pumpkin party

we were invited to a pumpkin party by a boy from our soccer team. the kids were really excited - they had no idea what would be there, but anything with the word party must be very exciting! they enjoyed playing with friends, carving pumpkins, and eating... there were pumpkin chocolate chip scones, pumpkin cookies, and pumpkin muffins with pumpkin frosting that even looked like pumpkins with a little pretzel on top as a stem! (in addition to all the other yummy food you were probably supposed to eat before dessert)

jojo carved his pumpkin then played. then took the pumpkin back to the carving table, then played. then back to carving... we kept warning him that too many holes would not work out so well. and he finally listened. he had the original smiley face and about 10 other holes. but he didn't destroy the face, so mom didn't freak out. (yes, i'm one of those moms who want the art project done my way so i can tell what it is - i have to really fight myself to even let them just color their own way! something i'm working through. :)

anyhow. good time had by all. we spent a good 3 hours there. it was a huge yard, all fenced in and child-proofed, with tons for the kids to do - the bounce house was a hit, but so was their wood pile. jojo cleaned it all up and made it neat and tidy - it had been knocked over by a coyote or something. kiki too found the wood fun to climb, trees to explore, a birdhouse to peer at, and much more. even sy challenged himself to balance on an old utility pole.

and ky made hay angels and threw lots of hay into the air so that by the time we left her hair was filled with hay! we brushed her out on the front yard when we came home. it was pretty funny.

and that was the pumpkin party!