Pumpkins and Halloween

 One of our favorite October traditions is visiting the local pumpkin patches. 

Enjoying the hayride.

Racing through the hay maze

With our pumpkin selected, it was time for the carving. The kids spent a fun afternoon scooping out the pumpkin guts, and Jared is always selected as the master carver. This year the theme was "The Headless Horseman".

I decided to try making caramel apples. I've never done it before, but this recipe seemed doable. Unfortunately, my caramel didn't stick to well to the apple, but it still tasted good. 

This year for Halloween we had a witch, little red riding hood, and a spiderman or wolverine (depending on the day). We definitely got an overload of candy between the ward trunk-or-treat, Boo at the Zoo, and trick or treating in our neighborhood.

The girls weren't allowed to wear their costumes to school, so we opted for some spooky spider hair. 

And of course, Halloween wouldn't be complete without a few spooky items on our dinner menu!

Mummy dogs.

Brain jello--although Jared would happily eat this anytime of year.

Witch fingers.