My loves

With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, I couldn't help but post these pictures showcasing the most important people in my life- my family! I am so thankful for Ryan, Addie, and Caden....




I also love Bend, Oregon! We are so happy here and very thankful for our family and friends that live near us as well as Ryan's wonderful job. Bend is a beautiful place to live...especially in the fall. Check out these beautiful fall colors.





I love the fall season and everything that comes along with it...everything pumpkin flavorded, apple cider, Halloween, yummy baked goods, and the cold mountain air.

Halloween Highlights

Addie was lucky enough to wear 3 different costumes this year! The local grocery store down the street hosted a Halloween Carnival with pony rides and pumpkin painting. Addie went as a....cowgirl! This outfit isn't anything special for her because she often wears cowgirl attire.



Caden was a cute little giraffe...



The next outfit was a princess ballerina. Addie started a ballet class a few months back and the girls were asked to wear their costumes on Halloween. It was also observation day and it was adorable to watch these sweet little girls dancing and singing!



Then came the trick-or-treating costume...Addie was back in the big blue bunny suit. We went to the Old Mill District for the Halloween parade and hay rides. Then we hit up a few houses in our neighborhood. The best part of the night was handing out candy at our house. The doorbell rang every few minutes for 2 hours straight! Addie would run to the door and pass out candy. She loved it!



My parents were so excited to be up here visiting us during all the Halloween fun!




Skeleton man...

Halloween Birthday Bash

Addie's friend, Camryn, celebrated her third birthday with a fun Halloween themed party. Addie was super excited to wear her big blue bunny costume and Caden didn't even know that he was a giraffe! All the kids looked adorable in their costumes and enjoyed painting pumpkins and playing games. Addie can't wait to wear her costume again a few more times.

You might be wondering why Addie isn't a cowgirl or a horse for Halloween. Her bunny costume was Ryan's when he was a little tot. His grandma made it for him and Leslie kept it for any grand kids!

pumpkins, ponies, and playland

What more could a kid ask for?! We went to the DD Ranch in Terrebone on Saturday and Addie could not get enough of everything that was there. Of course the pony ride was amazing and extra long. The owners of the ranch know us by now because we visit every venue with a pony ride within 30 miles of Bend. They get a kick out of Addie and her serious demeanor when riding on the pony. She doesn't talk or look around...no funny business, just pony riding! We ran into several of our friends and their little ones, which meant craziness and lots of laughs.





The playland was kinda rustic and a bit dangerous, but that made it even more fun for kids of all ages (and dads too)! The huge slide that you take a plastic sled down that abruptly ended on the hard ground was a major hit and Addie's response was "let's do that again!"



Pick your own pumpkins, dig up potatoes, pet all sorts of farm animals, hay rides, and amazingly delicious cinnamon kettle korn made for one heck of a good autumn day in central Oregon!