October Break

MCC doesn't have a fall break and ASU only has a 2 day fall break. It's a tough break, but I'm so proud of them for going to school. It'll pay off!!! We will try not to have to much fun w/o them.

Day 1 - Harry Potter Marathon complete with chocolate pretzel wands, witch hats, butter beer, and many flavored jelly beans. OK, we only made it through 1 movie, but it was fun!!!  Emily is our Harry Potter fan.  She reads the book and then watches the movie.  She will not watch a movie until she has read the book.  A girl after my own heart.

Day 2 - Movies I took my kids to see "Stork". It was a cute movie with great seats.  I took all 4 kids, but only Angela and Emily were willing to stand by the sign.  The movie was cute and it kept my attention.  

Day 3 - Lunch & Pumpkins  I took the younger kids to Panda for lunch and then we  visit to the local pumpkin patch. Th whole family went to the pumpkin patch and we picked some great pumpkins, if even they were a bi overpriced.  Danni help the girls paint their pumpkins with glow in the dark paint.  We had a great time spending the time together.

The girls at Panda - their fav restaurant

The girls picked their pumpkins

Day 4 - Danni had to go to Tempe for a class project.  They took film cameras and found pics around Tempe.  While she was in Tempe, the girls and I went exploring.  We were going to play at the park, but it was closed, so we headed to the Tempe Center of the Arts.  We walked around Town Lake and had a lot of fun.

Day 5  - We decorated Halloween cookies and talked.  It's hard to find fun stuff to do when it's hot outside and 1/2 my kids have deadlines for college.  This was a simple activities, but not family activities have to be big fancy events.  We had a blast!!!

Day 6 - We attended Mesa's Pumpkin Splash. Our girls swam to find their perfect pumpkin.  We went with Grandma Pace to Brimhall's pool where the girls swam and picked a couple of large pumpkins in the pool.  They had a great time and loved swimming in October.

Fun times at the Pumpkin Patch

Pics with Sarah and Trina

Day 7 - We made dinner in a Pumpkin. We filled the pumpkin with stew and cooked it in the oven. The pumpkin didn't keep the same very well, so we couldn't show if off for family dinner.  It had a pumpkin taste which I wasn't sure about.  I'm not sure that it was a hit with the family, but it was sup to cook it as a family!!!

Dinner in a pumpkin