we used a gift certificate for horseback riding at Marriott Ranch from our neighbor. It was nice to get out and doing something different. 

Afterwards, we enjoyed ice cream cake and presents with the girls and his parents. 

  

October Random Happenings

Some of the October highlights included Halloween costumes; a first attempt at potty training (Sarah was great at it for a week with hardly any accidents. Then she decided she liked her diaper more and that was the end of it.); daily smoothies; relaxing on the couch; time at the park; and lots of stories.