Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween to all our family and friends!  The Johnson family had a great time celebrating Halloween this year.  Jack dressed up as a cowboy and Katy was a ladybug.  Last night was beggar's night and we thought Jack would finally be old enough to enjoy trick-or-treating.  Unfortunately I think he was more scared and shy this year than the year before.  He never even got close to a single candy bowl!  Katy, on the other hand, was a champ.  She quickly figured out how it all worked.  She marched right up to every house and reached her hand into the candy bowl and usually came out with a fistful of candy!  We only made it to about 6 houses before we decided to head back home.  I think the kids had more fun watching all the kids come to our door and helping Daddy pass out candy.  Even Birdie and Bogey got in on the action!

 

My little cowboy and ladybug

Happy Halloween!

She loves the word "cheese"

Saying "cheese" again

Did I mention how much she loves to say the word "cheese!"

Yay!  A pumpkin!

Showing us how to ride his horse

Getting ready to head out for trick-or-treating

 

Both kids were excited

Katy knew exactly what to do!

Two little ladybugs - Katy and Lily

Katy with the neighbor girls (notice Katy's mouth full of chocolate!)

These two had fun playing with the candy bowl!

Katy with the candy bowl

Birdie is "Wicked Cute" and Bogey is a "Lil' Devil"!

All the kids had fun watching the trick-or-treaters!

The Johnson cousins

Fall program at Jack's preschool

Jack had his fall program today at preschool.  All the kids dressed up as spiders and sang songs for the parents and grand-parents.  Jack did a good job trying to keep up with the songs and different hand motions.   He was very proud of himself and couldn't wait to greet us at the end of the program with a giant smile and hug!

 

 

Carroll's Pumpkin Farm

I took the kids to Carroll's Pumpkin Farm in Grinnell, Iowa today with Grandma, Aunt Steph, Kaiya and Saige.  Because of the rain earlier in the day, we had the entire place to ourselves.  The kids had fun visting all the animals, going for a tractor wagon ride, playing in the corn, and riding the trikes.  But their favorite was the giant, orange jumping pillow.  They had so much fun and all we heard were non-stop giggles!

 

Katy and Saige in the hay barn

Katy and Grandma feeding the goats

Jack driving the ladies

All the kids

The whole gang

Cute little pumpkin

Katy and Saige

Bouncing on the giant orange pillow

Grandma with the grandkids

She couldn't stop laughing!

In the trike barn

Me and the kiddos



She just ate a handful of corn - ugh!

Having fun in the corn

Jack (3.5 years) & Katy (18 months)

 

 

 

Center Grove Orchard

The Johnson family headed north to Cambridge, Iowa to visit Center Grove Orchard.  There were so many fun things for the kids to do - they had a blast playing in the grain barn, sliding down the giant slide, riding the dirt bikes, and going for a tractor ride.  We had fun picking out the perfect pumpkin in the pumpkin patch.  Daddy was searching for the largest pumpkin he could carry, while Katy opted for the ones small enough for her to carry!  At the end of the afternoon, we stocked up on honeycrisp apples, apple cider, and apple butter.  It was a great end to a great afternoon!