I told the kids that once our summer garden dies off that we will take out the dead plants and play in the mud. Well they took it upon themselves to make this happen. I wasn't mad or frustrated. I simply took pictures and movies. After all how cool of a childhood is this? Plus I got back at them when I hosed them off with ice cold water. Ahh it's good to be a mom sometimes.
Ashley Marie taking in all the madness. She is learning so many cool things to try when she gets older. She will know how to get into trouble, but she will be lucky enough to have an older brother and sister help her to not get caught. The joys of being the youngest.
Carving pumpkins with the kids is obviously a very fun night of memory making. I think it is funny how Paul and I go about things so differently and it can all be summed up with our pumpkin carving planning. Paul told both of the kids to draw what they wanted their pumpkin's faces to look like on paper first. Then draw the face on the pumpkin. I am much more of a let's wing it type of girl. I say carve first and then see what it turns out to be. Either way the kids had fun and I enjoyed Paul putting so much effort into making their pumpkins turn out super cute and "Smooky". Grandma Duck and Papa Razzi joined us in all the fun, and I think I learned where Paul got his diligence from. Papa Razzi was the first to start and the last to finish, but ended up with a pretty special pumpkin. We are so lucky to have our parents live close by to enjoy these special times. Our babies will only be this little once.
