This is our 3rd annual Harvest Party extravaganza...and I think we have gotten a bit out-of-control with the amount of people we wanted to invite, so we decided to ask a local restaurant to host our party this year! Thankfully, the wonderful '
Texas Cafe' has agreed to cook up an amazing Taco-bar, and let us play games in our costumes. This was the perfect alternative to having our home trampled by candy-crazed kids and messy carnival games, which isn't usually that crazy (unless you try to fit 50+kids & parents inside). We are getting much better at planning these types of events, and we even made a fun Activity Book for the youngsters. It has become such a fun tradition, that all the families across the city look forward to this holiday - and we've never even gone trick-or-treating!
The girls decided they wanted to dress up as Native Americans this year, which was so fun for me. I loved finding material & creating a pattern for each of them. We even found this incredible Kazakh ribbon that looks authentic, and bird feathers at the park too. They each added beads to the arm tassels and a headband to match. I just love this little tribe of mine.
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| Syd (4) Eden (6) Asia (8) |
Another fun treat: One family we know lives kinda far out in the
countryside, and they decided to plant REAL pumpkins this year. They must have
brought their own seeds in, because the only pumpkins we can buy at the
local markets are tiny (about the size of a huge grapefruit). Well, somehow we
lucked out - and they gave us a beautiful BIG pumpkin - ready to CARVE!!
Believe it or not, this is the first time the girls have ever tried
carving a pumpkin! They needed a little coaxing, as the stringy pumpkin guts were not their favorite. Maybe next time it won't freak them out so much. My favorite part is
roasting the seeds!
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| the girls named the pumpkin: PUMPY (so original) |
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| sharing PUMPY with our neighbor friends |
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| photo time with PUMPY |
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| PUMPY with a candle |
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| the whole gang! |
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| Wing Feather & the Sheriff |
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| Little Fawn & Batgirl |
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| Magpie & Space Cowboy |
Happy Harvest to everyone!!
Believe it or not, this is the first time the girls have ever tried
carving a pumpkin! They needed a little coaxing, as the stringy pumpkin guts were not their favorite. Maybe next time it won't freak them out so much. My favorite part is roasting the seeds! 
