trick-or-treat

Happy Halloween!

Happy Birthday, Max!

this is NOT a pumpkin

. . . this is a jack-o-lantern!

Lucy was very helpful — she cleaned out her pumpkin and drew on it the picture she wanted carved [it was one she had seen in a book]. Mommy wielded the knife.

Lucy's is the stemless one in the middle.

the great pumpkin

We took Lucy pumpkin picking today. We tried to go to Lookout Farm but they had already sold out of pumpkins. [Well, actually, they still had a few left sitting on hay bales, but what fun is that??] Fortunately, on the way there, we spotted the Hills Congregational Church's annual charity Pumpkin Patch Sale! What a find that was — we all had a great time choosing our pumpkins. Lucy even picked out her own pumpkin and stuck to her guns when I suggested she find one that had a stem – she would not be swayed. [We bought her that stemless pumpkin.]

Lucy also enjoyed the wagon-ride as I pulled her [and our three pumpkins] all around the "pumpkin patch."

Finding great pumpkins and giving a little something back — isn't that what Halloween is all about?

a costume party

Lucy's friend Max had a costume party to celebrate his first birthday. All the kids [and most of the grown-ups] were in costume. Everyone looked great! Max was a monkey, his cousins were a Power Ranger and a baby bunny; and Lucy, of course, was a bee.

Max got some really great toys for his birthday and Lucy was not shy about trying them out. She particularly enjoyed the little, red, ride-on car and challenged Max for a ride. Poor Max — doesn't even get to play with his own presents at his birthday party . . .

Just wait, Max, you'll be bigger than Lucy soon enough . . .

poisonous?

This is not a poisonous mushroom.

How do I know? Well, Lucy was kind enough to taste it and require a call to the Poison Control Center. I emailed them this picture and they confirmed it was not going to kill her or make her sick . . . phew.

Nice to know we don't have deadly fungi growing in the yard.

it's pajama time

The weather is starting to get colder and that means good bye old-shorty-pajamas, and hello new-cozy-pajamas!

Lucy has 2 new pairs that she particularly enjoys - one holiday festive, and one froggy.


Lucy sure is feeling sassy in her new pumpkin pajamas.