Pumpkin Carving

Mer enjoyed carving the pumpkins after dinner tonight.  She did a very good job picking out seeds from the pulp - ready for roasting.  3 days until the big show!!

Zoo Goes Boo

We enjoyed a fun afternoon at John Ball Zoo with Patsi, Bryan, and Gavin.  The kids had fun trick-or-treating, playing games like ring toss and bean bag toss, checking out clowns and, of course, checking out the animals.  The bumble bee, the dinosaur, and Mr. Potato Head were a great trio.

Visit to Grosse Pointe

We enjoyed a wonderful Sunday afternoon visit with Grandma Brown and Grandpa Wilberding - a great day!

Fall Saturday at the Park

We enjoyed some playtime at the park on Saturday afternoon.  Charlie likes watching Mer play on the slide.

Weekend

We had a fun time visiting Meijer Gardens on Saturday, however, the kids were not interested in posing for many pictures - particularly Charlie.  While Mer enjoyed rock climbing at the Y this evening  (activity in her sports sampler class), I tried to get a couple more photos of Charlie.

Birthday - Round 2

We enjoyed celebrating Meredith's 5th birthday with family on Sunday.  She loved playing with her fun gifts:  a princess puppet, sticker books, "Wizard of Oz" DVD (her current fay-brit movie), and an archery set from uncle Eric so she can be just like Princess Merida from the movie, "Brave."  A Hello Kitty birthday cake was a great way to finish the party.

Meredith is 5!

 Birthday morning doughnut

 Nannie & Grandpa Tom's  flying fairy present

 Talking Sophia doll

 Cute fall outfit from Aunt Nancy & Uncle Greg

 A flying fairy demo for Nannie & Grandpa Tom

 Counting out five candles...

Happy Birthday, Meredith!

Meredith had a fun-filled birthday!  She brought cupcakes to school for her classmates, and she had a great day at school.  We opened cards & presents (thank you all!) and had a spaghetti & meatball dinner (by request) before a yummy dessert of vanilla cake and chocolate ice cream.  We look forward to celebrating again on Sunday with the Sperlings....and Charlie won't be sleeping for round 2!