Monday, October 27, 2008

Old Man Martins Had a Farm...

With a quack, quack here:



And a moo, moo there:


Eei-Eei-O!

While making our debut as "The Farming Martins" at this year's Pumpkinfest, you'll never believe it (unless, of course, you've already read their blog), but we met Todd, Sarah, and Cute Kid Palin hot off the campaign trail:
Everything else after that was pretty much small pumpkins, as you can imagine, but Hope did find some more fun for us to get into. Like heading straight for a pair of HUGE great danes, asking for the leash ("Peeeaaassseee!"), and trying to take one for a walk around the block. Seriously:


And nothing says festival like a little dancing in the streets:


Or taking goofy pictures with Mom (Excuse the runny nose, but now it's fall weather for sure!)

We'd like to thank all the little people without whom these costumes would never have been possible... to one neighbor who GAVE us the duck and cow ones (A little FYI, Hope's first word after Mama and Dada was "duck" and she used to be obsessed! This was a perfect fit!) and to our other neighbor who lent us the cowboy hats. And here's to you Goodwill 99 cent rack for my shirt, along with you Hobby Lobby 50% off ribbon for the girls' hair. Hey, with all these good deals, I had to make some part of their costumes... right? :)

Can't wait to see you or your little cutie(s) should you decide to share!

5 comments:

The Gieses said...

Love the costumes and the great deals. The girls' smiles are contagious - gotta love Maddie's toothless one! So glad that you all are enjoying your fall!

saraiwithani said...

How fun!!! I love that you guys totally embrace activities as a family.

Got your messages...Thanks :)

Rachel@AllergenFreePlease said...

Love the costumes! Not to mention...bargain prices (or free)...can't beat it! :) See you on Friday...looking forward to it!

Jen said...

I too love your costumes. Lily is going to be a flower if she tolerates her costume. I made the pumpkin muffins that were on your blog and they turned out great! I had to cook them for over 30 minutes though. I've also made the sundried tomato pesto with chicken and it's been a hit. Thanks for all of the great ideas and recipes!

amandajonalissa said...

I've been reading the posts but just haven't had time to leave comments! My favorite shot in this one is of Hope holding the dog leash...what a pro!

You all look great.
Can't wait to see you...in a little over a month!