When the Buzzard is away....

...the family will play! 

While Jeremy was hitting up the casino's in Vegas and relaxing poolside on a "guy's trip"  I took the kids to Boo at the Zoo with some girlfriends and their kids.  So maybe I didn't get to be feet away from the infamous Kardashian clan at a swanky night club, but I did get to spend my day with some wild animals...and I will let you decide if I am referring to my children or the actual animals at the zoo.

It was my first time to go and I cannot believe we have not done it before!  The zoo was decked out in fall decor, there were "characters" for kids to meet and get their pictures withwho I might have accidently spilled my entire iced cappucino on while trying to manage a stroller, 2 kids and a camera, candy stations where the kids could trick-or-treat and of course lots of animals to see!  The weather was in the mid 60's and the kids loved spending the day outside with good friends!

Ready to trick-or-treat at the zoo.  Caleb was all smiles before "tricking" him into his costume!

...and he was definitely not all smiles meeting these oversized characters.

My sweet Rapunzel.  Love her blonde wig!

My wild giraffe!

 the boys...

Pretty princesses

the whole gang

Brave princess petting a snake!

Checking out the starfish

Fun at the playground

Joshua and Laura

Ian, Emily and Rachel

Me and the kids

And to end the weekend, we met my parents and grandma for lunch.  I'm sure the entire Retirement Village was excited when we left and the quiet and calm atmosphere returned.  :)

However, I know Monty wouldn't have traded those special moments for anything else in the World. 

Pumpkin Patch

This weekend we braved the cold and windy weather and hit the pumpkin patch.  The kids had a blast and to our surprise, two of our good friends and kids happened to be there too!  The kids enjoyed playing in a corn box, running through a maize, sliding down the slides in the barn, taking a tractor ride out to the pumpkin patch, and spending time with family and friends.  It was a perfect Fall day! 

                                                            Playing in the corn sandbox

                                                   Heading into the corn maize

                                                           Hittin' up the slides

Weee!

Big fun!

                                                            Mackenzie and Mommy

Caleb LOVED the hay!

                                                  Hayride to the pumpkin patch

The quest to find the perfect pumpkin

                                                              Heading back to the Farm

Somebody was tuckered out!

                                                                 Our lil' pumpkins

                                                                   Checkin' out

                                                      

Enjoying a little more playtime before heading home

 

And to end the day, Kenzie delivered our "boo" bags around the neighborhood.  (It's a fun pre-Halloween activity where you deliver fall goodies to an unsuspecting neighbors front porch.  The best part of course is delivering it in the dark of the night, ringing the doorbell and running before they answer the door).