Most of you probably won't want to bore yourselves with all of this....you can just skip to the pics if you want☺

Payton and I went to NC in October for 2 weeks while Daddy was busy harvesting at home!  We had a fabulous time but of course it would have been even better if Daddy could have been there!!  We got there just in time for Gracie's 5th B-day party which was lots of fun!   We did a LOT of shopping (imagine that☺) and Payton loved it because we ended up going to a zillion different playlands☺We'd go shopping for awhile and then hit the playland, then the snacks, then some shopping, then some rides, and on and on...☺  We went to the pumpkin patch where Gracie and Payton had tons of fun pretending the pumpkins were footballs!  Hopefully he won't remember that part next year if we go  early enough in the year that there are still good pumpkins left!  It's becoming a tradition to be in NC for Halloween which has been a lot of fun!  Last year Gracie was supergirl and Payton superman...this year they were both pirates! They had a very fun and busy day.  Started out at Gracie's preschool where she had her halloween party...Gracie invited Payton to come and she shared all her treats with him....it was so cute☺ Next we went for lunch and playtime before we went to a costume parade and party in the park.  Was cute to see all the little ones in their costumes parading down the street holding out their bags☺They had all kinds of fun at the party in the park...they played games, musical bales, "bobbing" for apples, face painting and got to pick out what kind of cookie and color of sprinkles they wanted ... and then they decorated it for the kids...then we went home for a quick nap and into costumes again and out trick-or-treating☺ We walked and walked and walked....they were great sports...just kept on going ☺Then of course we had to have a little bit of their loads of candy from the day and then tried to call it a night ☺  My Sista and Sandra took me out for my bday the next day to the Cheesecake Factory...my favorite!!!  We had a very fun night! Gracie and Payton went to a place called Screamin' Mimi's where they had a blast! I took Payton there several times while we were in NC so I would have a chance to catch up with some old friends..a day of pampering and shopping with Esther, a dinner catching up with SheaShea, etc...  We had lots of fun times around their house too...the kids played and played and my sista and I talked and talked ♡  Chris and Sandra had us all over for dinner one night....fun to be there again too!  Ok, so I could go on and on but I guess I've written enough so at least I won't forget what happened...that is why I need to start writing on here more!

 
      

 

Payton having fun with the balloons from the party...

cute little Caden

cute little Bretta

Being mischevious at Monica's ....imagine that )

Uncle Shannon with his adorable niece and nephews...

Tammie and Aaron's cute little fam....

Grandpa and Grandma with all the grandkids...

our little fam...a little windy that day!

Grandpa Paul and Grandma Carolyn with Payton

so sweet :) Payton and Daddy outside of Todd and Monica's house

Caden and Payton went for a ride in the tractor with Travis...

singing me love songs :)

Travis and Aaron playing guitar at Paul and Carolyn's ....Payton dancing...

Tammie and Aaron came for the weekend...the guys went hunting whenever they couldn't be in the field....and the kids were always excited when they came in to be with them! Unusual Harvest this year.....lasting soooo long....needs to stop raining, snowing....

Payton and I went to meet Grandma Grace, Aunt Betty and Nana in Bismarck for the night...Payton had lots of fun swimming with everybody! And, like his mama he is always up for some Mexican , especially the chips :)

soooo sleepy after all that fun in the water...daddy's arms felt better than ever!! :)





He loved the waterslides...a big bucket of water would dump
on our heads when going up the stairs....he loved that part :)


Lovin Monica as usual :)


Telling Dustin all about the game...checkin out the field himself :)



Hangin out with Paula...Found a nice little chair...Dustin's helmet...



On the way to Dustin's game...watching Barney and eating froot loops :)

It was so cold and rainy the night of Jordan's game so I had him all bundled up BUT that didn't last too long! He had to get out and enjoy the football game! Here he is sharing a hotdog with Daddy... and had to get a picture with the "muddy football player" Jordan....I guess there is already some pics of both games on the slideshow...

It rained and we couldn't be in the field so we took a little roadtrip to Duluth to watch Jordan and Dustin play football...it turned out to be a great little getaway! We really liked Duluth...I went to a bunch of the little shops downtown and we stayed at a fun waterpark motel...Payton had a blast!