It's Fall!

I love when the trees start to change color. And I love the big piles of leaves on the ground and the crinkling noise they make as you walk through them. I wish fall would stay around longer, it always seems to get really cold really fast. Here it's been raining for a few days with no end in sight. I guess I'm just glad it's not snow.

One day this week we took advantage of the cool weather and went to play at the park. We have to do it while we can before we're stuck inside all winter!



Brooke has been practicing the jungle bars at school and can now get all the way to the end. She's very proud of herself.
This week starts our Marathon Halloween week. Wednesday is Trunk or Treat at church, Friday is Brooke's parade at school, and that night our apartments has designated the trick or treating and they also have a Halloween party at the community center. Saturday downtown has their Annual Fall Harvest Festival with all kinds of fun things for the kids including a parade, carnival games, bounce houses, giant pumpkin carving, and more! Then of course more trick or treating Saturday night! The only good thing about it is we get to wear our costumes more than once! So we definitely get our money's worth.

Here's a preview of Brooke's costume. Last Saturday she got to wear it all day too because the Middle School put on a kid's concert and carnival. We missed the carnival though because we went to a Halloween themed birthday party.

I just hope the wig makes it through the week.