I spy something.... ORANGE!!!

Charles, Lily and I headed out to Old Baker Farm to take part in some harvest season activities. Lily took particular interst in the petting farm. I was extremely nervous her little fingers would quickly become the harvest feed!!!Lily watching the baby calves drink their baba...(milk in a bottle). She would have much rather been on the other side of the fence participating in supper!!!Lily and Daddy in the pumpkin patch! It was a tough pick... we had 25,000 pumpkins to consider to be the possible pumpkin on the Sullivan porch! It could have been a loooong night....Fortunately this little one had a eye for good crop... and she knew these just weren't going to do... But this pumpkin... might have made the cut.
Of course it will need a thorough test. It feels just about right... And it meets Daddy's approval... Well, we decided on something a little smaller... it was a perfect pick! But it wasn't much smaller- it gave our little pumpkin a run for her money..
We rode with our pumpkins for 2 miles on a hayride around the farm!!! When we got home... we got straight to business. "Dad, are you sure about this? I mean... I might get messy...." Lily didn't hesitate long... She is a master pumkin carver!

Yuck!Well, there is no harm in trying everything once... Lily did an excellent job of scooping all the seeds out of the pumpkin!She was very proud of her accomplishment... even if it meant getting a little messy!Of course, we saved our seeds to make a tasty treat! Charles made two batches of yummy roasted pumpkin seeds (He's the domestic one, and an great one at that)! He made one slightly salted and one cinnamon sugar. TASTY! Yes Lily, you can eat them now!But don't give up faith on me just yet, I tried my hand at a sweet Halloween treat!

Lily and I baked a PUMPKIN CAKE!! Orange icing was a little bit of a challenge and my help got a little fustrated with my novice skills!
Ta da!!! It must have been magic...

Happy Halloween!!!

A visit from the Cuz

As most know, cousin Andrew came over and played with Lily for the second longest playdate ever. They shared, they fought, but most importantly they fed each other:

Andrew did a great magic trick

Now you see it...

Now you kinda see it...

Now you dont!! Lily was having so much fun she could barely stay in her seat!Lily eating LOTS of table foodWe couln't keep Lily out of this booster seat and so we just put in the playroom where she will go sit FOREVER

Since the phones were out Lily knew that could mash the buttons all she wanted

Lily has also developed a wonderful scream that'll nearly make you wreck the car

Tot Lot

Right in the heart of Crestline, just across from the school, and just down the street from a rooke that is taller than Lily lies the best kids park ever! Lily got to visit the Tot Lot with Andrew and they had a ball!Andrew is pretty sure he liked the swing"What on Earth are you doing Lily?!?!""Just surfin USA"WEEEEEEEECome on Andrew!! Let's go Slidin'The Lot is a lot bigger when your 27" tallNo problem climbing here"What color is your bark?" "brown, your?" "mines brown too, how about that?""Do you have any idea how hard it is to castle these pieces"Just practicing a few moves

The kids having a good giggle in the tunnel

Andrew and Lily took turns feeling the tunnel

Lily pushed cousin Drewsky on the swing

Cuz just trying to think a few moves ahead