Pumpkin Carving Night

On Tuesday, Sienna went on an extra special field trip with her Mama and Daddy to the Pumpkin Patch. It was Mama's field trip for her kindergartners and they met us there!

At the Pumpkin Patch

Choosing the "perfect" pumpkin.

Our little pumpkin at the patch.

Then, we went over to Sienna's preschool on Thursday night for Pumpkin Carving Night. We carved pumpkins together, drank apple cider, watched Sienna and her friends sing Halloween songs, and at the end they lit the candles in everybody's pumpkins and turned the lights out. Spooky!

"It's pumpkin carving night

It's pumpkin carving night

We'll sing some songs

And have some fun

It's pumpkin carving night"

Mama and Sienna at Pumpkin Carving Night.

Sienna's spooky pumpkin carved by her Daddy.

Sienna and her pumpkin.

Ready to sing!

Singing Halloween sings with her friends.

We also videotaped the performance and promise to get a copy out to our family very soon!

Love, Our Little Family

Well, Hello Fall!

It's beginning to feel a lot like Fall here at the little cottage...

One afternoon, Sienna helped make Mama's pumpkin bars. Mama wanted to take a few photos of her girl baking. Of course, Sienna wanted to take some, too!

Sienna put all of the dry goods into the mixing bowl.

Self-portrait. Love her chippy-toothed smile!

Baking - taken by Sienna.

Pumpkin Bars!

One of Sienna's other favorite things to do is polish her wood toys with beeswax. We are trying to incorporate this into our rhythm more, since Mama didn't properly care for Sienna's wooden baby bowl and it split into two pieces from drying out.

It's a fun indoor, cozy activity when it's rainy and gloomy outside.

Proud of her work - taken by Sienna.

Of course, so is taking photos.

Mama and Sienna

Mama - taken by Sienna.

Spooky eyes - taken by Sienna.

Hope you're enjoying your Fall, too!

Gordon Skagit Farms

On the first of October, amidst all of the sickies brewing in the little cottage, we took a journey north to Gordon Skagit Farms. This was our favorite farm from last year's Skagit Valley Festival of Family Farms and we knew that we wanted to visit again.

We had planned to take Sienna Ballerina to her dance class, but she was not feeling up for it. So, we stopped by the Co-op for some vitamins for the girl and on the way back home let her pick out a few favorite pumpkins from the farm.

Visiting with the chickens.

We can't wait to have our own little chickens!

Pumpkin Love

Our pumpkin, Sienna.

Nana and Sienna

Picking her "cinderella" pumpkin.

Mama - taken by Sienna.

Farm - taken by Sienna.

Ghost Pumpkins - taken by Sienna.

The pumpkin count this year is up to 3 homegrown pumpkins + 3 Gordon Skagit Farms pumpkins. I'm sure we'll be making a few more treks to the pumpkin patch, since we have a pumpkin-lover in the little cottage. Now, all Mama needs to do is make some of her yummy pumpkin bars!

Oh, and yes, Sienna is feeling quite better. She is back at preschool and playing with her friends, again.