Rhone getting brave enough to stick his hand inside the pumpkin.
Ever wonder how fried pumpkin tastes? Just ask Rhone, he was born in the south, after all.
Everyone with their own pumpkin. 
All lit up
Nope, but Rhone looks pretty adorable in his zebra costume.
We had a fun, but busy Halloween. Especially since we got home for the airport at 11 pm the night before. We headed up to my Granny and Gramps' house for festivities with my mom's side of the family. All the kids (and Kris too) got dressed up to get their treats. We had delicious home made spaghetti. The noodles were even orange because some one played a little trick and died the boiling water orange.
Me, Kurtis, and Lill just watching the chaos.
Here is the crew all dressed up.
Playing in the pumpking with Papa. 
When I was a little girl my great grandma Pete always got us these huge hershey's candy bars. One year my brother was devastated when the weight of the hershey's bar and candy split open his trick-or-treat bag and his candy scattered everywhere. I love that my mom is carrying on the tradition!Can you believe I have been blogging for 2 years? It doesn't seem like it's been that long, but October is the month I started. Before Ben left we got our pumpkins carved. What a fun adventure with Rhone. Unfortunately all those pictures are on the camera with Ben.
Rhone and I are keeping busy. We have been shopping (a trip to the outlets), cleaning, baby sitting, getting the spare bedroom put together, working on young women projects, and mowing the lawn (Rhone has been busy making messes too) . We haven't been too social since Rhone has a little cold. Nothing too exciting, but just enough to keep us going. Here are a few photos.
Here's a photo we took the night before Ben left. We have about 10 of these and this is the only one that turned out half decent. Of course the other ones are pretty funny. If you really pay attention you will see that Rhone is wearing and Idaho shirt (thanks Steph). Go Vandals!
Some how Rhone always manages to get food on his forehead. He sure looks happy about it though.
Rhone "helped" me mow the lawn in his backpack tonight. We have a push (not self propelled- push) lawn mower and I was feeling the burn. Good thing our yard isn't too big. The last few minutes Rhone feel asleep. Notice two of Rhone's favorite toys in the back ground (Ace- the stuffed animal and the frying pan)
Friday morning when I went to brush my teeth and there was only 1 toothbrush in the holder is when it really sunk in that he was gone. Isn't it funny how it's the little things? Ben is off on his first mission- well sort of. A typical C-5 mission lasts about 2 weeks. Ben is on a staging which should last about 6 weeks. He is moving cargo between Spain and Afghanistan. This means he'll be gone for Rhone's first Halloween and Thanksgiving. So Rhone and I could tough it out by ourselves here in Delaware, but what fun would that be. So at the end of this week Rhone and I are flying out to stay with my parents, just in time for Halloween and staying until after Thanksgiving. It's tough deciding what to do, but I'm sure that Rhone and I will have a great time at home and that the flights by myself will be worth it.
We have been holding up pretty well so far. I have been busy with church meetings and taking care of Rhone. When you are responsible for him 24/7 he can wear you out in a hurry. I just got the new Eric Church album (thanks for the Halloween treat mom). There is a song that I am loving right now. It's called "Without You Here." Listen HERE by pushing the play button at the right side of the page. We love ya Ben!
Friday after Ben got home we headed to the pumpkin patch. It was a cold rainy day, but we were having a little party Saturday night, so I wanted to have our pumpkins for our front porch by then. We were the only ones in the whole patch. The orchard/ pumpkin patch is just down the road from our house. We lined the wagon with a blanket and headed out to get our pumpkins. Rhone thought the wagon ride was great- but he insisted on standing up in the wagon. After Ben and I picked out our pumpkins we thought Rhone need his own too. So we let him pick out a little one from the pile. We also got some apples and fresh pressed apple cider and since it was almost closing time, we got a dozen apple cider donuts for free. They were delicious. Our little party had a great turn out and I even made some cute little Halloween treats for it.
Here are some of the treats I made. For their recipes click here
