Stranger Danger Day @ Preschool

Today Maddie got a little Martial Arts training at Preschool.

One of her friends at school is very involved in one of the MA programs here in town.

After they learned about stranger danger, and how to protect themselves if someone ever grabs them....they each had an opportunity to chop a board in half! It was so fun to watch! I wasn't sure if Maddie would want to do it, but she was ALL about it! Surprise...Surprise!!! :) Getting a quick lesson from Kaden's Mom! :)

I would highly suggest that you think twice before you grab Maddie....especially you Uncle Robby! :)

Pumpkin Time...

Monday was a nice night here in kzoo...

so we decided to take the girlies out to pick out their pumpkins!

This year we decided to support a local farm.
This was a fun change from years past!
Phil and I actually went to high school with one of the Baker boys! :)

And the prices were great! :)

We walked away with 2 very fine pumpkins...for a grand total of $2.00!!! :)

We let the girls decide if they wanted to carve or paint their pumpkins this year.

They chose paint!!! Which...I have to admit...I thought was great!!

Maddie's finished product!

Happy Trees!!

Phil credits his artistic abilities to the one and only

Bob Ross (and his pet squirrel) :)

Emma putting on the final touches

Fun with Picnik

I've been addicted to this editing program all week!!! It's a free website called picnik.com! It's so fun...I thought I would share some of my favorite edits! Enjoy! :)

Gull Meadow Farms

Maddie had her first official field trip of the year! We met her class at Gull Meadow Farms to pick apples! She was extremely excited for this field trip, because it would just be me and her! She thought that was pretty cool! :)

It was a chilly, fall day! I haven't pulled out the winter coats yet...but I was able to scrounge up a hat!

Mads and her buddy Eli DeVisserJust the two of us...
So many to choose from...

Who knows......

Yummmm!

This is Josiah, my friend Sarah's little guy! He makes THE best facial expressions!! I had to capture a few!

After the wagon ride and apple picking we had fresh cider and doughnuts!

Gull Meadow has THE best doughnuts!!

This is our third field trip to the Farms...each year I take a picture of the girls here. It has been fun to look back and see how they've grown!

And to top off the trip...we each got to pick out a free pumpkin!

Maddie and her teacher, Mrs. Modderman! Doesn't she just look like she's a great preschool teacher??? :) We think she's the best! :)