To carve the right pumpkin you
#1 - Draw out your plan
#2 - Draw it on your pumpkin
#3 - Hire the right help
#4 - Keep a close eye on your hired help
#5- VOILA... the perfectly carved pumpkins...
Happy Harvest time!... Remember to let YOUR light shine!
On Monday I took the boys to a pumpkin farm not far from here. It was a great Christian farm and we had a great time. There was so much to do on the farm... not just pick pumpkins!
They had two old trucks they had converted into "corn kernel boxes". The boys loved digging and loading the kernels. I think they would've played in those all day! They also had a huge haybale fort and a lawnmower train that were a boy's paradise!
Before we headed out to pick our pumpkins the owner of the farm shared a wonderful lesson about how pumpkins grow and how we are to let the light of Jesus shine from us. It made the pumpkin picking experience so much more exciting! The boys are still looking for the "belly button" on the pumpkins!
Other activities at the farm were the corn maze (with Carter as our fearless leader!). We used antique machines to remove the kernels from the corn and grind them to feed the animals. 
They had a wonderful gift shop, beautiful mums, and FINALLY I found butternut squash for a decent price!
It was a lot of work, but well worth the drive and effort! (can you tell just how hard it was from the look on Carter's face? )
Up next... our carved pumpkins!!
So I've been MIA I know...
I've discovered that I have no moderation abilities in my body. I'm an all or nothing sort of girl!
(As evidenced by my eating habits! - Brings up an interesting thought about why people always start a diet on Mondays.. but I'll save that on for another time!)
Life has been crazy with moving, soccer games, and babysitting two more PLUS homeschooling Carter and NOW Hayden too it seems (he insists I really wanted to wait on most of it, but he really is into it - so why not!). I must say that I'm really impressed with how good he is picking up on things. We are all getting into a rhythm and some days are better than others.
Here's a look at our Pizza night (Chicago-style deep dish pizza) last night. We had a great time and WILL be doing it again. (I'll be posting the recipe on my recipe blog if you are interested.)
It was alot of fun for everyone and worth the work!
Have fun watching Bryan "spin some dough" (I had extras so we made 2 flat pizza crusts to freeze for another night)
I'll try to be better about keeping in touch. My goal is once a week... hopefully!
BABYSITTING - or as Carter says... "Cousins' Camp daycare"... in short watching my 3 nieces is what my life has consisted of lately... It's been busy and interesting. Girls are DEFINETLY different than boys!
The smallest one is H - she is 6 months and little for her age! This girl is tough though, she's already made it through Wyatt "helping" get her our of the pack n play!!
Next up is A - she doesn't slow down or let the boys stop her! She has already been found hanging on to the outside rail of the deck - because she saw the boys doing it!
The oldest is B - she is a true firstborn! She and Carter have already butted heads a couple of times. This year she starts kindergarten.. so I will only be watching her on teacher work days.
I've been trying to think of things to keep them busy... so far we've colored, fought over the power wheels jeeps, played outside, fought over the power wheels jeeps, played inside.. fought over the ... you get the idea!
Dress up has been a big hit, but we don't have the girly dresses!
We even visited the local children's museum! It was great a very small local place to go, but great to let the kids go and not worry about them! 
It was a great place to explore and escape the heat!!
These two don't let the heat slow them down though...
So we've done it.. we are officially MOVED!! It's been a week and a half since we left Michigan for the HOT HUMID south!! (I've really forgotten how HOT and HUMID it is down here! - We had such a mild summer in Michigan it's really been a shock!)
I hope to post more faithfully... now that we are somewhat "settled". Today was the first day of babysitting for me.. my three boys PLUS my three nieces! Six kids ages 6 - 6 months! It went well... there are things I need to work on, and creative new ideas to keep all the little hands busy!!!
For now.. I'll just share Carter's tour of our new house.. not sure that the sound works, but you can see it (hopefully)
WOW it's been a long time... I bet you're surprised to hear from me again!
He went from training wheels to pro in seconds. Bryan took the training wheels off and he TOOK OFF with no help at all. 
The only problem he has is starting off himself, but he's already getting the hang of that!
He's pretty proud that he can ride like a BIG boy!! I can't say that I'm suprised - He's always done this - it's like he watches and learns how to do things right then just DOES IT. 
Here's a video of his great job riding. 
He's had a rougher day today though... after another night with a low grade fever and headache (this has been going off and on since Friday) I took him to the doctor this morning - thinking he had a sinus infection.
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