Pumpkins

Fall is definitely my favorite season-and I'm so excited that it's finally here! And that means sweaters, burning leaves, apple cider, fire in the fireplace, and pumpkins!! The sad thing is that nowadays farmers can't allow you in their pumpkin patches anymore because of insurance reasons, so all your pumpkin picking has to be done in designated areas. But we still had fun and got some good pictures. In fact, I went a little picture happy, and so there are a lot. But I'm getting nostalgic knowing these could be our last holidays close to families for a few years, and I want to capture every moment I can, especially while they're so young.

Pumpkins!

My special designer bumpy pumpkin.

Devin's little baby pumpkin-that he threw-repeatedly-like a ball...

Glad I brought the wagon!

Say what??

Ooomph! I can get it!

Look at me try to pick this up...

and then fall down ;)

Uncle Adam-in shorts!! And even though Devin looks like he's wearing shorts too-he's not!

It comes off!

Scooping the goop. They did so great this year. I remember last year Aiden just cried and didn't want to have anything to do with the process at all. It was painful to try and get some sort of picture out of him at the time. Maybe that's why I went so crazy this year ;)

Ewwww!

Yuck!

Dan and Mallorie did a great job helping out too.

Carving time

Aiden was begging us to let him help, and was so excited when we said he could. He picked out all the designs and then Micah supervised his carving skills. Then he would take the little saw and shove it in and out of the side of Mallorie's pumpkin when he was done with Micah's.

hard at work...

We did a good job!

ooooohhhhh-scary ;)
Happy Halloween!