Pumpkin Girl

Thank you for all of your sweet comments on my first Home School Open House post below! I'm hoping that by next month the word will be out more...so as we get closer to the next Open House, if you'll help me spread the word, I'd be oh-so grateful! :)
But even as it was, I hope you enjoyed it! (The amazing thing is that my six year old in the video actually wanted to recite that on her own to me, and I just happened to pick up the camera on the desk beside me and asked her if I could record it!)


We're not overly big on Halloween at our house for various reasons. But the girls usually do go trick or treating down our small street with their daddy, followed by a church Harvest Party.
Not so good for my little one's severe cavity issues, but it is fun to dress up!
Both girls picked great themes this year...stay tuned!

And as you know, we also go to pumpkin patches each year because that just says fall to us.

Somehow, I started this tradition of taking a picture of my youngest holding a pumpkin the very first year that she could.

Here she is that first year...age one and a half...


And here she is, five years later...

Even now, she's still a wisp of a girl, and this pumpkin seemed as heavy as a boulder!

This youngest of mine, had a couple- shall we say- behavioral issues this week. But she has been quick to repent because she truly truly wants to do the right thing. And she has such a tender and pure heart.

Last night as we were brushing our teeth before bed, she asked me what I was going to dress up as. I told her I don't usually dress up...but maybe I could wear a funny hat?
She then replied, "You should be an angel."
I thought this was sweet enough but I asked her why, and she replied soberly, looking up with me with her big brown eyes,
"Because you look one."

I was tired from the day and certainly didn't feel like I looked very angelic...so you can imagine how that melted my heart as I bent down to give her a big smoochie kiss!

A tantrum the day before? I don't remember any tantrum...!