Halloween

We started the Halloween season with a pumpkin carving party at our house for the neighbors and a few close friends.  It was a really fun time.

Madison's preschool had a trunk or treat the weekend before Halloween.  We went with Angie, Josh and Ellie and also saw some friends from church.

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Madison had her first school party the Wednesday before Halloween.   Todd went and helped in her class.  They had a great time!

Halloween was COLD this year!  The wind was really strong and it had been raining earlier in the day.  Thankfully the rain stopped for the most part but it was in the low 30's so I only took the kids around out little cul-de-sac.  Todd was in the hospital because he had just had his hip replacement the day before.  Sharon, Todd's mom, was in town so she passed out candy while the kids and I went out for a little.  We tried to go to a church to trick or treat inside, but it was really busy and didn't stay long. Overall we had a fun Halloween (week) :)

1st Field Trip

Madison loves her teachers and school.  She would go every day if it was an option.  This week she had her first field trip to Post Family Farms.  A few days before, the forecast was for rain but thanks to some prayer, it turned out to be great weather.  I was able to go with and we had a great time.  The doughnuts were delicious!

Art Prize 2014

Grand Rapids is really a great city to live near.  One cool thing about Grand Rapids is Art Prize in the fall.  This is the 6th year for Art Prize, but our 2nd year exploring it.  We took the kids down yesterday and will go down a few more times to see more of the venues.  It was a little cooler, but turned out to be perfect because the crowds weren't as heavy like the past week when the weather was wonderful.  Madison had been with Grandma and Grandpa to see some of the other art venues so she was an expert at looking at a piece and telling us what she thought it was.  She even met the artist of the colorful puppies.  The artist thought Madison was adorable and took a few pictures of her for her Facebook website with her piece.  It was a fun family night!