1000 Hours Outside :: October

We're trucking along slowly, but still enjoying time outside!

We are enjoying all the fall weather! The kids are loving all of the fun leaves falling everywhere, and we have collected enough for a lifetime :)

We kicked off October with a fun trip to Cox Farms! We also got to meet some friends for a fun hike at Gilbert's Corner Regional Park. There were so many different kinds of plants to explore, and the kids worked on a scavenger hunt while we hiked. We also got to taste the honey from honeysuckles, climb some swinging branches, and see a crayfish up close. It was a fun day with friends!

Our church hosted a Fall Festival, and we were so excited to join in on the fun! Our student ministries hosted the event, and it was the perfect family reunion for our church. With hay rides, bounce houses, candy walks, pumpkin painting, balloon animals, pumpkin chunkin,' food trucks, and a showing of It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, it was an afternoon/evening FULL of fun :)

Hay ride!

Our library continued hosting the Outdoor Family Storytime, so we went as much as we could! It started getting cooler, so we may be coming to the end of this fun day for the season, but we are so thankful for this fun weekly activity while it lasted.

We had to move to the parking lot one week, but we still had lots of fun!

We tried to soak up the beautiful weather, even after several days of rain! It was a bit too muddy to play outside, so we decided to get some Vitamin D by taking our reading outside. It didn't last super long, but that just means we need to try it more :)

The fall colors are ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! I wasn't quite sure when the leaves were going to start changing, and then almost overnight it all started to happen, and I am LOVING it!

How it started...

...and how it's going! LOVE. THE. FALL. COLORS.

Sumac

Trick or Treat :: Cars!

We brought back the matching family costumes! This year was inspired by the kids' current favorite movie: Cars!

The kids wouldn't take a full family photo..but that's ok. I got a photo with my love :)

With some leftover Amazon boxes, masking tape, paint, and Mod Podge, I think we ended up with some pretty decent car/truck costumes! Of course, we had to do a pit crew stop about 5 minutes in...homemade costumes don't hold up as well to two 5 year olds and a 3 year old :)

This was a really fun DIY/crafty project for me. I haven't been able to work on many projects recently, with the move and not feeling great, but I'm glad I was able to work on these fun box cars. And I love that my kiddos were SO excited to dress up as their favorite characters!

{iPhone Rewind} :: October

Serenading us at the breakfast table :)

Stealing some snuggles!

How Aiden watches a movie...

He has been feeling left out in not wearing an eye patch...so he created his own

Nightly Bible story time 

When you don't feel well, and your kiddos take care of you by offering all the stuffies :)

Our sunshine girl

Bath time classical music

So glad to see him preaching again #proudwife

Finally finished our 10th year anniversary book! :)

Then and Now...stop growing up so fast!!

Date Night Box #3: Cruise Ship Escape Room challenge + Macaroons {which we cooked a little too long, but still tasted yummy!}

We had to give Pooh Bear a bath {a trip through the wash cycle}, and this little one was all out of sorts. So when Pooh Bear was nice and clean and dry, we had one happy boy again!

Breastplate of Righteousness

Minnie Maddie

A perfect picture of my children's personalities:

Eli: very meticulous and careful, following the lines, following directions

Maddie: refusing to hold her scissors correctly, "Maddie, we're not making sailboats, we're following the lines," she cut her fingers multiple times

Aiden: gets frustrated and throws his scissors, so had to take a break; "Mommy, YOU do it!"

Science! Water absorption and repellant...basically fun with water droppers :)

Bible story before bedtime :)