PAPA'S BIRTHDAY

Wednesday was Papa's birthday, so 14 of us went out for supper to Texas Roadhouse to celebrate. It was lots of fun, but the best part was that Papa had to ride on a saddle while we all gave a big YEEHAW!!!! for his birthday. Abby was very concerned that the horse didn't have a head?? I didn't get pics of everyone, but I did get pics of the best part.

Elijah, Stephen, Beckham & Ally

Papa riding the saddle

YEEEEEEHAWWWWWW!!!!!

OOPS!!!

For the past few years we have just had Abby either put face stickers or draw a face with markers on her pumpkin for Halloween. However this year she realized that you are supposed to carve them. So after Halloween she tells me that we forgot to carve our pumpkins. I tried to tell her we could do it next year, but after 10 minutes of me explaining how we could just wait, and her getting out the knife and her pumpkin, I knew I wasn't going to win this one easily, so I gave in and her and I carved her pumpkin. She of course refused to touch any of the "yucky stuff", as she put it. So I did most of the work. But she was very proud of her carved pumpkin even if it was after Halloween.

PLAYING IN THE LEAVES

Every fall we always rake up a big pile of leaves for the kids to play in. Abby loves it, and Ally wasn't too sure at first but by the end she was having fun too. I even jumped in for a few pics.

HALLOWEEN

We had tons of fun this year for Halloween. Abby dressed up as Cinderella and Ally was her mouse, Sally or Susie, depending on who you ask. I don't know that they ever mention the names of the little girl mice in cinderella, I guess I will have to pay attention the next time we watch it.

On Tuesday night the Youth from our church hosted a party for all of the kids. Elijah and Gabe came with us, and we had a great time. They had different activities set up in various rooms, and the kids could get their faces painted, bowl with pumpkins, go fishing, and all sorts of things. The kids got lots of candy to prep them for the big night.

Gabe-Zombie, Elijah-Brain Alien, Abby Cinderella

Gabe & some other boys from church

Elijah

Daddy & Ally, & Abby getting her face painted
On Halloween, Grandma, Grandpa, and Stephen, and Jolynn, Taylor & Beckham all came over and we had Jack-o-latern pizzas for supper and then we went out trick-or-treating. It is tough to get all 4 kids to pose for a picture. But I think between the three cameras we were able to get some good ones.

Abby testing out her crown

Abby & Ally

Abby & Taylor

2 Cinderellas

Abby Ally Taylor & Beckham
Out trick-or-treating

Taylor & Abby would always race up to the house, it was quite commical to watch them run in their glass slippers.

To start out Ally & Beckham were riding in the wagon.

Although we soon discovered it was much faster to just run from house to house, so I carried Ally.