Pumpkin, Pumpkin I've Been Thinking

It's not all bad.  Yes, I put myself in time-out today ("Sorry! Mommy can't come out until she has a smile on her face!") and yes, the kids broke down into melty puddles of tears when they found out I was getting a much needed night off.  Notice Adam's little arms wrapped desperately around my legs- it's nice to be appreciated!

 But we also spent the afternoon camped out in the toy room, snacking on ghosty-marshmallows and reading books, 

and we got a surprise package in the mail today!  Thanks, Grandma- don't mind Leah's disinterested face, she was munching on something.

 No, it's not all bad.  In fact, it's mostly quite good.  

*****

We carved our Halloween pumpkins tonight.

Leah and Adam both refused to do their fair share of goop-scooping- too icky!- but loved the make-shift hats and pumpkin seed decorations.

 And everyone loved the final product- a happy, glowing little family. 

Exactly what we are striving to be.