Ali's school celebrates the magnificent pumpkin...

Alice's class had a Pumpkin Celebration on the 19th. They let them pick out their own mini-pumpkins and paint them. Alice really wanted to paint her's pink but the color choices were brown, green, orange and yellow....she was very disappointed but made the most of what she had by covering every square inch of her pumpkin in a thick coat of orange tempera paint, including stem. It's flaking all over the house now.

Gigi's like the class mascot. She thinks she's part of the class and the older kids really like playing with the 'baby'. The teachers were kind enough to let her participate.

Here's Alice's friend Clare (or Clarey as Alice calls her).

One of Alice's other buddies, Sloane.

Note, how I hid myself behind the children.

Alice and Gigi both had a great time. They painted their pumpkins and then everyone (including Gigi) had juice, pretzels and a powdered-sugar donut (which has caused quite a stir with a few of the parents, who would prefer healthier snack options at class parties - because that's fun).