Monty's here!

Monty came to visit for a week.  It is so nice to have family here!  It is also nice to have another adult around!
We were getting ready for Trunk or Treat.  The girls (and I) decided it would be easiest just to do a farm-themed trunk because we already had everything for that.  The girls did need to make a scarecrow though.  So Monty added her artistic talents to help make the scarecrow.  He's a cutie!

We took two of the chickens with us and many of the pumpkins.  It's crazy how many people have never seen a real chicken!  So many people just wanted to pet Goldie and have their picture made with him.  They weren't as excited about the hen we had, but the rooster is a bit more showy.

We took Monty to French Twist on Friday.  Everybody needs a treat when you've gotten up so early for a piano lesson!

You may wonder why Lyla is in this bag.  I can't really explain other that it's one of the things that I think the science teacher enjoys getting kids to do.  He got me to do it too, but thankfully there are no pictures of that. Monty declined the fun.   So you got in the bag and held on to the vacuum hose and he sucked the bag to you.  I think it vaguely had something to do with air pressure, but I really think he just likes to fun-scare kids.  They did  like it though.  A couple of them didn't want to do it, but the ones that did kept asking to do it again.  So if any of them are caught at home with a shopvac and a garbage bag, maybe they can explain some scientific principal to you.  But probably not.