Soirée Pumpkin

Let's get this party started !

dining room ready for food, tea and pumpkin painting - i just realized how colorful it is - wow

living room ready for coloring, toys and banner-making

i couldn't resist

annika, judith, regina

linda and daniela

sandrine, annika, judith

coralie and elodie

émeraude

marley and émeraude enjoying our toy box

luana and marley painting; regina poking annika's eye out - ha !

these girls found the coolest pumpkins

fatima helping the littles

linda and émeraude, the dynamic duo

sandrine and marianne

me with the beauties, erica and luana

drying station

progress

marianne and sandra creating masterpieces

luana making a pumpkin man

regina in deep concentration

i'm impressed - well-done marianne !

erica and daniela cutting leafs to make banners

elodie's "i {heart} fall" banner

the pie before it was devoured - a hit, the girls loved it

more drying; luana is quite the little helper

almost done

the final team-linda-émeraude pumpkin

and a couple pictures of ME... so vain... i know... ha !  the mini pumpkin was a gift from a few of the girls thanking me for the invitation and for the party... it says, "merci," and is now proudly displayed in our dining room

fun night introducing pumpkin decorating and pumpkin pie to some of my french (and german) girl friends... thankful for our home to share with others

Love Linz
ps - thanks to marianne for some of these photos