Rachel's Fifth Birthday

Its hard to believe that Rachel is 5 years old! Her birthday party was at a farm this year which turned out to be lots of fun. And we got so lucky with the weather - a gorgeous fall day. At the beginning of the party the owner of the farm presented Rachel with her special birthday accessories - a hat, gloves, fan and boa made of pink feathers. Rachel couldn't have been more thrilled!






The party festivities included a corn maze, a hayride and pumpkin painting. And, of course, pizza and birthday cake!

Daddy was a good sport while the children had fun covering him with hay.



Rachel is now taking dance class (ballet and tap) and she seems to enjoy it. She was hesitant at first but when she saw the dresses they wear for the recital she was sold.



In early October we enjoyed the last few warm days outside.

Halloween! Now that the kids have been trick-or-treating a couple times they are more comfortable with it and had lots of fun. There were only two houses that were too scary for Rachel, so Carson got extra candy for her.