halloween: the festivities.

the week before the 31st, we decided to get our halloween on and hit up some of our favorite fall spots, all in the same day!

GARDENER VILLAGE

in the morning we met up with caroline + kids at gardener village, which is just the best at halloween!
our boys had a great time checking out the witches, riding the ponies and eating halloween treats.

me + mine. sometimes i still can't believe i'm a mom of two!

max picked out a sprinkle donut of course, and proceeded to eat the top part only. 

this shot cracked me up, ezra was clearly loving his cookie. 

waiting for a turn on the ponies, max maybe had a complete melt down in line. they took FOR. EVER.

look at my big boy! he loved it and was so proud of himself.

they're crazy, but they always have fun together. 

and usually drive caroline and i a little nuts in the process!

max has a complete obsession with skeletons. i wish i could explain how he says it- it's soooo cute! sounds a little like "thde-tin." and of course right as he was putting this one back, he dropped it and it broke. we went inside and said sorry to the shop owner. first lesson in honesty folks. 

more treats. little weirdo. =)

PUMPKIN PATCH

we have taken max to the same pumpkin patch ever since his first halloween! i love it so much, it's local and quaint and max loves looking at all the pumpkins and trying to carry them around. and of course we were thrilled to be able to bring lucy for her first halloween too! 

me and my sweet baby lulu. finally a good one of the two of us! sheesh.

you better believe this boy is soooo tough. he had to carry his pumpkins all by himself! he took picking out his pumpkins VERY seriously.

yea, lucy was a barrel of fun. ;) this is how she spent her trip to the patch, except for when we coerced her into being in some photos!

my loves.

the other best part of the pumkin patch? the wheelbarrows. he can't get enough weather he's riding in it or pushing it. 

max did the corn maze this year and i died over this shot of him climbing up the wall to look over yonder for the way out. where do they pick up these things anyway? he was yelling, "HEY DADDY! HOW DO I DET OUT OF HERE?!" and "HEY DUYS! DON'T WEAVE WIFOUT ME! OTAAAY?!" 

our little family! the closest thing to a fancy picture (or any picture for that matter) of the four of us. =)