October Highlights

What a fun month October was! The weather stayed nice and warmish and we had a lot fun doing various harvest-type activities.

• We went to a gardening store for their harvest celebration, where Van got to decorate a pumpkin, make a bird feeder, dance with a scarecrow and decorate cookies.
• We rode in the truck with Tyler for his Physical Therapy class' float at the ISU Homecoming parade.
  
• We went to a pumpkin patch with the Riebecks. The kids got to feed the horses and turkeys, throw gourds, "fish" for candy, vote for a pumpkin display, run through a corn maze, get their face painted, play in real John Deere tractors and pick pumpkins from the patch.
• We went Trick-or-Treating in Old Town and it was so not worth it!
  
• We made cheesy-garlic-bread that looked like ghosts at home.
• We went to the Institute Halloween party with the Coffins. Van and Libby both won real goldfishes at the "fishing" booth. Van did a cupcake walk and ate the WHOLE cupcake!
• We went to our old ward's Trunk-or-Treat where Van caught on to the whole idea of Halloween pretty quickly!
  

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Van's newest mischief

Van turned 1 1/2 in September, so I though I'd share a few of his latest antics with you:


His sign for "I love you"!
Stealing the beaters at Grandma's to lick the frosting.

Riding his firetruck on his bed, notice the mattress on the floor!

Wearing our shoes all over the house- makes it difficult to find your shoes when your running late!