Pre-Halloween Fun

We did lots of cool stuff to celebrate Halloween this year. So in this very long post, I will put some of the things. The girls went to a pumpkin patch at GiGi and Grumpa's house, but I don't have any pictures from that.

We went to the Tanglewood Pumpkin patch with school and had a great time. This is the girls posing with one of the many hay bales.

Trying to decide which pumpkin to pick
Carly running with some friends

All of us with the big pumpkin; nice squinting!

On the Monday before Halloween, Jarrett (Caga) and Miriam came over to carve pumpkins. Caga is the ultimate carver and usually does soem great pattern. I think he is exhausted with work and school right now, so he just free-handed it, but we had a great time.

Carly showing us her pumpkin hands
Joiner scooping out the seeds. This was by far both girls' favorite part of the carving.

The whole crew "digging in"

Now Andy truly hates carving pumpkins. He is like a pregnant lady with the smell. So he sat in his camping chair as far from the seeds as possible and kept making faces when I was taking his picture. So it is his fault that this is the picture I am posting for the whole world to see.

Everyone with their pumpkins

The YMCA has a fall festival every year and this year it was on the Friday before Halloween so we got our ballerinas dressed and headed over. Our friends Ethan and Ellison were with us, but they didn't want their picture taken.

Carly, Joiner, and dinasour Ellison on our trick or treating trail

Joiner playing a pumpkin toss game

Ellison playing

After we ate lunch we all ran around in our fall wonderland until Mrs. Leah came to get her crew. This was so beautiful to watch in person because the leaves were falling as the kids were running.

That night Leah's church has a Fall festival that she organized. They had lots of games and prizes. Here is Joiner in a big pumpkin that Mr. Dave built.

Daddy and the girls playing a basketball game

There was a cupcake walk and the girls both won. Here they are eating their giant cupcakes.

Here we are getting our face painted. Joiner is giving Carly moral support.

Here is Carly's pumpkin

Joiner getting her face painted

Here is Joiner's doggy

More to come....