Last week, Caleb's school held a fall carnival, and it really was a lot of fun for us. The teachers had games for the "little ones" too, so Samantha enjoyed playing "pick up ducks" and (of course!) she had to do the cake walk. She won some cupcakes, and it was really cute to watch her walking in the cake walk circle with such a serious expression on her face. She meant business! Caleb's principal was in a dunk booth, and the kids could try to make him fall in if they could hit the target. Caleb came SO CLOSE one time - maybe he missed it by an inch. But it was a chilly night, so I was secretly happy that the poor man didn't have to fall in the water on account of my son.

I just love this picture of my sister's dog, Duchess. She is a sweet dog and was very patient with me as I took about 20 pictures of her. Maybe I'm starting to get that "itch" to have a puppy now that we are settling in more to life in the States.

Thanks, Aunt Amber, for helping Caleb carve his pumpkin!

Here they come down the 80-foot slide!

A few weeks ago, we visited a farm on a beautiful autumn day. There were MANY people there on a Sunday afternoon, but we still had fun and the kids had a great time together. Here are pictures of a maze and our hayride.

Happy Fall, everybody!

Here are some pictures of Samantha in her big girl bed. She is a Dora fan and loves all her Dora accessories! Sometimes she will speak a little Spanish, call Tim "tata," and then tell Caleb to "get outta here" in plain ol' English.

Ok, here are the last of the pool and beach shots. I was a little nervous when Caleb said he wanted to hold Samantha in the pool, but she really enjoyed him spinning her around. It was a great trip filled with lots of sweet and fun memories.

Here are some cute pictures of my nieces Caroline and Claire. I had a cuter shot of Claire in the sink getting a bath, but Tim rejected it b/c it showed too much skin. :-)

It's been almost a month since we went to the beach. We had a great time with mom and dad, and my sister Amber and her two kids also stayed with us a few days. I'll post some of my favorite pictures (I took way too many!). How do you like Samantha's hair in a ponytail? I think she looks like Pebbles. :-)