Happy (belated!) Halloween!

Halloween has come and gone, and it's hard to believe it's already November! In the past week I went on Max's field trip to the pumpkin patch, we watched him sing at his Fall Program, and we joined the neighborhood kids and went Trick-or-Treating. 

Trying to get a class picture of nine 3 year olds wasn't easy!

Max is very good at telling everyone else to be quiet, but isn't always good at being quiet himself!

Baby goats had been born the week before we got there 

And Max enjoyed cuddling with him!

There were also very stinky and dirty cute pigs to be petted

And a donkey too!

The kids learned where eggs came from, though Max proudly stated that he got to pick REAL eggs from under Oma's butt. Then I (slightly embarrased!) had to explain that he meant under Oma's CHICKEN's butts! Laughter exploded from the other adults and Max went on the whole day talking about the eggs from under Oma's... you know what.

He got to pick the most apples since he was the only one that could reach to the top! (and yes, those are his classmates that are the same age as him!)

And then there was a tater diggin' race (digging for potatoes for those of you not from the South!)

Ready, Set, GO!

The corn maze was a lot of fun

But going on a hayride was the most fun!

Max got to pick his very own pumpkin from the pumpkin patch

And he even let me take a picture of him on the tractor!

Two days after the pumpkin patch, it was time for the school's Fall Program and Fall Festival

Max was by far the, ahem, "most vocal" child when they sang "Five Little Pumpkins"

After the program we went off to play games. Max loved the cake walk

And left as the proud owner of a yucky and dry beautiful orange pumpkin cake!

He was also quite good at balloon stomping. So good that you might think he had some aggression issues! ;-)

The next day it was time to say goodbye to Max's beloved teacher, Mrs. Amy. She has been so wonderful to him and has made his adjustment to the US much easier. Though we will miss her, I'm sure Max will have lots of fun with his new teacher, Miss Jessica. 

And then it was time for the Halloween activities to draw to an end with Trick or Treating.

Lucas the Lion did not find Halloween very amusing,

But he cheered up after his big brother toted him around!

Max met up with Blake (aka Buzz Lightyear)

And the boys began their evening of fun!

He had been practicing saying, "Trick or Treat" for weeks, and was finally rewarded with candy! 

And then we dropped our sweet, sugar-loaded children off at Mimi and Opa's house so Mama and Papa could go out and celebrate Halloween as well!