Pumpkin Patch

Dess was home sick so she was in her comfy clothes but couldn't miss out on picking her pumpkin!

This year we had the opportunity to go out to Hyde's Pumpkin patch and the kids got to pick their own pumpkins. I have always wanted to do this but the closest place I thought was near Billings. They used to have one by Bridger but a few years back quit. So we ventured our way out to Hyde's and the kids loved choosing their own pumpkin out of the field. It was way better than out of a box from Walmart. We were a little slow to get out there so we didn't have as many options but next year we will be out there sooner! Carter thought he was pretty cool since his Kindergarten class had gone out the week before and picked out pumpkins for school. He bragged all about how he will have 2 pumpkins. The kids could hardly wait to carve them. Carving pumpkins is one of my favorite things to do in the fall. I have always loved to do them. I used to do two myself but now that I have to clean out most of them I stop at one. This year Brenden did a great job cleaning his out and doing it all himself. Caitlyn whined about how gross it was but finished. Dess and Carter lets just say they gave it a "shot" but we did most of it. Happy Halloween!
CJ dressed up for our YW party. She was a "Black Widow". I thought she looked beautiful. She loved her hair and asked if she could dye it black...we aren't quite game for that. She also hated the black lip stick and covered up her mouth for the first 10 minutes of the party! It was driving me crazy so I had to go stand somewhere else because she was trying to hide by me. It ended up being a great time with the YW. This is my new calling and we have fantastic young ladies! We had 30 YW and 5 leaders show up....all in costume. I am excited to watch CJ and the other ladies grow and support one another!