Daniel & David proved to be fully self-sufficient in the pumpkin carving department.  Considering that I (Randy) really do not enjoy the carving (well, the messy part anyway), it was great to just supervise and watch the boys put their artistic talent to work.  The pumpkins came out great and the boys cleaned up their mess completely!  Great job, boys.

We also included a couple pictures from Halloween! Randy took the boys around the neighborhood while SJ stayed home and greeted the trick-or-treaters.  Many of the Karshner kids come to our house and it’s so fun to see them! D & D had a great time, but no time to count the loot tonight as it’s a school night….  Note:  We got the costumes three weekends ago and David had to literally squeeze into Iron Man!!  We’re thinking another week and it won’t fit at all!  He is growing like a weed!

After the pumpkin patch, we put on our warm clothes and went to Wild Waves / Enchanted Village for Fright Fest, where the rides are open at night.  Daniel & David spent a lot of time at Wild Waves this summer (with Sary-Jo), so they were good guides.  We rode on all their favorite rides, including the Timberhawk roller coaster and the Ring of Fire.  We had a blast!  Click the picture to see more.

We took the boys to the pumpkin patch, where we made it through the corn maze, went on a hay ride, shot some gourds in the sling shot and bought our pumpkins for the year.  The weather was great and we had fun.  Click on the picture to see more.

We went to Karshner’s annual Karnival.  There were volunteers everywhere, with kids playing games to win candy, cupcakes & other prizes.  There was a good turnout and everybody seemed to be having a great time.  Here are our pictures (click the picture to see more).

Randy’s mom and dad took us out to dinner for Randy’s birthday.  We went to one of our favorite restaurants and had some great Italian food.  MacKenzie and Devan were also with us and we had a very enjoyable time.  The pictures aren’t quite up to our usual standards because we hadn’t yet thought to set our phones to high resolution (and, of course, we didn’t think to take a camera).  Still, we had a great time!

Daniel’s team had a bye week so the coaches arranged for the team to play against the parents and siblings. Because of their advanced age (compared to all the other parents), Randy volunteered to referee (a slightly less physical role on his birthday) and SJ took some video and photos.  We had a great time and the kids learned that they come by their skills naturally.  Nobody kept score, but I think the parents might have won.