Halloween is one of my favorite times of year. The snow hasn't started to fall yet, its cool but not cold, and the leaves of the trees make it so pretty outside.  Lately at our house it has been really foggy at night and in the morning which gives the neighborhood this cool, scary horror film feel.  Ryan and I finally got to spend some time together this weekend. it was great. The list of projects that have to be finished on the house is getting smaller and that is a very good thing. On Saturday we just did the "have to do" things like cleaning and grocery shopping. and we made a homemade salsa for a family birthday thing on sunday.  We went to the Roloff farms pumpkin patch to pick us out the PERFECT pumpkin. The Roloff family is from the TLC show "Little people BIG World".  We took the senic tour of the property which basically takes you around the outside of the property where you can see all the things the family does, all the barns and cars. the boys paintball tree huts, and the Cowboy Town, which is kind of like pioneer village in lagoon if ya ask me. Just a bunch of small buildings set up to look like a town. they do have this giant tree house that is 3 levels, that is not screwed or bolted to the tree so every few years they have a guy come make adjustments because the tree keeps growing.

Ryan was pretty happy about this picture. This is Matt's rally VW Bug which he takes to the Portland Internation Raceway every now and then and races.

This big window used to be the front door to the house until the Roloff family had it totally redone

The back of the house.

They have a pirate ship, and a castle that took them 4 years to build.   We also got to see the soccer filed and the house.  They are filming a movie with one of the sons so there was tons of security and people everywhere.  most of the family was at the farm, but there were so many people I couldn't really get a good picture of any of them without standing in huges line.

This is the Pirate ship behind the big tree house.

And here is Amy's Castle, complete with draw bridge and Queen and King quarters inside.

This picture shows 2 of the 3 barns and a part of the soccer field.  The front ground of the picture is the actual pumpkin patch where they grow all the pumpkins.

They had these 2 huges pumpkins that had to be brough in by truck for the movie they are filming. They were to big not to take a picture.

 Ryan and i were just not that interested. So we picked out our favortie pumpkin and home we went.

On Sunday Stacey, Ryan's sister, had a birthday party for baby Nixon, who turns 1 on Oct 21.  It was a Halloween party and the kids came in costume.  Sad news was big brother Dawson had come down with some sickness and had to spend the day at Nanna and Pappa DeClercks house so he missed the party.  We had excellent mexican food, which is why Ryan and I made the yummy salsa.  I totally recomend making the salsa at least once just to try it. Its a sweeter kind than most and it was full of yummy healthy veggies. I think I'll post the recipe at the bottom just in case.

Nixon got his own cupcake which he promptly smashed all over himself while managing to eat almost all of it.

Trying to convince him that the magnets in his hand are not nearly as cool as the cupcake and candle.

Big hand full of cupcake...

Super Cute Nixon

Tired of the cake, he needed to rest a second... Ha ha so funny

Sharing cake with everyone who got close enough for him to reach

Happy Birthday Nixon, Uncle Ryan and Aunt Ally Love you very MUCH!

A little frosting in the hair and ears never really hurt anyone. And he was so stinking adorable.  Cutest little kid ever.  After making a mess and the amazing sugar rush crash he was to tired to do presents so that will happen with family on his real birthday.   So happy to have some family so close and that Ry and I were able to be there for his party. 

Stacey's birthday is this week as well, so Happy Birthday to Stacey on Friday!

Sweet Bean Salsa Recipe

1 can white corn (shoe peg) -drained
1 can Black eyed peas- drained
1 red onion (chopped)
1 Green pepper (chopped)
1 Avacado (chopped)
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup white vinager
1/2 cup Canola Oil (do not sub other oils)
1 Tablespoon Tiger Sauce ( found by the A1 and Hot sauces in the store)

Mix all ingredients and chill. Best to make the night before (without avacado) and let marinate overnight. ENJOY!