Happy (Late...)Halloween :)

Well better late than never...right???

This year was an interesting one! Emma came down with the fever/coughing bug (that's been going around) on the Thursday before Halloween. Her fever lasted 6 whole days!!! So needless to say she wasn't able to participate in the Halloween festivities this year! :(

Although...she did get to hang out at Nana and Bampa's house...so she wasn't to heart broken!

We met up with the Sayers for a night of "organized" chaos at a local church on Friday night. We ended up leaving early! It was so crowded!! But the girls enjoyed the few games that they were able to play

Sweet little Anna in her pumpkin costume!! Maddie was suppose to dress like a soccer player, but had a costume malfunction the last minute!! :)
Grace won the cake walk!! Maddie was more than eager to help her choose the right treat!!!
After the madness....we hung out at Phil and Liz's house. Maddie enjoyed playing with JUST Grace tonight! They are bound to get into some mischief when Emma isn't around to "Mother Hen" them! :) But...they're SO cute together!!
Saturday night we headed back to the Sayers house for another round of candy! This time we walked around their neighborhood, which was cold...but fun!! :)

Grace was THE cutest Giraffe!!!! "Hurry up...take the pictures....we want CANDY!!!!"
Phil and Mads hittin' the streets!

We did finally talk Maddie into dressing like a soccer player! It was a much warmer costume...which was needed this year!!! Doesn't the headband just complete the outfit?? That was her favorite part! :)

Puttin' on the charm for the neighbors! :)

It didn't take long...and they were doing it on their own!!!

Hope everyone had a fun and healthy Halloween!! :)

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! :)