pumpkins with the kids

Two little pumpkins ready to eat…. Joey would later steal the one nearest to the camera and toss it in the back of the car...

Jocie finds her first (claimed favorite) pumpkin… the first of twelve...

Julie hefts a rather acne prone pumpkin into our basket...

… and this one, which she was certain she needed (to try and keep up with Jocie)

Jess kept finding the wet ones… but they were good ones...

This specimine prooved to be too heavy for Jocie...

This one is Julie's "Strawberry" pumpkin

… which she immediately claimed was "too heavy" for her to lift...

Swinging Family

I'm pretty sure there was some flirting going on here… I'm just not sure who was hitting on who...

Pumpkin Drama

Another perfect family image

Julie and Jocie Playing in the Yard

Julie and Jocie's Ribon Day at Gynmastics

Jocie's Flowers

She jumps on her bike and heads down the sidewalk... I think she's being cute and just getting a little exercise so I continue going about my work of setting up even more Halloween decorations for my wife's edification...

A half-hour later, Jocie emerges from the front door with this bowl filled with beautiful flowers. Jenny asks her where she got them from:

"Oh, I rode my bike down the sidewalk and picked flowers out of all of the neighbors yards. Just the ones I thought were pretty, though..."

So, now we have a wonderful, colorful, bowl of neighbors flowers on our counter.... courtesy of Jocie...

Beware the Pike's 4 year old daughter on her bike as she passes by your house... her intentions are not always just to be cute... she might steal your prized petunias...

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Cheerleading Jessamyn

This past Friday, Jessamyn had a chance to cheer along with the Portage Central High School Cheerleading Team at a Portage Central Football game. The previous Saturday, she spent 3 hours working with the cheerleaders learning a selection of popular cheers.

In the cold rain, she cheered through the first quarter and had a great time. We then went home to try and warm up from being out in the 40 degree driving rain...

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