Pin the nose on the pumpkin

Having fun at Sydney's halloween party

Pumpkin Patch and Pumpkin Carving...

We had had the most beautiful late summer and fall weather.  Don't ask me why we waited till the last weekend to go on our annual pumpkin patch trip.  There was a lot of rain on Saturday but it did not stop us from picking out our big pumpkin.  We decided to go back to the Farm even though the girls had their field trip there earlier this month.  There is a lot to do there and it is partially covered... plus I really wanted to see those adorable kittens again.  I knew Luke would love them too!

It was so much fun stomping around in the mud.  The kids had a great time and worked up a big appetite so we stopped by red robin on the way home and they ate a second lunch.  AT night we spray painted our scaredy cat black and prepared to make him the next day.

We slept in till 8am on Sunday and immediately started our carving festivities.  I baked some pumpkin seeds in the oven and we assembled all of the pieces of our cat... the collar, eyes and ears.  We hot glued some beads on there as well.  Luke and Ava picked out a scary face for the big pumpkin from the farm.  We really had a great time!!  We will be making a cat every year!  Sunday night we had a dress rehearsal for Halloween.  Ava was going to be Wonder Woman, while Sydney was going to be Bat-girl but Ava changed her mind and wanted to be Bat-girl.  It's a good thing Sydney didn't care about the costume switch in face she seems happier to be Wonder Woman.  This will be Luke's second year being Batman.  This year he is the Dark Knight.  Sydney has a party at school tomorrow and Luke and Ava have their school parties on Wednesday.  We are having our good friends over for a Chili potluck, wine and candy.

Ava's festive spiderweb.

My sweet girl made this in school.

Sydney's halloween art

Little miss had a very independent day at school and made these works of art.

Scarecrow

I love this watercolor Luke did in school. 

House updates

Countertops and sink installed.  Shutters have primer on them.  Closing date moved up to the 10th of January.  Trying to secure a renter for our current house since we can't sell due to a lawsuit in our neighborhood. 

A Day in the Life of the Lasses...

Nana captured it while she was here.  This picture says it all without me having to.

Ute and Aya

Sydney calls her brother and sister, Ute and Aya.... so cute!  Never want to forget that!

The Pumpkin Patch Field trip with the Girls 2012

Last week I took Ava and Sydney to the Farm in Snohomish for their field trip.  Luke was so happy to stay back at the house with Emily... he was excited to have her all to himself and glad they wouldn't be playing any "girly" things.

Sydney was so funny when we arrived at the pumpkin patch.  They wanted to do a group photo but she was so stubborn, she would not look at the camera.  She loves playing these "will" battle games with me.  Eventually halfway through the field trip she would smile her bright smile at me when I snapped a photo.  She also decided that she would not wear her shoes for part of the day... that was fun! Thank goodness it was a dry and sunny day.

I think all of us enjoyed the kittens the most!

My Stubborn little girl...

so funny...

Still being stubborn...

 Ava playing in corn