Fall Portraits

I know I'm a little biased, but how really really ridiculously good-looking are these kids?

GRACE, age 11

LIAM, age 9

SAM, age 6

DECLAN, age 4

Halloween

This year all the Ratchford boys were the Avengers, and Grace and I were 80's girls. (She and I had a blast shopping for our costumes, but she kept telling me I was wrong about some things, that people really didn't wear those in the 80's. Right. Because what would I know about the 80's? It's not like I grew up then or anything.)

Let the negotiations begin.

It was a great Halloween, complete with good weather!

October Fun

Halloween party at the rec center.

Decorating haunted houses:

Crazy hair day at school:

A few families on our street threw an impromptu neighborhood Halloween party and we traveled to each garage for some activities.

Reading a scary story and feeling "spooky stuff" in our hands. Sam loved this one!

In our garage, we had a dance party and bobbed for apples and coins, which is what Garreth always did as a kid in Ireland. The kids loved it.

Grace and Liam performing their "Thriller" dance.

On Halloween day, Declan and I got to host his playgroup. We had fun playing with friends and making paper plate ghosts.

After playgroup, we headed to the school for some fun class Halloween parties.

Carving pumpkins: