Happy Birthday to Patrick

We had a low key family celebration.  I created a fabulous homemade Snickers themed cake (chocolate cake, layer of homemade caramel and chopped peanuts, peanut butter frosting, chocolate chips on top).  Noella decided that Snickers would probably be her favorite candy, if she was ever able to eat one.

A stroll through the Botanical Gardens last weekend...

 Instead of carving pumpkins, the kids decided that they wanted to paint pumpkins this year.  We anticipated that this might be pretty messy, so when the temperature hit 60 degrees late this afternoon we headed outside to begin work.

 Noella went with stripes and glitter.

 Mariel's started all black, but she later added a glitter heart.

 Holden just kept assuring me "I am really good at painting this, Mom."

The pumpkins are drying now.  I have been told that they have to be "finished" tomorrow, so I will see what additions that brings.