Thursday, October 29, 2009

Pumpkin Patch

I finally took my kiddos to a pumpkin patch this year. I guess it just never occured to me to go until Anna pointed at it last week and said "I want to go there!". Anyway, it was great fun, so I'll plan to do it every year that they are willing! :)
They both loved picking up the pumpkins.






Making a pumpkin face with a plate at the craft table.

I thought it would be great fun to put them in the wagon. Emma didn't think it was fun, but Anna liked it.

Picking out pumpkins to bring home.



Anna was happy to ride with the pumpkins to the check out table. Emma went to the check out table and climbed in the seat next to the ladies manning the tables. They thought she was really cute, and so did I, but sadly didn't think to take another picture.

Next up, some great Halloween pictures!!!












Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Camping & Last Home Game

A few more pictures from my mom's visit a couple of weeks ago...
Anna and I napping together. She's a great cuddle-bug.Bed hair after naps!!!Anton making a goofy face.Anton twirling his drum stick with his "why are your taking pictures?" face. Anton trying to make guacamole with his girlfriend, Lauren.
This past weekend we headed up to Huntsville State Park for a quick night of camping. We had a great time, and had some wonderful camping neighbors with small kids who let us come play with their cool stuff (they had an RV so they brought a little more than us :). After we got a campsite, we headed out for a hike.
Anna likes to pick berries and leaves. We generally discourage it but let her have a few.
Emma loved picking up sticks. Junior must have gotten in her way for this face.
The girls LOVE LOVE LOVE playing on the little bridges. Emma would have walked back and forth on it all day if I had let her!

I love my sweet baby Emma!!
On the way back from the hike, we stopped at a playground.

Setting up the tent is always SOOOO much fun for the girls. Beautiful sunset!!!! I think this was in the morning. It was pretty chilly & humid, which made it feel much colder than it normally would in the low 50's. Anna wouldn't heed our advice to run around & play to warm up so we wrapped her up in a blanket.

The lake was beautiful with lots of fog.

Emma wasn't complaining, but we put a blanket on her anyway. Anna was pretty miserable so we decided to sit in the warmed up car with the heater blasting for a while. This is her "DON'T TAKE A PICTURE!!" face. Even Junior was shivering. It did warm up to a beautiful day. I took the girls to an alligator class with a million other kids where they got to touch a baby alligator. Emma was especially fascinated. Tony was riding his bike, hence the unfortunate lack of pictures. We also had a fun time at a playground with our camping neighbors, then I got to ride before we headed out to make it just in time for our last home game. Some of our friends came to the game, which was really fun - the Pence's and the Beasley's. Here we all are, except Tony of course who was behind the camera! We also managed to not take a single picture of Anton, but I promise he was there and having a great time as usual. In case you're wondering why the stands are empty, that's the band/silver star section and they had already left to get ready for halftime.Cute one of Amy and Abby!!
Our other friends Kendra and little Emma came to visit us from the coaches wives seats. Random candid shot...
Some of us girls intently watching a play, or maybe the band, or maybe we're just all a little spaced out...
Life is Good! Praise the Lord!! I mean, I praise Him when it doesn't seem so good too, but right now is such a fun time for us and we are so grateful!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

GRAM'S VISIT - VOL 2

Sunday morning we went to church, and Gram got to watch Anton play in the praise band. After church we took advantage of the nice weather and lounged outside. Gram was sitting in the chair behind the photographer. :)




A preview of my cute little halloween bugs...



Emma loves to read!
Anton love to study!! Well maybe not so much, but he does it with a smile on his face!
We took Gram to the airport after lunch on Monday. We had such a great visit!! After we came back home, Emma was cracking me up and I had to take some pictures. She put this look together herself - well the hat, necklace (it's really a baby doll tiara) and pom-pom. If you're thinking that her drawers look droopy....
You're right!!! I guess it's my fault that her pants are falling down. Emma is 18 months old. Anna wore these jeans at 13-14 months. I can't believe Emma is even skinnier than Anna was!!!! Time to stitch up some blue jeans!