Within a 24 hour period, summer was gone and fall/winter commenced.
The day my parents flew in, the clouds rolled in and the rain began. 😝
I was glad that my parents decided to visit us for 10 days at the end of October. The kids were having such phenomenal soccer seasons and we really wanted them to experience this big part of our fall family fun!
They planned their trip so that they were able to see two games each. The boys ended their season undefeated. Not only did they not lose a game, they played the entire season without any team scoring a single goal on them. I know that John had such a fun time coaching and being apart of their fantastic season.
Evelyn really enjoyed the game more than ever this year. She ended her final game in victory, scoring the final goal of the season.
We did a lot of special things while my parents were here. Yes, they did babysit so John and I could go out a few nights, but they also partook in many fall festivities.
We spent a Sunday afternoon at the pumpkin patch. The sun broke through and the kids found their perfect pumpkin.
We also took a muddy hike. John actually picked Lucy up on his shoulders to avoid some of the mud.
A few days later our church hosted their annual "Hootenanny" at a local farm. Again, the weather was lovely for this event and it was a fun afternoon spent on hay rides, cow trains and oh SO.MUCH.CANDY.
John was out of town on business, so it was just my parents and the kids.
We managed to make it through the corn maze unscathed.
My Dad also had a great time watching the World Series with his three baseball fans. There was a lot of hooting' and hollerin' going on and the excitement of the game ignited some energetic ball players.
And finally on Oct. 31, the big day arrived: Halloween. We had a large group traipsing through our neighborhood; my parents, John's parents, some friends from another neighborhood dominated the streets.
Levi and James teamed up with their friends to be FBI agents. They had ear pieces and aviators; I was intimidated!
In true Evie fashion, Evelyn joined forces with her friend and the two of them were crackers and cheese.
The night was a little wet but overall a perfect evening to roam the streets in search of sugar. Each year the kids get more and more independent; we covered a lot of ground!
James collected his usual train of Snickers bars, and Lucy casually tried to glean a bit for herself when she thought no one was looking.
