A Brew Ha-HA

"When witches go riding,
and black cats are seen,
the moon laughs and whispers,

‘tis near Halloween." 

~ Author Unknown

My artistic, fun, creative friend, Paula hosted a little luncheon for the local witches . . .

 Paula and her Bubbling Brew greeted us at on the porch

 Can't miss those great socks!

 Best hat - - - antique bottles, spiders, bats . . .

 Eye candy - - -  Festive place settings, table toppers,  centerpieces, candelabras  and delicious food

A delightful afternoon at the haunted house on Main street . . .

Charlie's Baptism

"I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
I know who I am. I know God's plan. I'll follow him in faith.

I believe in the Savior Jesus Christ, I'll honor his name.

I'll do what is right.  I'll follow his light, His truth I will proclaim."

 Charlie was baptized Saturday, October 27, by his Dad, William.  He was confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints by his grandfather, Rex.  Charlie planned the program and called each of us to see if we would be on the program ~ his "GG" Audrey shared her conversion to the gospel and the events surrounding her baptism.  That was really special and very touching to hear.  Papa Ray  and Grandpa Rex were both witnesses during the baptism.  I got to say the closing prayer.

 Lots of family and friends were there to be with Charlie on his special day.

 Uncle Cory, Aunt Megan, Joshua, Grammie Sandy, Aunt Brittany, MaCaleb and Aunt Tiffany

 Uncle Ethan, Joshua and Aunt Megan

 Nathanial and  Dad (Will)

 Grandpa Rex

 Mama Arianne

Two special friends, Teriee and Nancy gave Charlie a new blue tie (to match his eyes Teriee said) and a CTR tie tac!  He is wearing it proudly.

10th Annual Pumpkin Carving Party

"May your day be touched

by a bit of Irish luck,
brightened by a song in your heart,

and warmed by the smiles
of the people you love."
~An Old Irish Blessing

Ray, Hunter, Ethan, Ashton, Charlie, James and Arianne

 Our 10th annual pumpkin  carving contest was held Saturday, October 20th.  

Ashton, Charlie and Arianne

The pumpkins were perfect for carving this year ~ and soft enough that the older children carved their own, much to their delight and ours!  We grew lots of small pumpkins in our garden, (an unknown stowaway seed that was prolific!) And Cory picked up some great big ones that were fun to carve.

Charlie, Arianne, James, Nathanial and Hunter

 Papa Ray is the Super Scooper ~ he gets all those seeds out pretty quickly, but the kids worked on their own this year as well. . .   

Hunter, Joshua and Nathanial

These three cute little cousins are just a few months apart and they loved the slide.  They would play so cute together~ but they aren't old enough to have the "sharing thing" down yet ~ so we had to dry a few tears over the week-end.

James and Grammie Sandy

  

Arianne, James, Sandy, Cory, Ashton

Charlie, pinpointing his pattern

 Charlie did his own pumpkin this year ~  "A Smirk" ~ it looked just like Joe Biden!

Our  Skeleton Vege Tray ~ 

Ashton, Hunter, Nathanial, MaCaleb, James and Charlie

 Grammie Sandy's favorite spot!

 Some choose patterns, some artistic ones go free form and draw their own . . . either way, we get some really great looking jack o'lanterns!

Charlie, Ashton, Brittany, MaCaleb, Hunter, Cory, Arianne, Nathanial, Ray, James, Megan and Ethan

Our pumpkin carving crew!

Sandy and Ray