The Great Pumpkin Festival

The girls and I went to our Gardens' Great Pumpkin Festival again this year.  So fun!  I think this is the first year that the girls are really understanding and getting into holidays and celebrations.  They were so excited about the Festival and Halloween this year.  It's been a hoot to see the enthusiasm ooze out of them :)

Here are some pics of our outing!  Enjoy!

Mama and her girls...Brielle, Anna, Bethany, Maria and Suzan

Brielle, Suzan, Bethany and Anna making some pumpkin crafts

Oooo! Tattoos! A butterfly for Brielle

A "girls rule!" one for Anna

A Hawaiian palm tree sunset for Bethany

and an orange smiley face flower for Suzan :)

Time for some carnival games!

Bethany tossing bumblebees into the Saguaro cactus

Brielle and Anna digging in the sand, looking for bugs

Suzan (and other girls in line) for a squash ring toss

Bethany spinning the wheel on "what animal is this?" game

Time for a tractor hay ride to the pumpkin patch! Cool!

The girls on the hay ride...Suzan :)

Bethany and Anna

Brielle

We made it! Okay, let's go through the hay maze!

Anna's getting SO excited now ;D

The girls found their pumpkins! Suzan

Brielle

Anna

and Bethany (being a goofball ;) )

A very, very quick trip through the petting zoo. Bethany petting the pony.

The girls in the pumpkin patch! Bethany, Brielle, Suzan and Anna

The girls decorating their pumpkins...Anna, Brielle, Suzan and Bethany

Anna's pumpkin

Brielle's pumpkin

Suzan's pumpkin

Bethany's pumpkin

Bethany checking hers out ;)

Waiting for the hay ride back...Anna, Suzan, Brielle and Bethany

Traveling back :) ...Brielle and Bethany

Suzan and Anna

I also updated our Halloween post with some more pictures, e.g. kids carving our pumpkin. Check them out!