Maggie loved celebrating Halloween on Friday with her Kangaroo friends at school.
The food was so cute, and Maggie was one of the last kids to leave the table because she was enjoying the goodies so much. She even tried cucumber and LOVED it. I can add something new to her very limited selection of foods she will eat without a battle. :)
Maggie had to show me her favorite fall activity in her classroom. The kids were able to hammer golf tees into pumpkins and wrap rubber bands around them to develop their fine motor skills.
Maggie was counting down the minutes until trick or treating after the preschool party!
We filled Halloween Saturday with an early soccer game and breakfast at Egg Harbor. We lazed around the rest of the afternoon with a family movie and a little Georgia football. Around 5pm everyone was ready to start the evening and put on the infamous costumes. Tuttle and Maggie had been staring at their Halloween selections in the closet for weeks now, so they were eager to put them on! :)
We hit a couple houses on our street and then ventured to the main street in our neighborhood that is closed to traffic on Halloween.
This year was especially fun because Tuttle and Maggie both liked running up to the houses to get their treats.
Maggie and Tuttle got the royal treatment of riding in the wagon while Daddy pulled them all over Brookhaven. Maggie hit a wall about halfway through the night and loaded back into the wagon with Daddy's hoodie and her basket of candy. Tuttle stayed strong all night long and piled his bucket full of candy. We headed home about 8:30 and let the kids eat as much candy as they could stuff in their mouths before heading the bed. It is my yearly promise since I limit their sweets so much on a regular basis. Jay surprised me and ate almost as much as the kids. He usually rejects any desserts or treats.
The wagon also served as a perfect cooler for Jay's bottle of wine. :)
Despite the rainy forecast, we got dressed and headed for our annual pumpkin patch trip to Burt's Farm in North Georgia today. This was our sixth visit. I love that Jay was committed to making my love of pumpkin patch pictures of my babies a reality. I am one lucky momma to have such a sweet husband. Daylight Savings Time and a 100% chance of rain would have been an easy excuse to not head to Dawsonville this year.
We were thrilled when we arrived to an empty pumpkin patch and no rain. The kids were given a pep talk about having fun before we got out of the car, but luckily it was easy to keep a smile on our faces. The kids ran around the patch hiding behind the big pumpkins and checking out all the different colored pumpkins scattered around the property. It was the perfect fall day with the best lighting for my pictures! :)
Last year the hay ride was closed because it was so windy and SNOWING (yes, you read that correctly), but we were able to enjoy the ride this year. It was Tuttle and Maggie's favorite part of our trip.
We ended the hay ride and were able to grab some boiled peanuts before the rain started to come down. This year has been the most successful pumpkin patch trip yet. Next year Maggie and Tuttle can introduce Jacob to our tradition. :)
I love fall with my sweet family!
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