Pumpkin Carving!!

Tonight we had our annual Pumpkin Carving Extravaganza!!! Gabe was quite the helper this year....he scooped his own goup, picked his own pattern and even traced it all by himself!! Grady on the other hand...was no more impressed this year with the goup than last year....after about 3 scoops of goup, he became the Pumpkin Carving Foreman for the evening!!

The Trick-or-Treating Goblin!

EWWWWW!!!!

Gabe is totally in the gross goup stuff!! Funny how different the boys are!

Halloween Party!!

This was an absolutely wonderful end to an otherwise crazy week!! He definitely needed this party to unwind! I am the room mom for his class again this year....and thankfully his teacher wanted to do something pretty low-key with this being conference week and early release all week!! So, we played Halloween bingo, ate kettle corn, and had apple juice! It was a great and very relaxing Halloween Party!!!

As Sly As A Fox!

This week Gabe brought home a naked, pitiful looking turkey..with which he was to dress in disguise as something else! Gabe is so incredibly creative.....he thought to dress it like a fox!! He was so proud....How many other kids would be able to dress theirs as their last name??!! We all had a great time putting our creativity hats on....it looks like this turkey will be saved this Thanksgiving!!

Splish, Splash.....We were going pumpkin hunting!!!

Monday was Grady's class Field trip to the Pumpkin Patch and it was a wonderfully, soggy Seattle day!! This year the class chose the same pumpkin patch that we have gone to the past 2 years....so it was really nice....Grady knew his way around and he was sure to tell everyone how everything worked!
We started out on the hayrack ride!! It had actually rained quite a bit since our family went to this pumpkin patch a couple of weeks ago...it was pretty muddy then, but it was "sink into the mud" muddy this time! The tractor even got stuck in the field...yikes!

Grady and I tromped around looking for a "cute, little, tasty pumpkin"! We are actually making his into pumpkin pie!! yum! We found one pretty quick, so what do you think Sir Grady thought best to do with his time??????

You got it.....stomp through the puddles! I think the kids chose their pumpkins in record time....noone could wait to stomp and jump in all of the mud and puddles! We had a great time.....mud puddles and all!

Trunk Or Treat!!

After our big day of soccer...it was time for Trunk-or-Treating at our church! Everyone really out did themselves decorating the trunks this year...there was smoke, music, hands grabbing the kids, dancing pirates, halloween movies....all in the trunks! We also got to vote on the best trunk...so there was a little bargaining going on by the trunk decorators..extra candy and such for a vote! Nothing like a little bribery! We also got to enjoy some hot cider, cocoa and cookies...not a bad way to start the Halloween season!

The Big Day....GO CHEETAHS!!

A little pregame warm-up!

GOOOOO CHEETAHS!!!!!!!!!


Saturday was the big day....the Cheetahs big game! So, with the flip of the coin Shawn rooted on the Cheetahs! He had to do double duty....he had to not only get the photos during the game...but as per Gabe and my request he also had to videotape! But, always ready to take on a challenge...he did wonderfully! Grady had a great game....he even took a shot...it unfortunately hit the goal post....hmmmm...do you think this could run in the family??!! But none the less he had a great game...he stayed focus on the game the whole time...even stealing the ball from the other team a couple of times! After the game came the best part...the pizza party and the trophies!! It was a great soccer Saturday...GO CHEETAHS!

Bluehawks vs. The Shadow...Showdown #2!

Getting ready to Goal Keep!!

Saturday was a big soccer day for the Fox Family!! Both boys had a soccer game, so that meant it was a toss of the coin which parent went where!! I ended up getting to root on the Bluehawks in a rematch with The Shadow! It was a great victory for the Bluehawks..final score 6-0! Most of the team was back...we still have one out with the flu! The boys played a great game---the defense was really on....I think the keeper only had one or two saves the entire game! Gabe played forward the first half of the game....he handled the ball very nicely with quite a few good goal shots....the silly ball just kept missing the goal! I know before the season is over one of those pesky things is going to have to go in! He played keeper and defender in the second half of the game....fortunately (as I see it!) and unfortunately (from Gabe's view!) he didn't see any action as the keeper!! It was a gorgeous day....we are keeping our fingers crossed for another sunshiney Saturday next week!! GO BLUEHAWKS!!

Pumpkin Patch Time!

On Sunday after church we headed out to Carleton Farms for the annual pumpkin picking! It was a muddy, muddy time...but we had a blast! We started off with a stop at the pumpkin cannon....one of the boys' had an impressive hang time of 8 seconds...that cannon is pretty awesome...I'm thinking about getting one of my own! After the cannon we started the search for the perfect pumpkins! We took a hayride to the patch....a muddy ride to the muddy patch!! We slipped and slid all around the field until we found pumpkins that fit our specs! We ended the day at the kid's maze, the country store..for some yummy salsa and honey, and finished up with feeding the farm animals! A great day at Carleton Farms!!

The Cheetahs Last Practice!

Monday night was Grady's last practice for the fall soccer season! They have their one and only game on Saturday....so today was spent preparing for the big showdown! They started the practice off with a game of dribble and freeze and then they practiced their goal shots! They spent a majority of the practice playing a scrimmage! Grady played goalie in the beginning of the scrimmage...he was able to stop at least 4 balls...we were really impressed! I think the Cheetahs will do pretty well on Saturday...they all seem to know what is going on....a far cry from last year!! GO CHEETAHS!!