Trick or Treat!

Alyssa as an 80's punk rocker

Courtney as an artist/painter

Alyssa with one of her BFFs

With Melanie & Cohen (who's so excited he's blurry), ready to head out trick-or-treating! 

October Traditions - Family Halloween Party

Every year we head to Melanie and Ben's house for our annual Halloween party.

The mysterious Count always leaves the ingredients to make a batch of Squished Witches

Everyone has to take a turn stirring while saying his or her name backwards.  (Even Cohen and Karli took a turn.)

Exhausted parents Craig and Joanna

Melanie always makes awesome treats - check out these super cute cake pops!

Then it's time to carve pumpkins...

The kids & their pumpkins

October Traditions - Carving Pumpkins

(Jason doesn't usually dress up to carve pumpkins; he had just walked in from meetings after church.)

Jordan's pumpkin involved lots of scoring to give it a nice 3D effect.

Alyssa's is the bat at the top; Courtney's is the Kirby; and Jordan's is the giant eye.

October Traditions - The Pumpkin Patch

We discovered this farm when Courtney was in preschool and have been coming back every year since.

We've taken a picture in this same spot every year.

(This was also the only picture of Jordan I was allowed to post.)