Fall Fun

The month of October has brought beautiful weather, and there seems to be no shortage of fun fall activities. Since our Saturdays have been somewhat full with races and birthday parties, we fit in a midweek visit to our local pumpkin patch. Emmy picked out three small, handheld pumpkins, and we also got one larger pumpkin to sit on our front porch. After leaving with our purchases, we made an extra stop through the McDonald's drive-thru for pumpkin creme pies, a treat that seemed appropriate after our outing. 

Our church had their annual Fall Festival this evening. In years past, the event usually fills the entire parking lot with dozens of cars decorated for trunk-or-treat. There's also hayrides, bounce houses, and other carnival activities. This year's festival was scaled down to just a few food tents, and the main event was a magician show. Beforehand, we made a stop by Great Grandma's to show off all the kids' costumes. Emmy continues to love all things princesses, especially Princess Elsa. Ever since Aunt Megan gave her the dress a few months ago, she has loved wearing it around the house, and she was very excited to be Elsa for Halloween. We dressed Eli as Olaf, Princess Elsa's snowman sidekick. The temperatures dropped into the 50s today (after a week of almost summer-like weather) so luckily the kids weren't sweating in their costumes as has happened on warmer years. I am not quite sure our plans for Halloween this year, so even though it is a week early, these pictures may be my only documentation of 2020. 

Our fall fun has also included a few crafts. During church today, we made sticker characters while listening along to the service. We continue to have "church" at home on Sundays while watching the service live on the computer. As you can see, things got a little rowdy by the end!