Snickers bars

Here is a photo of the finished product from the pumpkin carving... oops... forgot to add this to that post :)

And then there was trick-or-treating. Thinking about all the candy they got makes me a little nauseous at the moment. We dumped the final ice cream pail into the candy drawer just yesterday. Nash doesn't stay out of it... darn kid! At least once a day I have to pry the remains of a wrapper out of his death grip. And then he dies in a heap on the kitchen floor. Rough life!

Anyway, we lucked out this year and the snow held off. The weather cooperated slightly and it was only slightly freezing warm enough so we walked house to house. Dave took Drew and sat at my Mom's... trooper... not. Ha! :)

the Smith clan

Jax Man (Mallory's little guy)

 Dave was so excited for trick-or-treating ;)

Nash the bumble bee

friends of ours with the pirate and the skunk :)

and this, folks, is the entire crew of grandkids... special (to say the least) :)



pumpkin seeds

Carving pumpkins in our house should be a paying job. I carved 4 pumpkins this year and was extremely grateful when Dave walked in the door... you're doing the last one! (Peyton carved his own.) I was done... as usual, I'm way behind on posting these. Beware... I had to sift through 172... yes one-hundred-and-seventy-two photos... Mallory had the camera for the duration of the pumpkin carving and as you can see near the bottom... she went crazy!



Drew loved the pumpkin insides. &wanted them in my shirt.

daily Smith fashion

After some discussion and minor coaxing, I convinced Lia to let me feature her in a daily Smith fashion episode. :) She gets embarrassed easily but I think she looks super adorable. And check out those boots! The girl has style :)

Also just noticed ...and I'll be thanking God tonight in my prayers... Lia did *not* inherit my bowed legs. One less thing she has to worry about for the rest of her life... Thank you, Jesus!

Lia:
Shirt: worn for Casey & Jake's wedding via Old Navy
Skirt: also work for Casey & Jake's wedding via jcpenney
Boots: birthday gift from Aunt Pigg from Payless

P family session

Of course I forgot to post the finals from this session... these repeat offenders and good friends of ours are always a pleasure to photograph. Thank you again for spending a couple hours with me and letting me capture how much your children have grown over the last year. Click on that link... crazy! They're adorable!

This dude went from one extreme to the next in a hurry. He was loving up my camera :)

 and one more of the birthday girl (her birthday is just before Lia's)  :)