{A Recap of Our October}

We kicked off October with a trip to a private pumpkin patch with our cousins! Nothing says, “it’s officially fall” then picking out pumpkins together! Our front porch shows there was no shortage of gourds brought home!

Harvest season also got underway, although a little later than usual thanks to all the rain we had at the end of September. Thankfully, we ended up having a good and successful year! And one of the coolest parts of this year’s harvest was getting to watch Joe combine HIS field. (Cue last October’s family blog post!) It’s pretty special to think about how much has changed in just one year. What was once a dream is now something we’ve had the privilege of making our own. I’ve been so proud of the growth Joe has made in farming over the past year. It’s something he’s always dreamed of doing, and it’s been really fun to watch him learn, grow, and do something he truly loves. Eden is the only one of the kiddos who shares Joe’s enthusiasm for riding in the combine, so she got to tag along with him a couple of times throughout harvest. I love that she gets to be part of those memories with him!

Halfway through the month, we made a trip to Sioux City to spend the weekend with my sister’s family and our cousins. I managed to take exactly ONE photo the entire weekend, but it was a cute one! The kids put together their own little fall picnic in the backyard, and honestly, it was worth capturing. Sometimes the best weekends don’t come with a camera roll full of photos. I’m slowly learning this.

The very next weekend brought another cousin breakfast, followed by an afternoon of pumpkin carving. We may have gotten a little more ambitious with our designs this year, but thankfully, we had power tools on hand and creative, crafty dads to make the job a whole lot easier. 😂

And just like that, we wrapped up October with Halloween! This year’s crew included two pirates, a banana, a shark, and an Algona cheerleader. Always a fun mix of costumes and personalities around here!

I also had to include a couple of photos of Oren and his latest paper airplane creation. He’s been really into making paper airplanes lately, and this particular one was apparently worthy of its own little photoshoot. When your latest creation needs documenting, Mom’s camera is always available!

October was full of good harvest days, cousin memories, a little creativity, and plenty of reasons to be thankful! Now on to November and all the fun that comes with the holiday season!

Until next month…