Fall Fun Day!

This weekend the weather didn't cooperate with our outdoor plans,
so we made some adjustments and
filled our days with "inside" activities!

on weekends like these,
our garage is like an addition to our house!


Chris and Mindy came into town and
joined us for some goopy fun!




from one texture to the next!

This was just warm-up for our big halloween bash
this upcoming weekend!

Drew's birthday

Drew turned 4 years old this past weekend!

the party was at Auntie Sharon's house -

and our sweet cousin, Joy, was able to make it too!

The party was filled with activity!

running out our energy....

a little "artistic impressions"

and a whole lot of being silly!

this is about as mellow as I get!
It was a long day/weekend of activity!

Pumpkin parties!

Some friends of ours very kindly invited us over

for our first of a few fall celebrations! a pumpkin carving fest :)

Hannah was more into the doll/stroller (shocker!)
that she politely begged for the minute she entered their home.


There were many pumpkin options -
including carving...
including scooping and gooping!



carving and painting!



I managed to "slip" (a.k.a. sneak)
inside for a few tasty treats :)

BUSTED,
as I re-entered the outdoor activities.

sweet Miss Brenna joined the fun
(and helped mommy keep tabs on everyone)

she came in very handy,
as mommy's aversion to anything "goopey" kicked into gear.
Brenna peeled the pumpkin insides from mommy's hair
(that had been so generously "shaken"
by all the little hands dumping into the goop bin! :)

(note to self: don't set up right next to the "Discard here" bin! HA!

Elijah didn't have much interest in all the orange furry,
but did have fun trading off with Brant

and "poking fun" at the rest of us :)

We have been blessed with great friends!

HAPPY AUTUMN EVERYONE!