Fall is in the air

Maren:
October is here and fall is in the air.  The mornings are brisk and the nights are getting colder and fall fun is upon us.
Our first family camp was a big hit with everyone.  The weather was perfect... a bit cold but at least we didn't get rained on.  Mommy packed lots of warm clothes and daddy always had a big fire going so we never really had a chance to notice the cold.  I got to do a little bow hunting on the trip but unfortunately wasn't successful.  We got to meet Maria (uncle Frankie's new girlfriend) and her son Brody and the two of us really hit it off.  He is five and started kindergarten this year just like me.  We were inseparable while he was there with us!  We took some nice drives in the area since we hadn't done much exploring there and we had a few really nice hikes, too.
This year mommy and daddy grew quite a few pumpkins in our garden which meant we had plenty to carve.  Nonno came over and was a great assistant for me with all of the cutting.  For Halloween I decided to dress as Elsa... I have a beautiful costume that I haven't worn a bunch and figured I better use it before I grow out of it!  Mommy got me a wig to go with it but it didn't fit me very well.
I also lost my second tooth!  My other lower central incisor was so loose I asked mommy to pull it again.  This time it bled a little bit but I've now got a full fledged window in my mouth!  
This month our school had their annual Jog-a-Thon Fund Raiser for the PTA.  We were sent home pledge forms and I collected pledges to help raise money.  Mommy took me to her work and to a few of the fire stations.  She wouldn't ask for me so I had to do all of the asking myself.  I was a bit shy at first but my efforts really paid off.  In the end, I raised the most money for the kindergarten - 3rd graders and won my very own lap top computer!  I was so excited!!

Maddox:
With the cold weather upon us daddy can talk about nothing but the upcoming hunting season.  He decided that we needed to start our own family tradition like when he was a boy.  Sister had school on Friday so I helped Daddy and Uncle Frankie set camp up for everyone.  I was a huge help and so proud of my efforts.  After school on ended mommy and sister drove up to join us. We spent lots of time around the fire and mommy roasted us some really good marshmallows.  We took our bikes and did quite a few laps around the camp loop too.
Mommy and daddy got the house all decorated for fall and put a scarecrow out on the porch.  He is kind of funny sitting out there all by himself!  Mommy surrounded him with all of the pumpkins from our garden so they could keep him company.  For my pumpkin this year, I decided to use a normally forbidden sharpie marker to draw his face!  I was super excited to dress up for Halloween and mommy made me the coolest tractor costume.  Unfortunately, after she made it, I completely refused to wear it and instead insisted on being Spiderman!  Mommy wasn't too upset because I was happy and felt just like a superhero.  Though some of the scary decorations were a bit much for me!  I was the cutest when we went trick-or-treating.... at every house that I went to, when the person would give me candy I would say "You're nice! I like you!"