Trick or Treat

Happy Halloween! We had a fun weekend celebrating the holiday and getting our fill of treats. Adam had a party at school on Friday, friends Josh and Shyla had there Halloween party last evening, and of course tonight Adam went out and got a bucket full (and I mean full) of candy. I have a bunch of pictures from the party and tonight. Enjoy!

All the kids eating treats around the table.

Adam was a big help when carving the pumpkins.
The lumber jack and his tree!

Adam having fun with Aunt Rikki

Rikki with her princess charming.

Adam and Raleigh had a great time playing together!

Adam with all his pumpkins. Daddy may have had an influence with one of them. Can you guess which one?

Claire cute as a bug in her bumble bee costume.

Knock, knock!

Trick or Treat!

Talking to Grandma!

How fluent is Grandma Sonya at speaking toddler?

Boo at the Zoo!

This was a weekend full of fun. It started Friday night when I was able to go to the Reba McEntire/George Straight concert. They put on an incredible show. It was awesome. My good friend Michelle was also town this weekend , so we were able to do some catching up and have a girl Saturday night. The weekend ended with the Vikings/Packers game. Of course, my Packer Backers were very excited that their team won.

Saturday, we were also able to take advantage of the last of the nice weather and go to the Zoo's Halloween event. Adam got to see all his favorite baby animals and get some trick or treating practice in.

Adam the Engineer! (Thanks Uncle Dan and Aunt Liz for the great costume)

All aboard the candy train!
Lots of candy for the taking!

My boys!

Adam was having a really good time feeding the ducks and peacocks.

Fun in the fall

Remember when leaves were this fun!

Columbus Day!

Columbus Day is one of my favorite holidays. I get the whole day off, all the stores are open, and there is nothing special I need to do to celebrate. So I am very much enjoying my Columbus Day. The whole Columbus weekend has been very enjoyable. I ran the first 10K of my adult life on Saturday. Erika and Jane were very patient with me as I huffed and puffed through the 6 miles and they glided easily along. The race went pretty good and I felt even better about it after it was over. I rewarded myself by taking the rest of the weekend easy. We spent a lot of weekend outside enjoying the beautiful weather. Warren and Sonya were visiting so we were able spend time with them. We also got some projects around the house completed. Pretty successful weekend!

Adam and Daddy at the zoo!

Photo opp with the goats
Adam got a little freaked out when we went through the car wash, so I had to get a picture.

Our little Picasso drawing a picture of grandma.

If you look closely you can pick out the eyes, nose, mouth and hair.

Adam with his completed work!

You-Not

If you ask Adam where we were at this weekend he would say You-Not. If you ask him where is grandma lives he would say Her-Not, and that grandpa lives in Him-Not. For those of you who may not speak Adam that means we went to Minot, ND this weekend for the annual Hostfest. We were able to partake in all sorts of Scandinavian delicacies. The day started with Swedish pancakes, then on to potato klob, meatballs, scotch eggs, viking on a stick, and yes even Lutefisk. After all the food we took in some good shows and saw some beautiful Scandinavian crafts and ware. Despite being the youngest people there by a good 25 years we had a really good time.

Ryan braving a taste of Lutefisk. I believe this was his only taste.

Warren with his meatball super.
Adam's Danish waffle brinner.

Adam in the troll chair!