Melissa, Andy and the kids' Blog

Pumpkin carving is a fun activity to do with a boyfriend! I surprised my boyfriend, Andy, with a pumpkin when he came over. Andy was more than willing to let me dig out the pumpkin guts. He finally put his skills to use by outlining the picture. I was more than willing to let him do the rest of the work. He is concentrating really hard to carve the pumpkin. He did a fantastic job! Look at the wolf howling at the moon. I then started separating the seeds from the rest of the stuff. Then I rinsed them, put them on a baking sheet, salted them, and baked them. The seeds were yummy! It was a great date!

This last weekend I went to Oregon for Fall Break. My new niece, Mya, got blessed. My dad and Darlene came up of Friday. This was taken at Olive Garden. On Saturday my brother, Brian, and his family came down. Here is my happy little nephew, Liam. We all went to a pumpkin patch and enjoyed the beautiful weather. Here I am with my sister, Trisha, and Mya. Mom and Bill also came out for the festivities. We got to watch some pumpkins shot out of some pumpkin launcher. Kiera, Ava, and Kael thought it was a little loud. Kael's birthday is coming soon, so I got him this little art set. He loved it! Kael is quite the artist! Here is Mya in her first white dress! Isn't she adorable? We took some family photos, but this was my favorite. My sister is my best friend! Below is Brian's family, Trisha's family, and myself. (I think I was talking.) Mommy and daughter! My little redheaded nephew, Liam. He is normally really happy, but he was sick and didn't sleep much. Grandpa ...