Pumpkin's Pumpkin lunch

For lunch, Jadyn had a pumkin sandwich (using a cookie cutter),

carrots, pumpkin smiles (mandarin oranges), and pumpkin cottage cheese. She had fun putting the dye in the cottage cheese, but then she wouldn't eat it. I can't blame her. I tried to finish it for her and was kind of grossed out too!

Trick-or-Treating at the nursing home

This morning I took the girls trick-or-treating at the nursing home with our MOPS group. I wanted Jadyn to experience being around older people. She was very polite and friendly to all the residents. I was trying to explain to her how they enjoyed our visit because they get lonely. I think she understood. I hope to take her back soon. She brings so much joy to our lives. I know the residents love to see children and she could bring them some joy as well.

This is her little friend Brynn in the picture with the girls. Jadyn loves Brynn and was trying to hold her hand while they were trick-or-treating!

Jadyn didn't even try to eat any more candy (I let her have 2 tootsie rolls while we were there) on the way home. If she would only always remain this obedient...even when she is a teenager!

Maya will be 3 months old tomorrow!

Maya is getting so big. She is wearing a 6 months size outfit in this picture. It is a little bit big, but not by much! She is still such a sweetie and she brings me so much joy.

Pumpkin Carving Her Pumpkin!

Getting Started:


The fun part: Sawing with the special knife


Finished product: Look how fun it is to take the lid off/on!


Jadyn loved carving pumpkins for Family Home Evening. She still would not touch the inside guts and made Nathan scoop it all. She said she didn't want to get her hands messy! She loved using the little saw and was actually very good at it.

Maya didn't make it for the family event. She went to bed early and Nathan and Jadyn carved her pumpkin for her!

Two little monkeys

We took the girls Trick or Treating at the mall this morning. Jadyn loved it and Maya slept the whole time. Then, this evening was our ward's Trunk-or-Treat. Jadyn told us on the way home, "I love candy. Lots of people gave me candy. They must love me!". She continues to crack us up everyday.

Apple Orchard

This morning we met some of the ladies from our ward at the apple orchard. Jadyn's favorite part was the tractor ride. It was freezing and the tractor exhaust was in our faces, but I guess it was thrilling for a toddler!

I was a little bummed because we didn't get to actually pick off the trees. I guess because it is so late in the season they had to pick them already and put them in the bins. I could have picked from a bin in a warm grocery store!

Jadyn also enjoyed getting a little apple sipper cup at the store there with some money that Grandma Julie gave her. She has been drinking out of it all day and actually drank a full glass of milk and asked for more. If I only knew that the trick to getting her to drink liquids was a cute little apple bottle, I would have purchased one long ago!

Pumpkin Patch

Jadyn loved visiting the pumpkin patch this year. She picked out a pumpkin for herself and Maya. It was a little chilly out there so we didn't stay too long. Maya slept in the sling the whole time.

I noticed after we came home that one of the pumpkins has a "disease" (for lack of a better term) on the bottom. Oh well, maybe Gene the Pumpkin Man is not all it is cracked up to be!