October ....

I love this picture of the twins and I on the deck last fall...they have grown up so fast!
Every year since the kids were in Kindergarten, we have had family and friends over on Halloween night. We rent silly movies, Dave makes his famous chili, our friends make a lot of really cool food and bring it over, and we all just have a good old time together.

It just occurred to me that no one will be here this year. Times are a changing for sure. Last year this house was jam packed with the kids and all their friends! We have done this for so long that everyone just automatically shows up here.
Last year we took the kids and some of their friends met up with us at Remlinger Farms for the day.
I decorated the back deck so we had some pretty color to look out at from the family room and kitchen. I love the fall colors!
Alison and I made up these eyeball cookies last year for our party. Easy to make, we used store bought chocolate mint cookies and then decorated them with icing, gumdrops and red food coloring in a tube.
The Smith family brought over these cute cookies to share with all of us.

With all the kids gone away to college this fall, looks as though we will be starting some new traditions around here.