There is a New Sheriff in Town

We went to the Wilson Fall Carnival on Saturday evening, and there was a new sheriff in town…..Woody from Toy Story. Oscar was so cute and he was willing to wear his cowboy hat, which made me happy since you never know if they are going to wear things on their head or not. The Wilson Fall Carnival had two things Oscar loved; the rope climb and the bouncy jumper. We used all our tickets on those two booths, but most of the tickets went to the bouncy jumper. The operator toward the end of the night knew Oscar’s name and was fascinated by the fact he would immediately get out of the jumper and go get back in line. He had so much fun and even saw some of his friends from school there. Tonight we are going trick-or-treating and I will most more photos of our sheriff having fun out on the town. Happy Halloween!

Moose Visitors

On Sunday we had some visitors- a mama moose and two baby moose! All the animals in the valley are chowing down for the upcoming winter so they are consuming everything in their path. We have lots of trees in our yard that have berries, so they camped out in our yard for a long time. Oscar was so excited and was able to watch them from our kitchen window while they were only 10 feet away. After eating all the vegetation in our yard they made their way through the neighborhood and even came back later that night for more snacking. I hope they find lots to eat, winter is so hard for the moose population in the valley and they need all the food storage they can get. Good luck mama and baby moose! 

All Things Pumpkin

We had our pumpkin carving party again this year and it was great because we could include all our neighbors! I made chili, chocolate covered potato chips, apple cider, cornbread, & pumpkin cupcakes with butter cream frosting. Our friend Trey brought tons of pumpkin beer, which was the perfect addition to the chili. Our neighbor Brooke brought over face paint, which was a great hit with all the kids. It was a gorgeous fall day and Chris even set up the fire pit in the yard so you could warm up in between carving and eating. The best part is seeing every one's pumpkins lit up later that night. Can you guess which are ours? 

Fall Photos

Hi all! Fall is here and the leaves are turning. Usually this is a major dread for me as all the leaves on my trees taunt me, fall, and then create four days worth of work. Then this year our landscapers came and took all the leaves away. I love my new neighborhood and I love, love not raking leaves. 

We decided on Sunday to venture out an attempt a family photo. It turned out pretty good, Oscar's single photo is by far the best. We should just stick to taking photos of him. 

Fall Bling

Apparently during my first pumpkin spiced latte this fall, I decided to go all Matha Stewart on my front porch/ front door. So on Saturday Oscar and I went to the grocery store to get pumpkins, Staples to get thumb tacks, and Stitch N Time to get a straw wreath and fabric. Then in my caffeine madness I proceeded to push 1000 thumb tacks into four pumpkins to make beautiful fall "bling" pumpkins. Oscar picked out several little pumpkins and I put them in plant containers that are no longer holding geraniums. On Sunday I tore the black and gold strips (yes, Saints colors, I love my husband) and tied them around my straw wreath mold. I am hoping the pumpkins will last through Thanksgiving since I did not carve them, we will see. Happy fall and I hope a pumpkin spiced latte finds you soon!