Pumpkin Party

 Drawing the face on the pumpkin is serious business!

 

Getting ready for the porch pumpkin party.



Calmed down after dancing in the dark (by the light of our glowing pumpkins) during our pumpkin party.



 Boo!



Post Bike Ride Fun

Lots of construction going on around here!

Pumpkin Farm Fun

These probably won't be the last pictures you see of the pumpkin farm since we go several times a year. In fact, we didn't even get to the petting farm yet. And we purposefully didn't buy all of the pumpkins we need this year so we don't feel guilty going back!

New Haircuts

So good to see these guys!!

Mom and Danielle have been through a lot together, from hoping their dates would stand them up for their freshman homecoming dance to rooming together in college and trying out for the WWU cheerleading team. (Not really, but they practiced a lot and managed to convince many of their friends that they were serious.) Mom is so glad that Dani and her family have moved nearby! Now they're hoping that their boys will be as good of friends as they are!

Last Chance for the Lagoon

This was most likely the last chance to take a dip in the lagoon behind Grandma and Grandpa's house this year. What a beautiful late-September day!
We played a really fun game. Nathan throws the log; Evan rakes it in to Nathan; Nathan throws the log again. Hours of entertainment.

We celebrated two birthdays, too!

Elsa made me a hula hoop!

Dad's First Century

Dad completed his first century ride on Saturday. It was HILLY! We are really proud of him!

Mom and Dad stepped inside for just a minute...

When they left, we were playing nicely with the hose; we were dry and it seemed like it was going to stay that way.

But look what they found when they came back outside! (And they swear they were only gone for a minute!)

"We're giving each other showers!" Said with such excitement and happiness that it diffused the "Oh-no-dinner-is-on-the-table-and-now-they-have-to-dry-off-and-change-clothes" thoughts that were going through Mom and Dad's heads.

"Want a drink, Nathan?" Check out Nathan's cute belly sticking out through his soaked shirt!

School is back in session, the weather is still nice, and the animals are out in full force. Time for the zoo! We met our friends Zoe, Cullen, and Lauren for a trip to the zoo and aquarium. Hard to get these kids to stay still long enough for a picture!