Happy Halloween!

Ethan had a great Halloween and now has a cookie jar full of candy. I think it will take him another year to go through it since he doesn't seem to like it but I guess that is a good thing. On Halloween-eve my work has a Halloween fair of sorts where they decorate the inside of our building and employees hand out candy. They also had several booths where kids could play games and enter to win prizes.

Then today we had our final swim lesson until next year followed by a trip to Bellevue Square to go trick-or-treating. I have never seen the mall that crowded before but it was fun to see all of the costumes. We made it to several stores before they ran out of candy because of all of the kids there. Afterwards we came back home and I took Ethan to a few of the houses in our neighborhood before we made it back in time to hand out candy at our house. We've already had 6 trick-or-treaters so far which is pretty good since its only 7. Hopefully some more come because we have a lot more to hand out.

As a reminder, remember to set your clocks back tonight for daylight savings time.

(trick-or-treating at Bellevue Square Mall)

(Ethan's pumpkin)

(Mom and Courtney and Jeff's pumpkins they graciously left us)

(Decorated entry way at work)

(Ethan's ghost he made at one of the booths at my work event)

Pumpkin Pickin!

Today we hopped in the car with my mom and headed out to meet up with our friends Jeff and Courtney and Wendy, Dennis, and Aitana for some pumpkin picking fun. We all met up at Stockard Farms in Snohomish and ventured into the muddy pumpkin patch. Luckily we all wore boots because the mud was plentiful. After pumpkin picking we came home and carved our finds and Courtney made a batch of her fabulous pumpkin seeds. I also made a homemade beef stew to warm us up after we got home that everyone seemed to enjoy.

Craft Projects.

Since we have done a bunch of decluttering in our house my old desk was getting less use since it was in our computer room in a corner filled with computer items. I decided to bring it out of its hibernation and move it into our now plenty of room space in order to create a craft corner. I already had a storage cart filled with lots of random craft items that I wanted to put to good use but could never get to.

After work Ethan and I ventured to Target to pick up some additional supplies to make home made cards. I cannot wait to start on my many projects and see what kind of neat ideas that I can come up with. I am sure that many of you will be recieving my home made goodies in the future.

(My new craft corner.)

Fun at the playground.

While Jeff was at the Seahawk's game today Ethan and I went on a bike ride and then took a long walk to the Elementary School close by. It took us a while to make our way there but once we arrived all Ethan wanted to do was slide. We had a few slide race competitions and he won almost every time. Then he decided that he no longer wanted to go sitting up. Instead it was way to much fun to go down on your stomach.

New Doors!

We got three new doors installed today. A new front door, a new back door, and a new interior garage door. Jeff was freezing cold for a few hours while they were installed but they were worth the wait. The front door makes a huge difference lightening up our entryway.

(new front door)

(new back door)

(entry way)

Happy Birthday to Me!

For my birthday Jeff got me a new ride...

I can't wait to take it out for a spin!

October Monthly Happenings for Kids in Washington State

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Happy October!


Since we are quickly approaching my favorite holiday Halloween I wanted to post some fun things that are happening during the month of October that you can do if you have children, and even if you don't.


Pumpkin Patches and Corn Mazes


Here are a few that I highly recommend if you live in the Seattle area.


Stocker Farms (Snohomish, Washington) - Each Halloween since Ethan was born we have visited this farm with our good friends Courtney and Jeff. They have a great selection of "you pick" pumpkins and a corn maze. I recommend if you go later in the month to make sure to pack your rain boots since the fields to tend to get a little muddy. Plus, when you are done picking out your pumpkin you can hop on over to the town of Snohomish for some festive Halloween shopping and yummy food.


Remlinger Farms (Carnation, Washington) - This is a great place to go if you have little kids. On the farm they have an amusement ride area for little kids, hay rides, and u-pick pumpkins. They even have a flash light corn maze and bonfire event. Check their website for hours and days that they are open.


Trick-or-treating


University Village (Seattle, Washington) - Trick-or-treating from 4 to 6 PM for kids 11 and under.


Pumpkin Prowl Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle Washington) - This event is happening October 23rd, 24th, and 25th at the Woodland Park Zoo. I recommend if you attend this event to pre-purchase tickets at Bartel's before the event. This is a great time to explore the zoo dressed up in your favorite Halloween costume and get treats to boot.


Crossroads Mall (Bellevue, Washington) - Trick-or-treating at the mall from 5 to 8 PM.