Fall Happenings

Here are some fun things we've been up to lately!

Happy Fall, y'all

We've never really carved pumpkins before, but this year, we thought the kids would really enjoy it. Little did we know that they are still a little too young (for the most part) and it ended up being a mommy and daddy job. But, we ended up with some pretty cute pumpkins!

Joshua wanted the cross and fish, Ava of course wanted Dora. I was pretty impressed with Shawn's carving ability (with no template to go by!) 

Caleb and I worked on this one together. I thought the candle really made it look great! 

Haleigh did this one almost completely by herself! Loved the grin on this guy :)
 

I was worried using that knife. I kept telling the kids to "watch out!!" The tools we got from the store ended up being a huge waste. Ah, well, lesson learned!

Alright, get ready for some serious CUTENESS!!!
Nathan as "Boots" the monkey from "Dora the Explorer!"
I made this costume on the fly as we had just gotten home from a long trip. I think he made a pretty adorable monkey!

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 Ok, I had to show this...I was so proud of myself! I'm NOT artistic, but apparently, I'm pretty good with felt! Ava wanted to dress like Dora, so I used her purple backpack and went to town! I even made "Map" with a drawing on the inside to show how to get to the church from our house. Fun times!!!