Pumpkin Carving

Clara has really started to try to talk more lately. Today she said a pretty passable version of "pumpkin" and "trick-or-treat".
After her Halloween party at school, we came home and carved our pumpkin to welcome the Trick-or-Treaters. Clara was lots of help, of course.

"Whatcha got there, Mom"

Clara helps me transfer the pattern onto our pumpkin.

Dad works on the carving.

Clara shows off the family Jack-o-Lantern.

I think he looked pretty good!

Ghoulish Gathering

Clara's Montessori School had a Ghoulish Gathering Halloween party today. There was lots of fun with face painting, hay rides, a miniature pumpkin patch, bouncy houses, and games.

Clara found a chick-and-pumpkin water squirter in the haystack game. It turned out to be a favorite toy today. I would squeeze it so that it blew air at her and she howled with laughter.

It was almost 90 degrees out today so the mouse nose and whiskers sweated and smeared away, but she was awfully cute for a little it lasted.

Clara made a little pumpkin decoration which she carried around as a purse all afternoon.

They also served pizza at the party. I couldn't believe it... Clara ate 1.5 slices. Great big adult size slices. What flavor for our little mouse? Why, Cheese of course!

Disney With the Hess Family

We stayed at Fort Wilderness Campgroung at Walt Disney World. The kids enjoyed watching the wildlife...and being a little wild themselves.

Clara had dinner at Chef Mickey's. Here is one of her photos just before she had a major meltdown from too much vacation.

The things I have to do to get a family photo...

Mom and Clara at Epcot

Patrick with Aidan and Clara