Time to build a snowman

Ellary got out of school early today so we took advantage of the abundant snow and sunshine to build a snowman. She also got a chance to try out her halloween costume for a party at school.

Winter Wonderland...in October?

Winter has arrived in Colorado at least until Sunday when temps return to the 60s. Snow is not that uncommon around Halloween so we aren't too surprised.

Schools have been closed the last couple days so Mom and Ellary have been home and we are finding ways to have fun, which of course means some play time outside.

Snow Angel

Face plant with a smile

Trudging through

Ella's ghosts almost blend in

Neighbor's Harley Skeleton

Pumpkin Carving

We hosted our annual pumpkin carving party the other night and Ellary really got into the act this year. She did a great job scraping and cleaning out the pumpkin and even helped draw and carve out the jack-o-lantern face.

The Bountiful Harvest

Behold Ellary's bountiful harvest featuring photos with one ear of popcorn and one large carrot all under the watchful eye of the bat pumpkin sitting in the corner.

Oh and she is way too tired to smile after a long and fun filled day.

Work...and play on the farm

Ellary's class took a field trip to Miller Farms up near Longmont and thanks to my newfound freedom aka unemployment I was able to attend. First thing we took a hay ride with stops throughout the fields to gather produce. Starting with red potatoes followed by Indian Corn, Popcorn, Carrots and finally pumpkins.

Real fun was had after a short lunch break.

Loading up on red potatoes

BIG Carrots - well worth the digging required

Barrel Train Ride

The Jumpy Pillow

The really Jumpy Pillow...Wahoo!!!

First Snow

We woke up on Saturday to a light blanket of snow and regardless of the amount there is always enough to make snow angels

BOWLING!!!

Ellary was invited to a birthday party at the Brunswick Zone bowling alley and boy did she have fun. She wanted to keep rolling even though is wasn't her turn and kept at it until the final frame. Not sure when she last had this much fun and has only asked me 10-20 times since we got home about going again.

Guess if we are looking for a weekend activity during the winter bowling will certainly do.

Off to school on a chilly morning