Halloween 2011

A few pics of our pumpkin carving and the Halloween Walk Friday night.  Ella got lots of compliments on her Cheeseburger costume and her fries treat bag.  Although we weren't very successful in getting good pictures because she kept looking away!!

Before carving pumpkins

Ella & Jay with their first carved pumpkin

Ella & I with the last carved pumpkin (it took HOURS to carve pumpkins)

The finished product



House Party

I'm having a house party.  A grown-up one.  My first time ever hosting a shopping party!  My sassy friend Andrea recently starting selling products by Willow House - Fabulous (with a capital F) home products that they say are a mash of Pottery Barn and Crate & Barrel.  I LOVE IT!  So I decided to take the adult leap - host a party up in here.  Granted, we don't have a lot of space....lots of toys will be tossed (to the garage?) to make way for ladies, Willow House products and some yummy treats!  I'm excited.  If you read this blog and you weren't invited by evite, you may want to buy something, or even just check out what Willow House has to offer.  You can peruse the look book online and be sure to check out the "outlet" section - I was searching through that last night and there are all kinds of great items and the prices are wonderful!  Great gift ideas to be found....go look!  http://andreaseifert.willowhouse.com

If you want to come to the party - please do!  11/6/11 2 p.m.

Ella in the pumpkin patch

Apple Orchard

This past weekend we headed out to enjoy the weather and get some apples.  We hit the Minnesota Harvest orchard and also Jim's Apple Farm (the big yellow barn off of 169).  It was soooo busy because the weather was perfect for spending time outside.  Ella didn't think it was that fun though - I think she was too caught up in all the people!  I've made my first apple pie of the season - YUM!

Later in the day, Ella & I went to pick out our pumpkins.  We headed to a little farm stand in Farmington that has baby farm animals.  Ella had a BLAST!  She's obsessed with those baby animals.  I got a few pictures, but I think a video would have been better.  She had so many funny things to say to the animals.

First things first - waving hello to the cows.  :)

Talking with the piggies.  These were her favorites that day, we spent a lot of time watching them eat their corn.

Ella on her way to see the goats.  When she reached the goat, she said Hi Goat - I Ella - HA! See the picture below where she's talking with the goat (I love how she gets crouched down to talk face to face!)

She wouldn't stand still for a picture with the pumpkins....

Happy pumpkin picking!