Pumpkins and October Fun

We've been checking off some fall festivities from our list the last two weeks. We visited the pumpkin patch with the cousins, but Kelsie took all the pictures on her camera, and left for Europe before I could get them from her. I do have one, but hers turned out better.

The kids had fun, and we brought home a couple of pumpkins for the porch. I almost bought a giant pumpkin like we did a few years back, but they didn't have one big enough to stick a kid in, so I figured it wasn't worth it.  We carved pumpkins last night for F.H.E. complete with caramel apples and baked pumpkin seeds. All day Andi was telling me that she was going to carve a pony and Sam should have a rocket on his. But we couldn't find an easy pony pattern, and I am not creative enough to figure that out on my own. I just don't have the vision. Here they are at work.

And here they are with the final product. Andi actually did a lot of the work on hers with some help from Daddy. Sam on the other hand spent his time stabbing the pumpkin with the little carving knives over and over while I cut out his design. But they both enjoyed themselves and were proud of their pumpkins.

Yes, it's the end of October and my kids are still in shorts. It's still hot around here! Here is our spooky porch. The kids kept going outside to look at the pumpkins and make sure they were still lit.

We have also been working on potty training the last few weeks. It's going to be a while before I can say he's really got this, but we've made some progress. And because of this we've had a lot of captain underpants lately, and he pretty much loves the freedom of no pants.

 We had our Primary program on Sunday, and as usual I'm relieved it's over. Andi did really well, especially considering that she was sick and coughing her head off the entire time. Poor thing. But our primary is so small, and she sings so loud we still needed her.