Pumpkins

We went to Grisamore Farms to pick out pumpkins the Monday before Halloween. When we asked where the pumpkin patch was, they told us, but added that most of the good pumpkins were up around the store and that there weren't a whole lot of good pumpkins in the field anymore.

That was kinda an understatement. lol... we found some that would "work", but finally decided to go get some from up by the store since we couldn't find 4 that would "work". The people at the store said that they'd had an abnormally bad crop this year and that next year we should come about a week and a half to two weeks before Halloween to make sure that we got a good pumpkin and that it didn't go bad before Halloween. :) So next year, we'll hit it the Saturday before Halloween and stay to do the hay rides and corn maze as well. :)

One of the ladies in the shop was super nice and agreed to take a family photo. I just wish the trees in the background had shown up. They were brilliant yellow, orange, and red... just like in the first photo with Britton and Ashton's car seat. :)

Cookies

While the Quist's were in town for Ashton's blessing, we made some sugar cookies and Lexi did Jack-o-Lantern faces with Grandma Lisa. She had SUCH a good time!

Grandpa Curtis and uncle Kramer kept snitching candy corn, and so they became the "snitcher's club" (which Lexi still brings up and laughs about). Britton and Lexi finally joined as well, so almost everyone was part of the snitcher's club. :)

Ashton's Blessing

Ashton's blessing was great! Everyone got into town by Saturday night (my poor father got stranded in Detroit for a night since Ithaca's airport was fogged in) and we had a great time together, eating, chatting, visiting Cornell campus, and the local falls. There are a lot of waterfalls right around Cornell campus. They're all beautiful! I'll have to post some pics later!

My parents stayed at a nearby hotel to avoid the problem of having 8 adults and 1 bathroom Sunday morning when we all needed to be ready by 9am. :) It worked out well, and we all made it to church before the meeting started. I had a moment of panic when I realized after I sat down in the church building that Ashton's headband was too big for her head, but fortunately I'd randomly brought a needle and white thread with me, so my mom quickly basted it in the right spot before Britton took her up for her blessing. The sound system was on the fritz so we all moved up to the first and second pews so that we could hear the blessing well. It was beautiful. I feel so blessed to have two wonderful and beautiful daughters.

My parents left Monday afternoon and the Quists left Tuesday morning. The weekend was wonderful. Everyone seemed to have a good time and Britton was able to go up to Palmyra on Monday with his family after swimming with Lexi at m parent's hotel. We really had a great time with everyone, Lexi loved making pumpkin cookies with her Grandma Lisa (pictures to be posted later), and we were sad to see our families leave.

School

Alexis stared preschool this year and was SO excited to go! The morning of, she could hardly sleep and got up much earlier than normal, urgently telling Britton that she had to "get ready for school"! Britton promised Lexi that he would see her off at school, so we picked Britton up from Cornell and then the three of us went to school.

Lexi hung up her coat, then showed Britton around her classroom...she was most interested in showing him the wide range of dress-up clothes available, and put one on before we left.