First Day of School and Halloween

Ava looked so cute in her little piggies...her bangs are still growing out...

Lydia has been in school for a few month now, but better late than never right? Here she is on the first morning of school. She's already in 2nd grade! Where has the time gone?
I took the girls and my niece to Tom's Pumpkin Patch to get our pumpkins. The girls had a blast and we wound up in the furthest corner of the patch to find our perfect pumpkins. The girls wanted to ride in the wagon, but I reminded them that the pumpkins were in the way. They had to walk. With some minor scrapes and tears, we made it back to the car.
Lydia and Ava really got into the pumpkin carving this year. They thought the guts were really cool. Ava wanted to use the knife to cut, but I still was not ready for her to do this on her own. Maybe next year kid! Lydia did quite well with her carving.
So a bunny, an octopus, and a chicken walk into a bar and the bartender says...

We took the girls to my sisters in Chisago to do a little trick o treating. We hit up the neighbors, then drove over the the Wallmark Lake Wannabies neighborhood where the houses are closer together. It was much warmer this year and the girls had a ton of fun. The sugar high in our house was insane.