Pumpkins, parties, and ponies....lots of them!

Well, I've once again gotten behind on blogging. October is one of my favorite months and it was a busy one! There's something about Halloween, pumpkins, and good weather that makes me so happy! The kids got to go to several of their friends birthday parties this past month, and we also got to catch up with our old friends Monica and Doug. I will try to recap all of the festivities we've had....in no particular order! You will have to scroll down, there are several separate posts!

Adalee's Cowgirl Birthday

Miss Adalee turned 3 the day before Halloween and had a cowgirl themed birthday party this past weekend. She had a petting zoo, pony rides, and of course a pinata. Everything was decorated really cute....the kids all had cowboy/cowgirl hats and sherriff badges, and had a ton of fun running around the ranch. I can't believe how big all the kids are getting, where has the time gone??

Halloween

Couldn't pass up this photo opportunity at our local Kroger's!

This year for Halloween Hunter was superman, and Hannah was a princess. We went over to Keith and Jana's house for dinner and trick or treating and the kids had a lot of fun and loaded up on candy of course.

Kevin was Matt Schaueb, with an afro. Actually he was just wearing a Texans jersey and when he heard his brother was wearing an afro, he wanted to wear one too. We just happened to have an extra afro laying around the house:)

Kaitlyn was Dora, and Brady was Boots! Keith and Jana dressed up as Dora's parents, I can't remember their names because we don't usually watch Dora, but it was really funny.

Kenneth and Kara's 3rd Birthday

Hannah and Hunter's friends Kenneth and Kara turned 3 years old and had a mickey mouse party the day before Halloween. Hannah and Hunter love these twins, and they always have fun playing with them. The highlight of the party was pin the tail on the clown and the pinata of course, and of course the yummy barbeque!

Visit from The Boram's

Our friends Monica and Doug, and their precious son Bryce were able to come stay the weekend with us a few weeks ago. It was their first time to visit our neck of the woods since Bryce was born, so it was fun catching up and seeing the kids play together. We went to a pumpkin patch for pictures, and spent the rest of the time just hanging out. I miss these guys so much, and Hannah and Hunter loved being able to see Bryce...who is one of the sweetest kids I've ever been around!

Brindee's Farm Party

My friend Bridget's little girl Brindee turned two years old last month and she had an awesome farm themed party. They had the party at Old McDonald's Farm in Humble and we had so much fun. Kevin had to work that day, so it was just me and the kids. It was such a neat place, they had all kinds of animals, pony rides, playgrouds, and trainrides. They gave each child a small bag of food to feed the animals. We stayed there for hours, and were completely exhausted by the time we left....it will definitely rank high on my list as a memorable day with the kids. And, I was in a picture taking mood that day I guess, because there's lots of them!

the baby goats were their favorite

one of many pony rides for Hunter

this is Hannah trying not to smile....I'm standing on the side of the arena yelling like a crazy person for her to smile for the camera. She does this sometimes, and it cracks me up...she tries soooo hard not to crack a smile

this one cracks me up....I noticed after I took the picture that both the guys are texting on their phones....I wonder if they are texting each other?

Brindee's farm cupcakes...I wish I'd gotten a better picture because they were so cute, all surrounded by a picket fence!

look at her eyeing that cake, she's thinking how good that looks!

and here she goes!

can you tell he's having fun?

they gave each child a ticket to pick out a pumpkin at the pumpkin patch on their way out

Pioneer Woman's pretty cool

I discovered a new show on food network a few weeks ago about Ree Drummond, aka, the Pioneer Woman. After one episode, I knew I was hooked. I've visited her blog a few times when checking out a recipe I've heard someone talk about, but never really took the time to look through it...aka blog stalk it. I have to say her recipes and their way of life is pretty amazing. She's got a kinda quirky, dry sense of humor that I love. Watching her show and reading her blog made me want to move off to the country and live on a ranch. I told Kevin that...it didn't go over so well. I don't think he's quite ready to throw on some chaps and become a wrangler yet. So for now, I will just cook all of her mouthwatering recipes, and pretend like I'm on a ranch while I'm doing it. Seriously, if you haven't checked out her show or her blog you should. It will make you happy...she's one cool chic in my book! I also came across a few other great food blogs that I will be copy catting this week, so check it out!