Pumpkin Patch

Tonight we took Corbin to Cochran's Produce to pick out some pumpkins for Halloween. He didn't really get the jist of what was going on and the pumpkins certainly weren't all that interesting to him, but in his mind there sure was a lot of space to run around. We actually had to either put him in the big metal wagon or trap him down in a middle of a big stack of pumpkins to get him to cooperate with any picture taking.The Hassell family had the same idea in mind and they met up with us there which was a lot of fun. Corb's had fun with the kids and enjoyed climbing up the haystacks. We all had a really good time and I don't think we could have planned it any better if we had tried.
Afterwards, we had a nice dinner at a new restaraunt in town called Zucca's. The waiter was very nice and really had a good time with Corbin. It was a really nice family night out.

Annual Halloween Party

Layne and I got invited again to the Cook's annual Halloween Party. It's just a big excuse for a bunch of grown adults to get together, look and act like idiots, and have a great time.

This year the theme was the '60's. They did a murder mystery again (...luckily I wasn't the murderer this time). I was supposed to be "Aurora Astral," a hippie who believes strongly in the psychic auras and energy of all living things. I apparently practice astrology, tarot and I Ching divination and I seek to cleanse my body of negative karma and impurities. Layne was "Juan Valdez," the Columbian coffee enthusiast who manufactures and sells organic coffee beans.

We had a great time and as you can imagine the costumes were hilarious!!! Everyone really puts a lot of time and energy into making this a very fun party each year. Thanks for keeping the invitations coming....we had a GREAT time and look forward to more Halloween fun in the future.










After the party, we stopped by Shanna and Mark's Halloween bash to get in on a little of their fun as well. Unfortunately, we missed most of the party but we were able to check out their awesome haunted house. It was truly unbelievable!!! There certainly wasn't anything spared in making their party a hit. There really are no words to describe how well there party was done. The decorations were amazing!!! Shanna worked her tail off for several weeks to make it happen and I think she did a fantastic job. Thanks for inviting us as well....Sorry that we were late.