Yea! I'm all caught up!

It was my 35th birthday this past weekend. Ken took me to Gatlinburg where we stayed in a log cabin. We had a great time hangin' out and relaxing in the hot tub. The leaves were still on the trees, but in the many different fall hues. It even snowed a little. I love Gatlinburg. There are a ton of things to do there. We decided to go to Dollywood in 40 degree weather and it wasn't so bad! We didn't have to wait in any lines...except for the polar express ride and Toby managed to get out of his seat and delayed the ride for another 10 minutes...a little embarassing. Our camera battery went dead, so more pics are on our phone.

More October stuff: Pumpkin carving and Trick or Treating

Jocey as Lucy and Jules as a Jedi. They went trick or treating with us.

Toby and Caleb are ninja's and Leisel is a bumblebee...not very happy about it, either.

we had a couple tornados while Ken was out of town and I kind of freaked out and made them sleep in the hallway (where there are no windows).

Toby made a marshmellow spider...He likes to do the crafts that I did in my class.

Our neighbors had a pumpkin carving festival. They had it last year, too,

and we always enjoy ourselves.

They take the kids around the neighborhood on his tractor trailer..

they have a special song they LOVE to sing.

Ken carving the pumpkin with his Dremel. (He loves his job by the way)

Tiger cubs and Lost tooth!!!

Caleb lost his first tooth!! He is seven and a little older than most kids, so it was very exciting...he had a tooth already coming in where he lost his baby tooth...forgive me...the picture is showing the blood...it was weird. Caleb is getting a molar in the back, too.

October Happenings: corn maze & Pumpkin patch

Are these not the cutest pig tails you ever did see?

Sweet baby sleeping.

The wagon ride around the cornmaze property.

Pumpkins at the cornmaze.

sliding down a culvert at the cornmaze.

corn.

more corn.

Toby, William, Richard, & Caleb at the Corn Maze in Sparta, NC

Toby at the pumpkin patch...in corn.

T with his bud, Richard.

He is sooo big!

Made from scratch scarecrow.

Billy Goats Gruff...they did some headbutting, too.

Toby's preschool class.

My 3 yr-old preschool class. (I'm teaching 2 days a week this year. I am having fun, but it makes life hectic...Leisel is in MMO for those 2 days. She HATES it.)