at her fall carnival! yesterday, jeffrey and i got to go with maddie to her fall celebration! it was so incredibly cute...and her teacher was even dressed like a life size candy corn!!!! madeline was originally going to be a ballerina...but apparently her tutu was "tutu" itchy...so we made a last minute costume switch to a ladybug (mostly a headless ladybug)...but nonetheless, a cute one!!!!
they decorated placemats...
made trail mix and listened to a story in the tent...
played spooky bingo (major bonus for maddie...candy corns were the "bingo chips"!!!!)... 
decorated little pumpkins with silly hair and stickers...but the funniest thing of all was watching all these little munchkins "bob for donuts"!!!! another major bonus for our junk food lovin' madeline meredith!!!! it was absolutely precious watching her try her best to not use her hands and then feel absolutely compelled to just touch the donut...priceless!!!!!
the parents got such a treat at the end when the children performed their songs for us...so incredibly cute...and our little unassuming actress definitely LOVES being on stage!!
i am so thankful to have this time with my little "middle child"! she keeps us laughing...she's definitely the family comedian! no matter whether a ballerina or a ladybug...she's a keeper...such a gift!
love you so much little ladybug!!!
the only pic we got of "mommy & maddie"...she just couldn't stop chewing!!!!
we got home well after bed time, but it was a fun filled day...packed with lots of memories that i hope my girls will one day appreciate! i love spending time with them doing special things... and i can't wait (well, really i can...my baby can't already be 3 weeks old) until we see what miss ava brings to the mix! no doubt she will be just as precious as her big sisters!
the price family of five took our first "real" outing since ava was born and headed out to dixie, louisiana to the country farm pumpkin patch! the weather was absolutely gorgeous (albeit very short lived)...and it felt SO nice to be out in the fresh air! i'm pretty sure miss ava never even knew we were there...she slept the WHOLE time...but her big sisters made up for her share of the fun!
the only thing we didn't do at the "pumpkin patch" was see any pumpkins!!!! that just makes me laugh - but kids don't know the difference...and we were all together which is what counts the most!
as we enter this holiday season, i have much to be thankful for. four family members that bring me more joy than i could have ever imagined...life is good indeed. 
