Happy Harvest!

This last weekend was the culmination of a very busy season for us. I was asked to coordinate the Harvest Party this last Sunday night. Many of you may not know, but, I am not a fan of the "dark" or spooky side of Halloween. I love playful dressing up and candy (of course) but I am not a fan of ghosts, goblins and food served as body parts. I'll spare you my reasoning but I was thrilled to be a part of a joyful alternative to Halloween that focused on our gratitude for harvest (as in Bible times) and thankfulness for God's goodness in provision.

I am grateful that it all came off very well, there are pics on my photo website if you're interested. Now that it is all over I don't know what I will do in my "spare" time.

We also went to a Saturday night Harvest party. It was so crowded, though, that we left after just a short while. The boys loved the floating pumpkins in the kiddie pool but the replacing of the pumpkins to the water was a little messy so we had to bail quickly.

Getting costumed up!

The boys loved having funny blue hair!

Thing One and Thing Two ready to party! =)

Playing in the leaves with the crowd.

Dad has been busy with musical and pep band this month and so we've been going in on Fridays to see him, enjoy some football BBQ and watch the football players. Going to Dad's work is also a way that we have been rewarding Desmond's potty training success. All week long he works on getting to the potty on time and if he fills his sticker chart with successes then he gets to watch a big movie at Dad's work- the computer projector. This is a big deal to Desmond. And then we play drums in between movie time and BBQ time.

Banging away! You would be impressed how noisy they can get with just one stick each!

Running in the grass with the other little football fans.

We have been trying to get in some good outside time since it won't be long before it will be too cold to head out with out all our gear. Raking leaves is good exercise for Mama, too, especially when she has to do it 2-3 times with little "helpers". =) I rake them, they scatter them, but with good intentions of trying to imitate Mama. =)

Discovering the bury-me-in-leaves joy in fall.