Sunday, October 29, 2017

Life Lately - Field Trip and Fall Blast Fun

Monday
MeMa and Mammy came to Caleb's baseball game and we went to Panera to get some soup and warm up after the game

Wednesday
Kids had "Fun Day" at school for selling for the fundraiser - Ella was thrilled with all her prizes!

Thursday 
It was Red Ribbon Spirit Week - I did a terrible job at taking pictures but here is Boot Day
"Give drugs the boot"

Friday
Field Trip Day for Ella - First Graders went to Hillridge Farms 
First Stop - Tunnel Slide 
Ella and her sweet friends - she has a great group of girls in her class this year 
All smiles in the corn pit
They were making pies and milkshakes and bringing them to us 
She had fun! 
Jumping Pumpkin - waving as she went by 
Trying to get them to jump at the same time 
Jumping Fun 
It was chilly in the morning but then warmed up nicely 
Tire Swing full of girls 
Pipe Swing - a few of them took a tumble off this 
Ella and Riley swinging 
Duck Races 
Ella with her buddy Mason - she really is so good with him.  He got kind of overwhelmed trying to find a pumpkin.  She grabbed his hand and said "Come on and let's pick a pumpkin" and he went with her and calmed down.  Ella's teacher said she is so sweet with him and I saw it first hand yesterday :) 
Old Fashioned Kitchen with Madysen
Maze 
Having a fun day with my girl - enjoyed spending time with her and her friends 
Refueled and ready to go play again after lunch 
In the school bus 
Ella's Face  - ha! 
Jumping Pillow 
Duck Pond 
On the hay ride with her buddy Addison 
Me and Erin made it thru chaperoning but we were worn out! 
(Erin is Riley's mom and also Mrs. Rollins aka school librarian) 
On the hay ride
Hay Ride with our girls 
Picking a pumpkin  
Hollywood!
She said I can't pick too big of a pumpkin - my teacher said "Pick what you can carry" 
Milkshakes for the ride home!

New Hope Tshirt Day - Caleb and his class

That night we ate dinner with the Hutchens and came home to carve pumpkins
Set up and ready 
The kids drew the face they wanted on each of their pumpkins and Daddy got the power tools out to cut them out 
Happy with their finished products 
All glowing 

Saturday
We started the day with flu shots - don't they look thrilled? 
ChickfilA breakfast for a treat since they all did so well 
Trial run with our costumes - Ariel
My Knight 
She insisted that she have red hair as Ariel 
She was thrilled with how it turned out! 

That night we had Fall Blast at church
Raynor Cousins
Mammy's Pumpkin Patch 
Loofa and Bubbles 
Ariel and Elena 
Playing Games - Toilet Paper Toss is one dad made years ago! 
Belle and Ariel 
Sweet little cowgirl 
Captain America was happy with his face painting 
Ella and Jingles 
Caleb and some of his friends - going thru the box tunnel over and over and over again! 
So happy with her flower balloon 
Box Tunnel Time
Buddies 
Ready to bounce! 
Hay Ride Fun! 
Eating snowcones and enjoying the hay ride 
Love this girl! 
Princesses getting their faces painted 
She usually doesn't like face painting but liked it when Anna did it! 
And I don't even know what to say about these old ladies :) 
They did a rap and it was hilarious! 
Rock, Paper, Scissors 
Ella and Caleb loved Corey all dressed up
Julia Claire didn't know what to think - she said "Daddy that's not Mr. Corey" 
Family Picture Halloween 2017
What the bath tub looked like after washing her hair - thanks Melanie for bathing her :)

Sunday
Trunk or Treat at New Hope Church - Luke tagged along while his parents were at a hockey game 
We met up with Leah there 
Going trunk to trunk to get candy 
Ella and some of her school friends 
Church friends 
Enjoying the cotton candy and popcorn 
With Riley and Bailey (Bailey is her teacher's daughter) 
Stopping to get candy from the firemen
We ended the night with some yummy soup and snuggling with Hank!

Busy but fun weekend!