We had a great Halloween season this year! Things were a little crazy at our house with school and just keeping up with everyday life. Halloween has never been my favorite holiday but it is a lot of fun for the kids. I just enjoy the fall season in general, when you're trying to savor the last few weeks of warmth before the cold comes. We were enjoying the fairly warm weather this year! I was able to walk to the school to watch the kids' Halloween parade.
On Thursday, the day before Halloween, I had fun going with Jared on his preschool field trip to the "Old Farm Corn Maze" out in Elwood. I have never been there before and it was a lot of fun! Erika and Kyle were in this same preschool class when they were Jared's age, but the weather was too cold or wet and so their field trips were cancelled. I was grateful it was so nice this time around. Jared was hilarious at the maze, too. He was so excited and so LOUD! We definitely wouldn't have been able to sneak up on anyone! At one point, we opened a coffin and a horn honked at us. That must have made an impression on him because he talked about it over and over for the rest of the day. He is quite the character lately. He just talks and talks without hardly even taking a breath- to everyone and anyone. He keeps on talking, hardly paying attention to who is even listening and sometimes I have a hard time following what he is even talking about. He is loving preschool and just so excited to learn and experience life. Jordan is much the same, following right behind his brother in everything he is doing. I am grateful that they have each other to play with much of the time at home. They are either best friends or enemies. I will say, though, that they are each perfect angels when the other one is gone (or while Jordan takes his nap) and enjoy a little quiet time, or "mommy time" to themselves.
Trick-or-treating was also a lot of fun this year. The weather was perfect and the kids were so excited! It was the first year in a long time that we didn't even need to push a stroller. Jordan is pretty good at keeping up with his siblings now. It is so cute to watch him run with his little legs up to the door and say "trick-or-treat" and then "thank you!" So much fun!
