A Handful of Hancocks: October 2007

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Sick as Dogs

Well, we are all sick as dogs at our house. Andrew came down with a runny nose on Wednesday, I came down with a wicked cold on Friday, and Darrin woke up with a form of a cold on Saturday. I've just been waiting for Josh to catch a cold too...but today at church we picked him up from nursery, and he puked all over the foyer. (So, sorry if we infected anyone else's kids.) I've never seen people leave church so fast....that was kind of funny! So we spent the next 30 minutes cleaning that up. He barfed again, but luckily we were outside and so I just took him over to the bushes! That made for easier clean up...anyway, we are a pretty sad story over here. All voluntary meals, cookies, and general housekeeping will be accepted!

Trunk or Treat

Yesterday was our ward trunk or treat. We carved the boys little pumpkins so we could actually have something to decorate our car with. The boys had a great time getting dressed up, but as for the trick or treating part...they were pretty shy about it. They didn't want to talk to anyone or look at anything just a little bit scary. Oh-well, there's hope for them, right?

Monday, October 22, 2007

We're going on a leaf hunt

We're going on a leaf hunt.

We're going right away.

Let's find colorful leaves.

It's a wonderful day!

Today we went to find leaves at the park behind the library. The weather was beautiful and the kids had a great time running around outside. We also had a picnic lunch and fed the ducks!

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Pumpkin Patch

Mom and Josh on the train.

Cute boys

In a world of pumpkins

This is the pumpkin Andrew insisted on getting!

Yesterday we took advantage of the gorgeous, sunny day and went to the pumpkin patch. We went to our favorite patch in the area: Lakeview Farms. They have a train and a boat that takes you to and from the pumpkin patch. The kids were both excited with the mission of finding the perfect little pumpkin for them. Andrew picked out a cute little green one...and Josh found one with a stem perfect for carrying. After we picked our pumpkins we enjoyed apple cider and popcorn. All in all, we had a great time!!

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Getting crafty with the season

For some reason this time of year gives me the craft bug! So yesterday was Andrew's second day in a row of not taking a nap so I decided to head for JoAnn's to pick up some craft supplies. I found these pumpkins on www.familyfun.com and thought they would be the perfect, simple craft I was in the mood for. The kids helped me pick out the faces and "helped" me cut them out. Josh ultimately loved how I turned them in the girls by putting "hair" on them! I've realized having 2 kids that don't take naps can have it's advantages...but at this point I'd rather have the nap! Luckily, today Andrew decided he couldn't resist a nap and went down without a fight. Hopefully they last for another 6 months! Anyway~happy fall!