halloween chess

every year the girls do a halloween chess tournament in Hendersonville...they dress up and play 4 games. This year Sam went and she did pretty good on the games but she won the costume contest...she was a fish in a fishbowl...

the day before

most schools will not let the kids dress up for halloween anymore...so the girls got their halloween shirts out and showed off their devilish spirits.

halloween party

we had a Halloween party at the church. The kids came dressed up, we played games (which team could put Mr Bones back together), food, lots & lots of candy and a pinata. It seemed like the kids had fun.

wave party

I am the biggest chicken fan out there. I can eat chicken 3 times a day and have. But after Sam dressed up her cow as the chick fila cow at the fair she became the biggest chicken fan in south Asheville. The chick fila company hosted her a wave party for her and 20 of her friends and family. They let all of us order whatever we wanted to eat, the kids played on the playground, and they gave Sam a big chick fila cow, which is named Chicken now, (he goes everywhere with us). It was a great time. If you get the chance go support your local chick fila they support the locals!

pumpkin patch

We took the girls to the Hickory Gap Farms in Fairview. It was a blast! We played with the animals, walked the corn maze, & picked pumpkins. The fall colors were amazing and the family time price less.

the end of the trail

Sunday morning was cold...did I say it was COLD! We got up and headed to church around the bonfire and then started to pack up...yep it was still cold. We headed home back to Avery's Creek. The ride was windy but Dusty got us home safely. We started to unpack and put everything up. We went to check on the Bear & Ho after their trip to FLA and then headed to the house for a warm shower. We were tired but it was a fun trip and to know my family has always done this means so much to me. The girls didn't bring anything electric and no cell phones. Back to the basics. Cooking out, enjoying your family, and snuggling up together all to keep warm. Its a family tradition. We have already mark our calenders for next yr..the 3rd weekend in October.

Saturday' s trip

We wondered out of the wagon around 8 to see what the rain had done last night. None of our wagons leaked so we were good. We found out we were not leaving until around 10 so we started breakfast. Nothing starts the day better than eggs, liver mash, hash browns, and hot coco. We loaded everything up and hit the trail. It was a little cold and the leaves hadn't changed a lot but the trip over the mountain was beautiful. After our lunch break it flurried a little but it didn't last long. We pulled in to Mills River and started to set up camp. We were good after we got the fire going. Jonathan started supper...grilling steaks and cooking bake potatoes in the fire. We went to the auction...Sam won a tub of candy and Jonathan won a blanket (we used that thing that night). Then it was back to the camp to listen to the band and cook smores. The girls snuggled into the wagon and I followed a little after. The boys woke me up at about 1am because they couldn't take the sleet & snow anymore and where going to bed. It got down to 30 that night but we were good because of the propane heater and that new blanket.