Stelie Designs

   and often a zoo in here.  my animals had a blast trick or treating.  21 houses in a short time. they were done & ready to hand out candy.  (a greater joy for them. probably since they don't eat the candy!) the other day we had this in our family/living room.  we do lots of forts but this one was different... take a look inside the bat cave.    an owl & bat in a tree outside the cave. there was a trash can with a racoon on it (made entirely from paper) in the playroom.  my little creatives. * wanna know what happens when my husband + 2 kids plant my mums. check out the mum on the left in 1st pic

One cold/rainy morning this past weekend, we ventured to this pumpkin patch. If you live in the metro area, I highly recommend it. The people are wonderful, the selection is stupendous, the prices are great. Totally a friendly place where you pay as you feel appropriate. [only in a small town] Personally, I wanted to pay extra because they are just so sweet. Choosing pumpkins was soooo difficult, there are too many and too many great ones. We went during a family weekend, with free pony rides, face painting, and various other things. The kids had fun even if it was chilly. I was hoping for a pic of 4 kids but it was too cold to take the babes out of their snuggled up bodies in their stroller. So I got these inside instead.

That's right, last night we went to a Halloween Party at our Community Center/Intermediate School and I didn't take one photo. Avery was the zebra and Paxton was the pink dragon. They looked so cute that way too. It was full of games, with prizes. The best part is none of the prizes were candy! Love it!!! Then there were rooms with different activities. The kids had so much fun and Avery who's scared of mascots, hugged the giant Clifford! She even said that was her favorite part of the day. About 10 minutes into it their hoods came off, then 35 minutes into it their entire costumes came off. Too Hot. Next year, maybe we'll need indoor costumes too. Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend! ps. Yes, I have been working and will post some of those soon.

[Avery the pink dragon & Paxton the Zebra] Saturday we went to a Halloween event at the Nature Center right by our home. We had so much fun. Yes, the kids still had their colds, but they got to wear their costumes, trick or treat, and pet animals. It was a gorgeous fall evening and couldn't have been more perfect! We will definitely be doing this again next year! Even if they can't eat any of the candy, they had so much fun and want to pet the animals again.

Who doesn't love trick or treating, especially without all the extra calories. So check out Trick or Treating with EtsyGreeting here for details. It's a fun scavenger hunt, no purchase necessary, but when you finish you are entered to win an assortment of greeting cards from talented EtsyGreetings members. This week my shop is part of the game. Tell all your friends. Now Go, Look, Play!

Now that the kids are getting older, they think it's fun to put out the Halloween decorations. We have been lacking in 'cool scary' exterior items and Monday Grandma Karen (Jer's mom) came into town and brought a 'scary guy' and 'scary ghost' for us to hang outside. They move and make scary noises and are pretty fun. Of course it rained all day Tuesday and finally after dinner, the rain stopped and out we went. {scary guy blends in with the trees, see upper left} {Daddy using his good arm to put the ladder away}