Do the Monster Mash

Early in October Sienna's dance class had a little Halloween performance for family and friends. The kids danced in their Halloween costumes to the song, "The Monster Mash." It was stinkin adorable.
P.S. Sienna was Little Red Riding Hood

But I think the highlight for the kids on this beautiful Fall evening, was the ridiculous amount of candy, treats, cookies, and juice provided for the kids after the dance. Really parents?! I mean yes they can have some sweets- definitely it's Halloween. But my goodness there was too much. I had to de-claw my children from the tables and swipe the treats from their greedy clutches. The only real use the treats held for me was as bribes to get all of these pics.

.......it was a graveyard smash.........do the MOnsTer MaSh
WAH OOOooo

Carmichael's Farm

Oklahoma in general, and Tulsa specifically, offers a smoregusborg of family-centered activities, festivals, events and farms. I tell you what. We've been dating our city for 10 months and I've gotta admit.....I'm falling hard. And if things keep going the way they are....I can definitely see a long term relationship in the horizon.
I was thrilled that we were able to do and see so many things between October-December of last year. I loved "getting to know" Tulsa and what it offers during my favorite months of the year.
I couldn't imagine just"skipping" over them.
So- the next installment of posts will be reminiscing the days of yore.

October
circa 2009
This is Carmichael's Farm. We heard about it from friends who said visiting this farm was one of their Fall traditions. Now it will be one of ours. We had a great time. It was pretty dang crowded, but the weather was dreamy. And there's something just inherently fun about visiting a farm. Or is it just me? I find them so endearing- so charming.
We fed the well-fed livestock, hopped on a hay bale ride, devoured local treats, and let the kids ride the horses.

These pumpkins were massive. Wesley sat on one of these and looked small in comparison. Wesley is over 40 lbs. Yeah.
Crazy big.

Nathan and Wesley enjoyed the overpriced hay bale ride around the farm. But don't get me wrong...I totally think it's worth the price in the novelty department. And it's such a great excuse to wear boots! Speaking of......

My little cowgirl. Sienna is still in love with HORSES. I always enjoy watching the kids faces as they ride horses. It's so satisfying to see them over the moon, and so happy. I think it might be habit-forming.
The kids loved pulling each other around the farm in this wheel barrow. Couldn't have asked for a better photo-op. Don't you just love the Fall??

The End