Happy Thanksgiving!

Trick or Treat!

Halloween is even better when you're a parent! If you saw the video of Lauren singing, you know what I mean. She has been awaiting the day for weeks. Naturally, as soon as trick or treating ended, she had already moved on to Christmas anticipation. The joy of childhood!

Here is a picture of Tink, ready for her classroom party.
Lauren's buddies, Morgan and Maggie. Obviously fans of Cheetos.

Pumpkin carving!

Pumpkin eating! Ew.

The finished products. Guess which one I carved.
Tinkerbell and our little pumpkin are ready to trick or treat.
Sami and her cousin, Alyssa, hung out in the wagon. They earned plenty of candy, even without saying, "trick or treat."
Doing his duty as daddy and uncle.
Lauren sprinted through this decorative entrance. Even after she passed through it, I could barely get her to stand still for this photo. Scary!

A Pumpkin, Short and Fat

Lauren has been singing Halloween songs all week long, but this one is our favorite. It's my first attempt at a video post so hopefully it works. Be sure to pause the blog's ipod music before you play the video. Enjoy!

Let's Go Fly a Kite!

Can you believe it was nearly 80 degrees today? The weather was beautiful and windy, so we decided to take advantage of it by flying a kite. It was the girls' first experience. What fun!Apparently flying a kite is so easy, it can be done sitting down. Do you think she might be showing off here?

Needless to say, Lauren is hooked on a new hobby.
Sami wasn't content to watch from her stroller for long. She held the kite like a champ!

Grandpa's Funhouse

We had a great visit with Rick and Marijo in Ellsworth. Lauren has been talking about Grandpa's house for a week. She loved running from room to room and couldn't get enough of the bunk beds. She thought it was a magical place! We headed to White House Fruit Farm where everyone enjoyed a mini corn maze, playhouse, and fall goodies.

As you can see, Sami didn't mind the cold. And she got to show off her snowman hat for the first time this season.

One of the best parts of the weekend was our little cookout in the driveway. We sat on hay bales and roasted hotdogs and marshmallows. The marshmallows were about 5 times bigger than average. They were amazing, and as you can imagine, Lauren thoroughly enjoyed them.

Raking Leaves

Lauren came home from preschool this week and informed me that she was heading to the back yard to rake the leaves. She spent about an hour outside making her little pile. She thought it was the greatest thing and so did we!
I love how proud she looks here.

Shaw Farms

The Gallite family has made it our mission to see every available farm this fall! At least that's what it seems. This one probably tops our list though. Lots of fun things for the kids to see and do.