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Joshua and Natalie with Grady and McKay at Winter Quarters Aug. 2014

Happy Halloween!

This year I was kind of lazy and didn't have a good costume, but Natalie and McKay made up for it.  See how quickly you can recognize Natalie. . "Anyone want to buy some insurance?!"

McKay stole the show with Ryan's old bomber jacket.  Everyone thought he was so cool with his glasses and his hair slicked back.  He actually left his glasses on the whole day until we took them off him for fear that he would face-plant while trick-or-treating in the dark.  Once we got home he had as much fun giving away his candy as he did collecting it!

My one contribution to Halloween was the doorstep décor.  I thought the DreamWorks logo was mysterious enough to put on a pumpkin.  And I think Natalie and McKay enjoyed the pumpkin seeds more than the Halloween treats!

Two weeks ago we took the family to Vala's Pumpkin Patch.  It's an October theme park that is only open for one month out of the year.  I liked playing the fair-style games.  (This was the only place I've ever been to that you didn't have to pay extra for the games on the side once you bought your ticket to get in).  After watching three big guys try and fail, this little scrawny man showed them up hitting the bell on the hammer swing.  McKay loved the giant slide, the corn box, the jumping pillows, and the singing puppets.  We all had a blast on the racing tricycles.  This place seemed very unregulated, so you could pretty much do whatever your wanted.  They let us take McKay on our lap on the tricycles.  I even saw a lady with a newborn strapped to her chest as she rode, but I wasn't brave enough to do that!!

The corn box

Natalie and McKay

Hitting the bell!