Halloween

I was so glad the weather was mild this year!  I hate cold Halloweens.

Tanner chose to be Emmett from The Lego Movie.

Porter (for the ward trunk or treat) was a missionary.  If you look closely his name tag says "Elder Studson".  

And Lana is a super fancy tiger.

I was a Price is Right contestant and Paul dressed up in his gorilla costume but I somehow missed getting a picture of us.

We got boo-ed!  The kids were so excited about this!

And for the real Halloween, Porter was the cutest vampire ever.

He loved answering the door and giving out candy.  

Argos Farm

Fall Break, the kids are out of school and we needed something to do to keep the kids busy and for me to keep my sanity.  We headed to Argos Farm for the first time to check it out.  It was pricey for what I thought was there, so that was kind of a disappointment.

Porter didn't really like the corn at first, but I made Lana go in with him and he decided it was fun.

He had a diaper full of corn when we left.  

The big kids liked this "space bounce" thing.  Which of course we had to pay extra for, but I guess it was worth it.  There was also a giant slide you can see in the back ground.  You go down it riding on a sack.

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I tried to take some pictures of Porter while the big kids were playing.

He didn't like touching the hay.

We took a tractor ride over to their little shop/eatery and ate some apple cider doughnuts.

At the end I let the kids pick small pumpkins.  They were $2, the big pumpkins they were charging by the pound.

And those were the best pictures I could get.

Turkey Hill Experience

After the train ride we grabbed a quick lunch and headed to the Turkey Hill Experience.  I was super excited for this!  All you can eat ice cream.  How do you beat that?

Milking the cow.

All the kids loved this old fashioned milk truck.  Thankfully it wasn't busy when we got there so we didn't have to compete with too many kids.

This was only round one of 4 ice cream cups I had.  They were all delicious!  Chocolate, coconut, chocolate chip, rocky road.

Beep, beep!

Those cute goobers.

They had a number of cool exhibits and video games the kids (and big kids) could play.

Paul "on the line" under the sign.  Hahaha.  We had just watched The Internship.  

After stuffing ourselves full of icecream, the kids got to participate in their trick or treat activity (that's why it wasn't crowded when we first got there, it got busy really quick after that.)  And then we headed home with bellies full of ice cream and tired kids.  Happy Birthday Paul!!

Train Museum & Strausburg RR

For Paul's birthday he requested a trip to Lancaster, PA.  It's less than a 3 hr drive so we decided we'd just make a day of it instead of staying the night in a hotel.  First stop, breakfast at Cracker Barrel.  A favorite!  Yes, Porter is trying to gouge Tanner with a crayon.  That baby is sweet and sour.  Thankfully mostly sweet though.

Next we stopped at the train museum.  It was really neat!  

Porter loved watching the model trains go round and round.

I think Tanner is making a weirdo face in every single photo.  He cracks me up.

Chillin out on the benches.

There was this place where you could see the train from underneath.  I know it was safe, but in the back of my mind I'm thinking, what if this gigantic train fell on me?  At least I'd go quickly.

Next we crossed the street to take a ride on the Strausburg Rail Road.

Hahaha, I told everyone to make a silly face.  Only Paul listened.

Selfies with Tanner.

I enjoyed the fine print on our tickets.

Luckily our car was only half full.  This kid could not sit still.

Up, down, side to side.

And no shoes, that stinker!