M. Sullivan Photography Family, Landscapes, Photos, School, Weather

Road Trip To The Country

It was supposed to be just a day off from school – sleeping in, hanging out with friends, playing games.  Instead, I decided that the kids and I would take a road trip to visit my Mom out in the country.  We did a little eating, a little cupcake decorating, a little trekking through the woods and a little pumpkin carving.  A great mix of lots of good things.

The Woods
The Boy & His Dog In The Woods
The Farm
Rain Clouds
Mossy Rock
Red Berries
Along The Old Fence Line
My Dad’s Old Ford
The Old Tractor
Sophia, Grandma, Sebastian & The Pumpkins
Pumpkin Head

We carved pumpkins a bit early for Halloween.  The cool weather we are having may actually preserve them until the 31st.  Unless of course they freeze.  Snow flurries were in the air today and temps were below freezing.  Fall is going by too fast.

M. Sullivan Photography Family, Photos

Halloween 2012

We did little to prep for Halloween this year.  I carved one simple pumpkin – the design was chosen by Sophia.  Sebastian carved his own jack-o-lantern without a pattern or design in mind.  He did a great job!  We hung our milk jug skeleton (Mr. Bones) outside and put a few assorted Halloween decorations throughout the house.  For the most part, it was very low-key.  As for costumes, Sebastian found a wig at the store that he built a costume around.  We dug deep through our closets to accessorize.  He went trick-or-treating with several boys in a neighborhood by his old elementary school.  He came home with a pillow case half full of candy.  Sophia used part of her costume from last year, part of my costume from a few years ago and added some extra items to finish her look.  Mike took her trick-or-treating in our neighborhood for an hour or so.  They came home with a cauldron full of loot.

Perfect Pumpkin For Carving
Let The Carving Begin
Friendly Ghosts
All Lit Up
Jack-O-Lantern
Spooky
Dude
Ready For Trick-Or-Treating
The Candy Crew
At School – Nice Witch
Mean Witch – Warts, Makeup & Cauldron

The kids had a great time trick-or-treating and the weather was perfect.  Daphne helped me hand out candy at our house.  No one bothered to use the doorbell when they arrived since Daphne announced each group of trick-or-treaters with a bark.