I have to say, I love this time of year. I think Fall is one of my favorite seasons. I love the smell of pumpkin pie, the precious pumpkin patches, and the cooler weather. I also love that soon we will get to spend some time with our families. The girls are having a blast getting ready for Halloween and Thanksgiving. We have our fall table cloth on, the pumpkins and ghost lights up (McKinlea calls them friendly ghost because they have smiles), and halloween costumes ready. As I was getting things out for Fall, I thought back to some the Halloweens and Thanksgivings since we first had children. McKinlea was 10 months old when she had her first Halloween. She was a ladybug that year and it was so cute. We also took her to her first pumpkin patch. We go every year to our church and take pictures and pick out just the right pumpkin. The girls have grown to love it. I plan on every week posting pictures of past Halloweens and Thanksgivings. Make sure and check back to see what pics I post. The first one is of McKinlea.

McKinlea's First Halloween: October 2005
These two have been trick-or-treating together since McKinlea was born....they are best buds!
McKinlea was not sure what to think of all the candy she got. She was very excited.
As you can see, I decided to label this post "Thankful Tuesday". These pictures are timeless reminders of how thankful John and I are for our family and friends. Stay tuned next Tuesday for another very "Thankful" post!