Reminising

As every one works on Carving their pumpkins, I thought I would do a bit of reminiscing and post a few pictures from last year. Last years costumes were wonderful. They came from Grandma and the kids LOVED them! Chiquita was ESPECIALLY Darling, and won a prize for the best costume!

St. Nicholas, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Pius X

A couple of our pumpkins tied into the costumes and won prizes as well.

The carving of St. Pius X by hub took 1st!

 

Back view and view of one of the "stained glass" windows

My carving of "Our Lady of Guadalupe"

Later tonight I will try and post this years Saint-O-Lanterns!!

Happy Columbus Day!

The boys were very excited that today was Columbus Day! We are in the middle of studying Columbus in History. History has been their FAVORITE subject, and I promised them extra History time today. In addition, Daddy had the day off work, which was definitely a plus, as it always makes for a very lazy relaxed school day for ALL of us.

During teatime we enjoyed a treat of Spiced Apple Cider and Pumpkin Spice Cookies in honor of Columbus, while we read and discussed a number of poems, thanks to Regina.


Just leave it to Dawn to find a craft or activity for ANY occasion! The boys especially loved making ships out of the couch cushions... and my DH was just commenting on how the couches needed vacuuming.

**Note the different size ships, the Nina being the smallest, the Pinta with extra sails since it was the fastest, and the Santa Maria being the biggest at over a whole whopping 80 feet long!

Hope you all had a nice Columbus Day too!