blue ribbon garden.

this weekend has been a beautiful one...full of family,

beautiful weather & fun.  we don't necessarily "celebrate"

halloween, but spent awesome time at the pumpkin patch,

carved pretty designs in the pumpkins, roasted the seeds

& let the kiddos dress up and go to a couple neighbors' houses.

[quickly before the yucky costumes came out!]

it's a careful balance of being in the world, but not of it.

i can't hide our kids from the horrific decorations that seem to be in every lawn,

but we will be slowly tell them of the history &

why we "celebrate" it much differently.

celebrating Autumn?  we do!

icarly & sam

flower garden.  complete with cute, little gnomes.

however you celebrated,

[and trust me, there's no judgment here...just what's right for your family]

i hope it was as fun as ours felt!