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Answer: "Cut it out!" Get it?  I thought it was cute.  But I will keep my day jobs:-) First year that all three really participated in the pumpkin carving.  Last year Olivia was still a bit small - and the other two were leery of pumpkin goop.  This year they were all eager to get messy, dig out those seeds and carve thier pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns.  So much fun!  Bring on Halloween!

I got to go to the farm today with Kate and her classmates and it was an absolute blast!  We went to Gust Brothers Farm (our favorite farm in town) - and we got to see all sorts of animals (cows, chickens, sheep, kittens, bunnies, pigs).  We rode on a hayride, learned about what the animals eat, saw tractors and picked out pumpkins.  My favorite part was when Kate's class started signing on the hayride.  They are sooooo sweet at this age.  Love it.

I am a sucker for outside.  I love everything about it - Winter, Spring, Summer & Fall.  And I want my girls to learn to love it too - it's free, often times breathtaking (even in Toledo, OH) and in my mind, the best artwork on the planet (thanks God!).  Today was no exception - we hiked on a few paths in one of my favorite metroparks - and the leaves were gorgeous.  Their true colors shining through.  I love Fall, the smell of it, the beauty of it and the feel of it.  And I cherish hours like these with my girls where we get to slow down and just be and chat and learn and take in beautiful things and each other. We were on a hunt for deer.  A few people told us that they saw some - the girls were on the lookout.  We never spotted any, but we did find some pretty cool trees, leaves and trunks! I love my brown eyed girl. At one point we had to start putting down leaves because she couldn't hold any more:-) Dancing and goofing off! I think

Today we had our first Halloween Party of the season and it was an absolute blast!  The kids got to make crafts, take pictures in a photo booth (I think they drove the photo guy nuts:-)), ride on hayrides, eat, decorate cookies and dance to a DJ.  All dressed as a turtle, cheetah and butterfly. It was an absolute blast - such a great time.  My 3 munchkins all dressed up! Ava's cookie masterpiece.  Complete with buckets of frosting and gummy worms. The girls anxiously awaiting the hay ride with friends...and Darth Vader. Hayride time.  Doug and Pete (aka Darth Vader) were the lucky ones who got to chaperone the adventure through the golf course Kate and one of her favorite friends from school/soccer. Busting moves on the dance floor.  So. Much. Fun. They really had a blast! Ava doing the chicken dance! Kate getting down!  Most happening cheetah in town!

Beautiful day outside so we made some time for a little work... A little play.... A little more work (well...at least for one of them.  Ava was determined to fill up the pumpkin.  The other two...)... And finally...done and proud of their pumpkin man.