Pumpkins!!

The day before Halloween we were able to get together with my friend Lisa and her family for a little pre-Halloween trick-or-treating and pumpkin carving. Although the mommies and the kids started the carving, the daddies took over and finished up the task of making the pumpkins turn into jack-o-lanterns! :)

I am 5!!!!!

Madison turned 5 on October 21st!! WOW where did the time go??!!
The Queen Bee had a fabulous Halloween themed birthday party with lots of family, friends, face painting, pumpkin decorating, craft making, candy eating. and cookie frosting! Mommy and Daddy even dressed for her and we enjoyed every minute, too!

The little Queen Bee

Her cake

Mommy and some of the girls

Grandpa Bootsie and Antonio the nerd

Our Family

The bee and her cake

Cousins Take 1

Cousins Take 2

Opening presents

So much fun!!

Coyote of the Month

October was an exciting month for Madison...not only is it her birthday and halloween, she was selected for Coyote of the month at her school. It was so wonderful to be able to see her receive her award and hear all the fabulous things her teacher had to say about her. She has perfect attendance, does her homework plus extra, is responsible, respectful, meeting all the standards and is an all-around great kid!!

With her class

Ms. Lunn and the Character Counts Kids

Kye-Kye and Madison

Maddie and Ms. Lunn

With Mommy and Daddy

Pumpkin Patch

I love this time of year...the still warmish weather (although lately it has been down right HOT), the colors of fall, the pumpkin patch trips and enjoying be outdoors. Soooooo we headed out to a local pumpkin patch with a hayride, train, pumpkin patch, petting zoo, etc... Madison has enjoyed this place for the last several years and although Mackenzie went last year, she didn't really partake in the festivities...but this year you couldn't stop that girl! She ran and kept up just fine with her big sister!

Getting so big!

So tall!

Peek-a-boo

She loved the goats!

Who you lookin' at??
I'll take this one!
She had to search all the pumpkins to find the perfect one!waiting for the hayride
with their pumpkins


Last, but not least, babies gone wild!

Family Reunion

Last weekend we headed to Modesto for a family reunion with Scott's mom's side of the family. There were many new faces for us to meet and some who live a stone's throw away! We didn't know we had so much family close by! Here are some of the highlights...

The whole crew....

Scott's extended family

Scott's "Mimi" and her brothers

Madison and Jenna