Happy Halloween!

Wow, is October really over? It was a beautiful week here in KC! What a great way to celebrate Halloween week! Sunday evening we carved our pumpkins. Zane wanted to do his all by himself, and Mason wasn't too keen on any of it...but they turned out nice!

Zane starting his pumpkin

Mason "helping" on his pumpkin
The boys with our pumpkins...Mason not wanting to sit!

I had parent-teacher conferences on Wednesday and Thursday. Jo was closed Thursday so Wednesday evening the boys headed with Matt to meet Grandma Farmer. She took them back to her house for the rest of the week. Man, was it quiet around here! It was very relaxing to come home after 2 long days and have the house quiet. I even had time to clean the whole house! They boys had so much fun combining and just being on the farm. They stay so entertained out there!

Zane on the combine

Papa and Mason in the combine

The Baker boys eating some lunch

I had Friday off so I spent it doing some shopping and also met Matt for lunch. Then we did some more shopping together before heading to Iowa. We stayed there for the weekend and then headed back to KC today for trick-or-treating. We went over to the Ottis house and walked around their block with them. The kids had so much fun! Zane and Madelyn were the leaders of the pack and were running to each of the houses. They had to keep stopping and waiting for the little ones, but were very good sports about it! Mason kept going up to the houses and he'd say "tick teet" then "happy ween!" He'd see a house and say, "How bout that one?" They both told me they had fun and they got some good candy!

Luigi Zane & Princess Madelyn

Minnie Nora and Yoshi Mason

Zane, Madelyn, Cooper, Mason, Nora, Ella

Trick or treat!

Nora and Mason trick or treating!

Zane and Madelyn waiting patiently...

"Following the leader.."

Sorting through their goods...

Zane driving the go-cart!

Zane-isms

• As we were driving in the van, Zane said, "Mom, this was the last juice in the fridge." So I asked him if he threw the box in the recycle bin. He said, "No." I said, "So, you left it in there empty, just like your dad does." He said, "That's what boys do!"
• One day Zane was getting dressed and wanted to wear jeans so he could wear a belt. He tucked in the front of his shirt, but not the back. Matt told him to untuck his shirt and he said, "But Dad, if I untuck it, noone will see my belt!"
• One day Zane was with Papa in the tractor and things weren't going well...and Papa said, "I swear!" Zane looked at him and said "Well I don't swear!"