Halloween 2016

Halloween 2016 was a sun-filled day here in central Virginia that turned into a lovely evening filled with all things that go bump in the night.

 The girls dressed up this year as "The Mad Hatter" and a "Bubble Gum Machine."

I sat on the front porch as my altar ego "Veronica Witch" handing out candy to over 600 kids (no joke!)

It was a great night and now we still have too much candy!

Fun at the Pumpkin Patch!

On Sunday our family set off to Chiles Peach Orchard for our second annual trip to their pumpkin patch. Located only one mile from our home, Chiles also has apple orchards, strawberry patches, sunflower and zinnia rows and of course pumpkins to pick seasonally. There are a plethora of pumpkins ripe for the picking directly from their vines. We feel very blessed to have such a treasure in our own backyard!

 The girls found a rather large pumpkin that only Howie could lift!

 Searching for the perfect pumpkin . . .

 She found this one and leaned down just like this. No posing on my part. I can't believe how grown up Emma-Caroline is becoming!

 Posing with Daddy with a more moderate sized pumpkin.