Festival of Lights at the Zoo!

Here is our tree this year. Can't make the camera take a decent picture.














Oliver and I visited the Festival of Lights last night! Lots of cookies... candy....hot dog....all around junk food. The gingerbread man was not nearly as creepy this year. Oliver did ask why the reindeer were at the zoo and not riding with Santa...my answer: "Santa is at the zoo too--this is just where he parked the reindeer".

School!

Look what Oliver has learned at school...

Halloween

Gramma and Papa handed out candy on Monday while Sam and I took Oliver out trick-or-treating. He sustained your standard trick-or-treating injury by falling down someone's steps. Check out that lump on his head! That didn't stop us, though. Plenty of candy to go around.

Decos!

Sam really went all out this year with the decorations! We had fun cleaning out and carving pumpkins this afternoon. Oliver has been talking in his "ghost voice" for days. Really into it this year!

Shaw Farms

Oliver and I visited Shaw Farms early this morning while Sam was at work. Oliver picked our pumkins out of a very muddy pumkin patch. There were also a lot of fun things to do--a wagon ride with draft horses, a blue barrel train ride, a fire truck to sit in, and all kinds of things to climb on.

Halloween Preview!

Michigan in October

Michigan in October! Near 80 degrees and beautiful. It was great to spend time with family. Joel, Sarah, and Henry...we have to catch you a Christmas. We missed you this weekend.