The Lady With The Alligator Purse

One of my girls' favorite books is The Lady With The Alligator Purse. Jacque will read it to the girls, and she's done it so many times that I can't tell if Calista can read it, or if it is just memorized. We got to watch one of our friends today, and Ellen sat down to read him the book. After listening to her, I grabbed my camera and had her read it again. Hopefully you can hear her little voice. Don't get too impressed, because I know it is all memorization. Sorry you don't get to see the pictures while she's reading, but I couldn't get them to show up very well.

Our Pumpkins

Every year I'm excited to paint pumpkins. And this year we got to paint pumpkins from our very own garden!! Most of the pumpkins turn out like the little pumpkins in this picture, which is fine because its just another fun activity to do with your pumpkin. However this year, Samuel and Jacque got a little more creative. Jacque painted her pumpkin and did a great job making a face. Samuel let me help him paint his pumpkin (the big one). We looked at some coloring pages that I got online, and then I drew it on the pumpkin and Samuel painted it. The more I look at it, the more his pumpkin makes me feel at home. It seems that whenever a camera get pulled out at family gatherings, there is at least one person in my family, or extended family for that matter, that likes to make a similar face :p I hope everyone had a Happy Halloween!!