Their First Halloween

"Maybe I'll carve it."

She chuckled as she held on to Brandon. "Let's go get one then," she said.

"Okay." she said as she held onto Maddie's hand.

"Layley, get big pumpkin." Madison said.

"I'm holding Brandon, babe." She chuckled as he rested his head on her shoulder. "We'll get the biggest one, though."

"I hold baby." Maddie said, as if she could do it.

"You can't hold him by yourself." She chuckled.

"Why not?" she pouted.

"'Cause you're too little." She told her as they walked through the pumpkin patch.

"Fine." she pouted.

"Madison, behave. You can hold Brandon later when you're sitting down and Lacy can help you." Ellie said as she looked around at the pumpkins.

"Looks like everyone got their pumpkins early." Lacy observed.

"Seriously, these pumpkins are lame. Looks like pumpkins your man would pick. Especially that one." she said pointing at a pumpkin.

Lacy frowned, "What kind of pumpkin is that? One with a skin disease?"

"Obviously one that nobody wanted." she giggled.

"Ew, that pumpkin is yucky." Maddie said.

"We'd be better off going to the store and buying a pumpkin there." She chuckled.

"It's not fun though."

"These pumpkins suc--" She looked down at Madison. "Are bad."

"Nice save." she chuckled.

"I try." She laughed. "Oh, look, there's one." She pointed over to a decent-looking pumpkin.

"Let's get it."

"We'll get it in and put it in Brandon's stroller."

"Yes, mom." Ellie chuckled.

"Whatever." She laughed and went over to get the pumpkin with one arm.

"Oh Lacy has some skills." Ellie joked.

"I'm buff." She chuckled. "Do we pay for the pumpkin or what?"

"Duh."