Time to wrap October up in one post. It was a pretty great month really. Getting into the swing of things with school. Enjoying the beautiful fall weather. And a fun trip thrown into the mix. Oh yeah, don't forget Halloween.
The great elk hunt happened in October. Not sure if I mentioned before that Jake and Zack both drew out for the limited entry bull elk hunt. This was exciting news. But also stressful. And kind of not great timing. This is Zack's first hunt ever and Jake's first real hunt in a long time. So I kind of wish they'd drawn for such a good tag a couple of years from now. But oh well. They spent lots of time scouting, putting trail cameras out, scouting, etc. Lots of not fun stuff. And then the actual hunt came. And they did lots and lots of walking. And more walking. And didn't see any elk. Not one. So that's a bummer. According to Jake elk are an endangered species. We try not to mention elk these days. Kind of a touchy subject;) And I still don't understand why people like hunting.
October was also the month of Operation Save the Chickens. Raccoons discovered our chickens. Horrible raccoons. Before we could blink we were down from 8 chickens to 3. Sad! So we got serious and began operation save the chickens. We fixed holes under the fence, tightened the fence, and put a pallet in front of the coop door. Now every night the chickens have to go in the coop. Zack forgot to put them in one night and we lost another one. Jake reminds him every day how guilty he should feel. So now we have chickens that have to be let in and out of the coop every night. Super convenient. Darn raccoons! I'm trying to get Zack to invent something that will somehow fix this problem. He's on it.
We also had the annual witchy poo party. Grandma and Grandpa always pull out all the stops and the kids love it. Fun games, lots of treats and yummy food, and of course the witches brew. Which even Sage said was too sweet to drink, so we're talking intense sweetness here. In other words, perfect for Halloween.
And then there was actual Halloween. Sage was Mal from Descendants (all the rage these days) and Kate was a pirate. Zack was deemed too old to trick-or-treat so he handed out candy dressed as Zack. I took the girls trick-or-treating with some friends and these friends don't mess around. We went to way more houses than we ever have. The girls were exhausted by the end. And then Halloween is over and we have piles of candy and I think, "Why?" Glad my kids like it, but if we had to get rid of a holiday I would choose Halloween. Bah humbug!
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| Sage with her BFF |
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| We went and saw Thriller with some friends |
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| Operation Save the Chickens |
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| Zack's awesome pumpkin |
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| Witchy-poo party |
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| Purple hair |
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| Costume parade. Sage was freezing but of course wouldn't cover up her costume with a jacket |
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| Trick-or-treating friends |
