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Whatcha doin', pumpkin?

Halloween arts and crafts

After we brought our pumpkins home from the farm, we took them to the basement and Piper painted them.

 They came out great!

 

Then Piper finger painted for a while...

 Until she started finger painting herself.  Then, we called it a night :)

Pumpkin patch

 Today we went to a farm to pick out our Halloween pumpkin. 

 The  biggest attraction by far was the castle bouncy house.

 Mommy ended up hanging out with the horses by herself.

 And the bunnies and chickens were a success from afar.

 Surprisingly, another big ticket item was the pumpkin orange VW Beetle filled with hay...?

Piper picked out all her own pumpkins, and even transported the pumpkins of lesser poundage by herself while Daddy pulled the prize-winner in the wagon.

All in all, a successful day at the farm!

The best part

Piper received a package this week!

The funny thing is, the present (so thoughtful - a horse on a stick for Piper for her Halloween costume, sent from Auntie Chris!) scared the bejesus out of Piper and even sent her running to another room.  But the box...

The present also scared the you-know-what out of Hero, which was also pretty comical.  In his defense, it is a horse head without a body that makes strange noises.  It's just common sense for a dog to be skeptical of that kind of nonsense... :)

Bubble

 This is how Piper likes to relax after a hard day at work.

 Sometimes it helps to get a little silly too, to get the stress out.

They won't let me have wine, so I just drink straight from the tub...

Visit to the Sculpture Garden

Piper had her first visit to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden a couple weeks ago (we're behind on posting).

 For a kid, it's a giant playground with strange things to climb on.

Her favorite thing was running the length of the Conservatory.  And back.

 She found a piece of lint near the giant glass fish.

 Riding the big swing with Mommy was a blast.

Reading the messages on the stone benches was very interesting.

All in all, it was a great way to spend a fall morning.

A sunny rainy day

Just like her mommy did, Piper insists on making her own wardrobe choices.  While not always weather appropriate, she's always stylish and chic.

The Great Mouse Hunt, 2012

 He didn't want to come out.

 He really didn't want to come out.

 He came out!

Free, my pet! Free!