Halloween and More Fall Fun!

Happy Halloween!!  

We are home from trick or treating, my little goblin a.k.a. Mulan, is tucked in sound asleep..despite all the candy.  I don't know exactly how much she ate...but it was enough!  
We had a quiet Halloween this year.  We decided to stick close to home and go trick or treating in our own neighborhood.  Considering we leave in the country, surrounded by older people, needless to say we were the only ones on the street.  

So we decided to get in the car and head to a friends house and go trick or treating her neighborhood and she her kids.   Little Miss loves these kids, and was excited to go see them and perhaps hit a few more houses.  

Not the usual busy tons of people Halloween nights, in fact, little miss even noted that last year there were a lot more people out.  I think I do like it better to be out with tons of kids on the streets, where every house has a porch light on, and you can hear nothing but kids shouting trick or treat and leaves rustling beneath our feet.  Or the warm nights of AZ Halloweens, where our neighborhood had theme homes, and over the top decorations.  

I did however make it to her Halloween parade at school today, and though there really wasn't much to it, she was very proud and had a blast. 

A little bad weather ain't going to stop us!

We had another great weekend.  It started, with ending a bad week.  We were going to go up north and see some call and attend a Fall Festival in the Adirondacks, when the weather looked like it was going to get ugly.  So we cancelled the plans.  When the rain seemed as if it would hold off for a while, we decided to try something close by.  
There seems to be a lot of farms around here that have a lot of activities for kids in the fall.  We happened upon Ellms Family Farm and had a blast!  The weather kept the crowds down, (I was freezing, wind was whipping and no sun), but the kids didn't care.  They went zip-lining, digging for treasure, corn shooting, on a little train..so much fun! 

Then my friend mentioned a nice little restaurant on Balston Lake! It was the perfect ending to a nice day out in the cold.  Wood burning fireplace going with a couple of cozy couches by it to warm up, and hot apple cider. Ahhhhhh. 

Then on Sunday, we ended up going up north for a drive on Daddy's birthday.  Naturally, I forgot my camera! Here are a few from my phone!   Oh but why is Autumn such a short season!!!  

 

The Blue's!

Ugh!  The blues!  I have them..why????  Just in one of those modes where nothing is good, and I don't know why. Hopefully I will freakin get over it. 
Maybe little Miss's joke from last night will help: 
Sam: Knock knock
Me: Who's there? 
Sam: Apple.
Me: Apple who? 
Sam:  Apple aren't you glad I didn't pull your pants down and say butt??!!  
Hysterical laughter from the little jokester..she just cracks herself up. 

Wish I was here right now.  Can we go back to July please??