Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. I may earn a small commission for my endorsement, recommendation, testimonial, and/or link to any products or services from this website.

Happy Sunday! I have a bunch of photos to pull off of my phone from the past week…shall we get started?! It was another busy one!

I bought roasted pumpkin seeds for a granola bar recipe last weekend, and look who discovered them. He’s a big fan!

IMG_7098

Halloween coloring books galore (thanks to Keith’s mom)! Monday morning activity before school…

IMG_7102

After dropping the older boys off at school, Spence and I joined my friend Lorae for a walk. It was cloudy and gray, but the trees were still beautiful!

IMG_7105

{This tree is right in Lorae’s back yard! My photo doesn’t do it justice. It’s really incredible!}

IMG_7106

IMG_7107

Too daring!

IMG_7114

Monday afternoon walk…

IMG_7116

and Gibbs’s last soccer practice of the season on Monday evening!

IMG_7117

These guys spent the entire time rolling down and running up the hills…

IMG_7122

IMG_7127

and they were exhausted by the end!

IMG_7125

Tuesday was a very rainy and cool day, so we stayed close to home except for a mid-day trip to Costco for essentials like cheese, milk, produce, and cereal!

IMG_7136

IMG_7133

And look what arrived on Monday! Casey has been asking for cowboy boots for awhile now, so I finally went ahead and ordered him some. He LOVES them and has been wearing them ever since they arrived (including with his pajamas…)

IMG_7138

Wednesday was another very rainy day. Blah!

On the way home from dropping off Casey at preschool, we came across a mama cow and her calf running along the side of the road. They had escaped from our neighbor’s farm, but fortunately the guys and their pick-up trucks appeared a few minutes later to take the animals home.

IMG_7146

While we were at home for a couple of hours, I did some work, played with Spence, and did a quick 15-minute jump rope workout in the general store building while Spence pushed his trucks around. Workout coming to the blog soon!

IMG_7149

When we were headed back to the house at lunchtime after picking Casey up from school, we found another cow wandering across the road. I can’t make this stuff up, guys! Clearly there was a hole in someone’s fence…

I called my neighbors to let them know that another gal was on the loose…hopefully she made it home safely.

IMG_7152

After lunch, Casey and Spence headed outside in spite of the weather. Casey was kind enough to “help Spencer find all of the mud puddles.” Can you tell?

IMG_7154

I had to quickly give both of them baths before we rushed off to get Gibbs from school. Then we headed straight into Charlottesville to the Halloween store. Long story short, there was a bit of a shipping snafu with Gibbs’s costume. So, here we were left shopping for the perfect get-up 2 days before Halloween. Needless to say, it was kind of a nightmare. And multiple stores were involved. And tears were involved. And YES, I offered to (a) make him a costume, or (b) have him wear one of the 2084509238409809 costumes that we already own, but NO. Those options would not suffice. He NEEDED something new, and some battles just aren’t worth fighting…

IMG_7155

In the end, he was satisfied, my wallet was about $40 lighter, and we made it home in time for dinner. Success?!

The sun came back out on Thursday morning and Casey headed off to spend the day in Northern Virginia with my mom. He only goes to preschool on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, so this was a great way for him to have some special time alone with his grandmother while Gibbs went to school.

So, while Spencer and I were off running boring errands at Target, getting my flu shot, and making a stop at Kohl’s,

IMG_7162

Casey was off in the “big city,” riding the Metro to the Lego store,

IMG_7170

eating hamburgers as big as his head,

IMG_7169

and playing in the woods.

IMG_7168

Every little boy’s dream, right?!

I did manage to find this new Pumpkin Spice Applesauce on clearance at Target, so that was a win for me. The boys love GoGo Squeeze, and they love pumpkin-flavored anything, so I knew this would be a hit. Perfect for easy lunchbox packing!

IMG_7166

On Friday morning we hustled out the door to take both of the older boys to school for Halloween festivities. The kindergarteners were not allowed to wear costumes, but they had a party and wore their pajamas to school instead. Gibbs opted to go in his Darth Vader p.j.’s.

IMG_7189

After dropping Casey off at school, Mollie and I headed out for a walk with Spencer in the stroller. The weather and the fall leaves were absolutely GORGEOUS and we had fun chatting the entire time.

IMG_7178

After our walk, we joined the preschoolers on their Halloween parade/trick-or-treating expedition down Main Street (one of the cutest things EVER).

IMG_7180

IMG_7182

IMG_7186

We had pizza for dinner on Friday night and introduced the boys to the movie “Ghost Busters,” which we thought was pretty appropriate for the holiday. Of course, they loved it.

Saturday morning started early with 9:00 and 10:00 soccer games (the last of the season…and it was CHILLY out there)!

IMG_7218

Then we made the drive into Charlottesville for lunch at Five Guys,

IMG_7224

where Spencer ate his weight in French fries and the older two ate their weight in shelling peanuts…

IMG_7232

We made a stop at Kroger for groceries for the week,

IMG_7233

and eventually returned home, where Keith helped the boys carve their pumpkins while I made some banana bread, some baked oatmeal, and some cornbread to have on hand for the week.

IMG_7264

I fed the boys some Jack-O-Lantern Mac & Cheese Cups for dinner (of course!), and then we headed out for trick-or-treating. Keith dressed as Rick Flair…

FullSizeRender

and we also brought along Chewbacca, a fire fighter, and a Tuscan Raider.

IMG_7269

Today we’re staying close to home to catch up on laundry and other house chores. I hope that you all had a safe and happy Halloween weekend!

blair

Hey, I’m Blair!

Welcome to my farmhouse kitchen in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Inspired by local traditions and seasonal fare, you’ll find plenty of easy, comforting recipes that bring your family together around the table. It’s down-home, country-style cooking!

Read More

Square overhead shot of hands serving a chicken pot pie recipe with biscuits
Overhead image of a bowl of chili mac on a dinner table with cornbread
Hands serving a platter of sheet pan sausage and potatoes

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Comments

  1. You have the cutest kids ever, Blair! And the cow in the street… so glad that sweetie got back home safely! Haha! I can’t get over how beautiful the scenery and landscape is up north right now. You’re so lucky to have that gorgeous view!

    1. Thanks, Sarah! You might be loving our fall foliage right now, but just wait until January…I will be lusting after your sunshine!