My great idea....

So, over the weekend I came up with the brilliant idea of taking the family to the haunted house-- it seemed like a good idea at the time!! We all waited in line, Meghan had decided that she was not going to go in but Trevor and Connor were so excited! When we got to the front of the line Meghan changed her mind and decided that as long as Jon held her she would go through. We weren't 30 feet in the door when I screamed for the 1st time and it was downhill from there! Trevor did fine until the chain saw lady fired up the saw and that was the end of Trevor! He spent the rest of the time crying and screaming "No more scary stuff! No more scary stuff!" I tried to help him and told him to just remember that it was all fake and he said, "I know it is but it's scary!" When we finally got to the end and exited Connor said, "Mama I don't never want to come here again." Luckily, no one had nightmares but I think we might skip the haunted house next year-- although I thought it was one of the best that I've ever been to!

Meghan's Dance & Trevor's Karate

Well, it was visitor's week at dance so I got to see everything that Meghan's been learning in all of her classes. She really enjoyed showing me everything and I think she got a little distracted with me sitting there!!

She's really busy in dance and taking 3 classes- ballet, tap, and jazz. She is also in the Performance Company at her dance studio-- never a dull moment! Her dance teacher, Miss Allison has let me do some work at the studio in exchange for Meghan's dancing so that has been a big help and allowed Meghan to take more classes than she otherwise might have been able to.

Trevor tested for his Senior Orange Belt and passed the test- he was so excited to get his new belt!! He goes to karate 3-4 times a week and really seems to enjoy it! He's really learned a lot which has been nice!

Connor

Well, Kyle bought some color for his hair- the temporary spray in kind- so that he could color his hair red for a rally they were having at school. Kyle decided he would try it out on Connor's hair first- in case it was too pink. This is what Connor had to say about his new hair color:

The Zoo

Connor's class went to the zoo in Jackson and he really enjoyed seeing all the animals. He liked the monkey that was swinging from the top of the cage by his tail- he thought that was really cool! He also liked seeing the elephants- and one of them even got really close-- close enough that I was making sure there was a fence to stop him (or her!)

I think most of all he liked playing on the little playground that they have there. Well, that, and the fact that he got to ride the bus!

The Pumpkin Patch

Well we took the kids to the pumpkin patch and we all had a great time. We took a hayride and saw a zedonk-- I didn't even know there was such a thing. The hayride took us back in the fields to the pumpkin patch and we all (yes I said ALL) got to pick a pumpkin- so now we have 6 pumpkins to carve!!

Back by the pumpkin patch there were rope swings set up and the kids had a lot of fun. There was also a mountain made of hay bales and the boys all had fun playing "King of the Mountain"- but Meghan just preferred to swing. She tends to stay away from things that could cause her to get hurt!! =)

We all had a lot of fun and are looking forward to carving our pumpkins!!