fall festivities

Here are a few of the fun things we've been doing this fall.

• Cornbelly's: S had reaaaally wanted to go to HeeHaw's, but finally settled for Cornbelly's. We went on a very windy, chilly evening, but still had a fun time. There's a lot to see there, but I still kinda like HeeHaw's better (plus it's not as pricey).

I love her silly, wide-eyed face in this one. :p
This was while we waited to go on the wagon ride.

Daddy and his girl in a carriage. So sweet!

Another silly face. Her favorite part was the bouncing pillow.
It was fun watching her run and bounce on it.

• Spudnuts: For the second year in a row my mom and 2 sisters and I rolled out and fried our favorite fall doughnut. It goes much faster with all of us helping and it's fun doing it together.

• Pumpkin carving...er...decorating: I actually carved mine, but Daddy and S used the Mr Potato Head and Darth Tater parts for theirs.

• Halloween party: We had some of Nathan's high school friends who live in the area over for a simple Halloween party. I didn't have the greatest time at the party, but I enjoyed making some Halloween themed foods such as bones and blood (breadsticks and marinara sauce) and witch's hat cookies.

• Trick or treating: not once, not twice, but 3 times! The ward trunk-or-treat, Daddy's work, and Halloween night. We didn't go to too many houses on Halloween, but she still has candy. And with going to Mickey's Halloween party in Disneyland it kinda feels like we did Halloween twice this year. Oh well. Multiple trick or treating opportunities gave S the chance to dress up in different costumes. First she was Ariel. She LOVES Ariel!! I think she would give up her legs to have a fin in a heartbeat. :) It's just too bad that she can't swim! When I reminded her she'd been planning to dress up as Elsa for a long time, she decided to be Elsa later. So, including Disneyland, she got to be Anna, Ariel, and Elsa! Nathan and I dressed up as Darth Vader and Princess Leia again for the ward party and even won a prize. It is fun to dress up, it's just kind of a pain to come up with an idea and then put together a costume sometimes. I'm glad we did this year, though.

• Mums: not a fall activity, but they made my fall a little brighter. I watered them alllll summer long and asked myself why I was bothering to, but when they finally bloomed again in the fall I was glad I kept them alive. They were a cheerful sight to see outside my back door.