Last Saturday we went out and got our pumpkins. Then an area park was doing Halloween activities. I look for opportunities for the kids to wear their costumes. The kids had a blast throwing rubber chickens, playing with bubbles in the rain, and doing slides and bounce houses. 
Due to the crazy month we had, Kyler's birthday this year was family time. Since I couldn't pull off a huge party we took him out. We went to Fat Cats for bowling, pizza, and games. The kids had a blast! Dan even let Kyler win at bowling since it was his birthday. Kyler really enjoyed his birthday this year. I can't believe my little man is 5!
Last Saturday was so warm! After Kyler's soccer game we decided to go down to Thanksgiving Point to go to Barnyard Boo. The kids had a blast. They got to bowl, do a mini maze, make a Halloween frame, decorate a cookie, go on a hay ride, feed the animals, and of course get their faces painted! We are hoping for more nice weather so we can get out and do some more fun Halloween activities. 
We have slowly changed the exterior of our house. We started with changing the door and shutters from green to beige. Then we had a storm and lost a tree which resulted in the removal of 3 more trees. The landscaping has been an issue for us since we moved in. The people who owned our house before were very good at yard work. I on the other hand believe in less is better. So we took out all the plants and now we have a ton of grass in the back. We did leave room for a veggie garden. In the front we put in low maintenance plants and flowers. Our neighbor Craig and his team rocked it out in like 2 days!! Last, we changed our pillars. Way before we lived here there was carpet on the front porch. Carpet + wooden pillars = bad idea! They were starting to rot at the bottom. So we replaced them with awesome fiberglass square pillars. We are sooo happy with the way the exterior looks now. 
The kids had a blast with Hannah at legoland. Although Hannah was a little nervous we still had a lot of fun. We had such a good time in Chicago with our friends and family. It was so fun to be there for my birthday. My awesome parents bought me a birthday cake! There is a bakery there that no other bakery can compare too.
We Also went to the Science and Industry Museum with my mom. They had this awesome Harry Potter exhibit there. The only thing you can take a picture of is the car though. It was so fun to go with the kids! They got so excited when they saw the Harry Potter car. They both got to be under the sorting hat. And of course now Kyler wants a HP birthday party. He is also going to be HP for Halloween. 
We had a blast in Chicago. The Sears Tower added a walk out window. As you can see the kids weren't afraid at all. The walk out is on the 103 floor. It was so cool to be able to look down on the buildings and cars from that high. 
