Pumpkins!!!

I wish I could say we visited a giant pumpkin patch, however we really visited a pumpkin "pile". We went to the Denver Botanic Gardens Patch, and it was closed. But, we had gotten the kids hopes up for some pumpkins, so we went to a nearby patch that a local church put on. We had fun anyway.

Ashley and Colton with their own mini pumpkins.

That Grandma Kathy!

We are all looking... it's a miracle!

Ashley mostly wanted to ride on the pumpkin cart instead of searching for the perfect pumpkin.

Colton got right into the thick of it and examined each and every pumpkin before making his choice.

This one was a no go. Colton found some mud on it (which he called poop) and we were not to purchase this one. I love how he has absolutely no censorship. He yells poop! at the top of his lungs until I acknowledge the mud. Luckily there weren't too many people there :)

Hot Wheels and Halloween

We bought Colton a "fro" and Ashley a witch hat at the Halloween store last night. While I was getting my haircut, Tyler put their new Halloween stuff on and had them drive around the neighborhood in their new hot wheels. Colton loves to dance and bobble his head with the wig, it's hilarious. So cute..

Run The Rocks 5k... or ummmm 5 mile?

Today Tyler and I raced the Red Rocks Run The Rocks Charity Race for the American Lung Association. It was supposed to be a 5k, 1/2 down the mountain, and the other half back up the mountain to the stadium. However, the volunteers weren't paying attention at first, and so the first 30 runners or so ran a mile down in the wrong direction! Yup, that meant we had to run an extra mile UP. So, our little 5K turned into a 5 mile. Very painful when you've been running a 5k pace only to find out you have 2 miles to go. Guess the extra miles built our character, as well as the fog, sleet, and freezing cold weather. I'm pretty sure I had slight hypothermia when it was all said and done. Here we are prerace... no postrace pictures were taken. We were dead and freezing! Gotta love the Rockies :)

2!

The twins and I both had a birthday on October 5th. We celebrated our bummies (that's the new word in our house) off. We are so thankful to have so many family and friends to celebrate with. Here's our day:



Colton in the new playhouse with his "Spidey" hat. Little man :)
The slight blur is from Colton attempting to take the picture 1st. He smudged the lens! He was trying to escape to help work the "cheese camera." This is the story of my life. One kid escaping at all times, as I hang on to them for dear life and fingerprints all over everything!
One more.
Nemo! Ashley wanted princesses and Colton wanted SpiderMan, so we compromised for Nemo. Or, "Meno" as they call him.
Great Grandma Swanson- we love our princess tiara and copter.
Grandma Kathy and Bompa Mike gave them each a Power Wheels. So spoiled.
Cousin Kenzie helping them blow their candles out.
Cake with Daddy.

Chuck E Cheese. I Ashley was deep in thought here.