Halloween Parties

On the day before Halloween we had 3 Halloween Parties to go to!  The kids wore their costumes the entire day (except during church).  Here are a few pictures from this day. 

Brooklynn wanted to be a thief from out west

We all loaded up for a hayride at the Nichols Farm

The horses ran over to us during the hayride to see what we were up to

Braxton enjoying the hayride

My guys

My "babies"

A family pic to end the full but fun and festive family day!

 A big thank you to the families who invited us to be a part of their party.  We had a great time!

Just a few fall pictures

 Here are a few pictures from random things this fall

Braxton still gets asthma flare-ups regularly - the kids cuddle during his breathing treatment watching a video

Braxton playing with his new tool bench and accessories - one of his birthday presents

Burying Molly behind our shed after her viscous death

Saying a few words about Molly

A before picture of the pumpkins

I was supervising the pumpkin carving while cutting coupons

One finished pumpkin (Braxton was adamant about wearing his bike helmet).

Ta-da!

Headless Horseman

Bailey family with our neighbors Pam, Dwayne, and Carson

Our neighbors had tickets to the Headless Horseman at Conner Prairie and invited us to come along.  So we bundled up the Saturday before Halloween to go check it out.  We first grabbed a bite to eat at Five Guys - love their burgers!

The kids were bundled up and ready to go!

I guess Carson was really the Headless Horseman!

Pam and I made some funky music

Although it was cold it was a gorgeous night!

This creepy house was where we loaded up to go on the hayride. 

We weren't allowed to take any flash photography in order not to scare the horses.  It was truly a neat thing  to see the Headless Horseman run towards you in the dark upon a horse.  Other than that it was your typical Halloween decorations with random people jumping out to scare you.  I would recommend going to experience it just once. 

On our way out we saw this station wagon and had to take a picture for Aunt Lissa....it screamed her name!

Brooklynn's Class Fall Party

 The last Friday in October Brooklynn's class had a fall party which was open to family.  We were all able to go and participate in the fun.  There were 6 stations set up each with a different activity ranging from food to goo! 

A special treat table

A table to scratch designs in fall shaped cut-outs. 

A table where they made "goo"

 We've noticed that Brooklynn seems to be extra sweet to her brother when we are at her school. 

We snagged some great pictures of our family too!

Meet me in St. Louis....for Fall Break! (Saturday)

Our last day in St. Louis we decided to go to Grant's Farm since it had been a few years and Braxton had never been.  It ended up being a beautiful day, sunny and in the 70's!  Malissa and Jimmy joined us and Anthony and his kiddos also came out to meet us since Laila was at work.  The first stop was the beautiful  Clydesdales.

Grant's Farm was also decorated for Halloween in some areas but in other areas it needed no decoration - it was breath-taking beauty on it's own!

 

Second stop is taking a tram ride throughout the grounds, at the same time keeping an eye out for the many different animals that are on the premises.  My favorite were the bison and the steers (of course Heath was grumpy about taking a picture for me of the steers because he thought of the Texas Longhorns, Oklahoma's rival).

Malissa and Jimmy all cuddled up on the tram.

Brooklynn got some lovin' too!

 The third and final stop was where we could get out and interact with the animals, sample some of Budweiser's brews, and watch a few animal shows. 

Braxton and Brooklynn fed milk to the goats yet the goats were trying to snack on their clothes!

Jimmy being a great uncle

It is so sweet to see the kids get a long together so we had to snap a pic while it lasted.

On the way home we stopped at Arby's to grab a bite to eat and fill up the car.  While we were there Braxton accidently hit Brooklynn in the mouth and knocked her tooth out (it was already loose)!  She ended up getting a free shake out of it too!

Overall it was a great trip!  We had a great family time.  Braxton did much better than expected on this trip with out naps and not sleeping in his own bed.  On the ride home he slept for over two hours and was in great spirits.  Such a cutie!