Preschool Fall Farm Party

Making Dirt

Shooing the Pigs into the Barn

Cow Beanbag Toss

Horse Races

Craft Time

Three girls in the pig barn

Madeline was teacher's helper today.
This is her with Miss Diana singing the goodbye song and handing out folders.

Madeline had her first preschool party today. They don't do Halloween, so we had a fall farm theme. It was my first experience being on the parent side of a party instead of on the teacher side. It was so fun. I had some great parents to work with and the kids got to do some really fun things. They made dirt with JD tractor gummies, played shoo the pigs in the barn, cow bean bag toss, and horse races, and got to make a cute lollipop scarecrows and corn cob paintings. It was a wonderful party. Madeline said she loved it all!

We're Off to Trick or Treating!

The Wicked Witch & Dorothy--I'll get you my pretty and your little dog too! Ha,ha,ha!

Taking it all in
Funny how Dorothy was standing right next to her on stage!
Caroline got First Place in her age division

Madeline got First Place in her division too! Her friend Behla got 2nd!

Kalona had their trick-or-treat night tonight, so we went out in the rain and had a great time visiting neighbors and friends. After that, the Optimist Club had a children's Halloween Party and the rec center. There were some games and snacks and a costume contest. Both of our girls got first place in their age division! It was a fun night. Caroline didn't fuss even a little after she got her ruby slippers on. She just kept saying, "Sparkle, sparkle!" Madeline absolutely loved being something scary. You should here her say, "I'll get you my pretty and your little dog too! Ha, ha, ha!" She is really good at it and Caroline just laughs and laughs.

"No Dory, no Dory! Off!"

This is Caroline's first attempt at her Dorothy costume. As you can see she did not want it on at all. She just kept saying, "No Dory (dorothy), no Dory! Off!" It was too cute not to take pictures and I was worried she would never put it on again!

Pumpkin Carving

We carved out pumpkins last night. It was a lot of fun. Madeline had a design for each of our 4 pumpkins. Of course we had a daddy, mommy, big sister, and baby pumpkin. Everyone got a face, but my pumpkin was the designated Hawkeye pumpkin this year. It is our family tradition to have a pumpkin with the Hawk emblem. Denny is the carver and the girls and I get to pull out all the insides. Madeline really go into it this year. She wanted to do as much as possible by herself. Caroline really loved her little pumpkin. She was so excited when we put in the light. She kept saying, "light, light." Happy Halloween!

Dr. Polly Visit

Cleaning

New toothbrush & goodies

X-ray

Counting teeth
Madeline has always loved medical appointments, the dentist, haircuts, etc. She just loves to be big. These are pics of her at Dr. Polly's (her dentist). The dentist is almost like a treat for her. We got a great report again. Beautiful teeth and no cavities. They took x-rays of her front baby teeth and it looks like she could get loose front teeth before long!

Sit Zoe

Caroline plays babies almost as much as Madeline does. This is the day she decided she and Zoe would have a snack together. She asked me for a snack for her and then for Zoe. She sat Zoe down, "Dit Zoe" and then proceeded to chat with and feet Zoe her snack. It was too cute!

Self Feeding

Caroline is getting pretty good with silverware. She decided on Monday that she would feed herself her yogurt. It was messy, but overall she did really well. I love her independence & spunk!

Trunk or Treat

The Wicked Witch of the West

Friends from Church (The Pences) Thing 1 (Carson) & Thing 2 (Ava) and their Mom, Crissy
Our Church Family

Our church had trunk-or-treating on Sunday afternoon. Madeline and I went together. It was a fun time and as you can see there were a lot of different costumes. These are the kids of some of our closest friends from church.

Meeting Lauren Avery

Caroline loved meeting Lauren.

Madeline was tickling and cooing to her. It was precious.

Denny and Lauren Avery

The Girls

Denny was honored to be chosen as the sponsor for his cousin, Evie's new little girl, Lauren Avery. She was baptized on Sunday, so we made the trip to Oskaloosa for her special day. She is absolutely adorable with all of her hair and bright eyes. Of course, our girls adored her.

Switch!

Caroline now pushes Madeline on her bike! She really believes she is the big one!

Kitty Jammies

The girls have matching silky kitty jammies from Uncle Brad and they both can finally fit into them. They had them on the other night and you would have thought they were dressed for a ball. They were jumping, dancing, giggling, and having so much fun in their jammies! Caroline especially likes to be dressed like her big sister. She squeals and laughs!

Auntie!

Auntie Mallory came for a few days to help me get a few things organized, sorted, and cleaned out. I just needed a playmate for the girls and that's what she did. It is always a treat for her to come, but this time was especially great since she really was here just to play! Thanks, Mallory. The girls love you!

Austin's Superbowl

Getting tatooed Austin-#64

Caroline & Papa

Silly Cousins

The Fans

Our nephew, Austin, played in his last 6th grade football game today. His team only lost one game this season, so we went to cheer him on. It was a nice, but windy day! Congratulations Austin. We're proud of you!