The Pumpkin Patch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursdays

I love Thursdays because we have no obligations. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings we take Everett to preschool. This requires we are up, fed, dressed and out the door by 8:45. It is worth it, but Thursdays are nice because we can lounge around in our jammies if we want, or we can get dressed and go on an adventure. Today we opted for jammies. In fact, it is 1:30 in the afternoon right now as I write this and we are all still in our jammies!

Everett has recently liked taking all of our quilts and just wallowing in them. Perfect for a lazy day.


I think Eleanor definitely picked up on our calm and relaxing vibe this morning!

And this is Hampton right before I gave him his very first haircut. He is 2 1/2 years old and has never had a real haircut! I just hated cutting off all those beautiful blonde curly locks, but it had to be done. I forgot to take an after shot.

And Everett is our builder!

 

Portrait- or me playing with the portrait setting on our camera. Pictures just don't do this beauty justice.

Hampton's fake smile.

The real deal.

My attempt at getting a brother picture.

Even Maggie was relaxed and calm all day-which doesn't say much. She is a really lazy dog (except when the UPS man rings our doorbell!)

And my poor Hampton boy......he was fine all morning and then near lunch started whining and wanting to cling to me. I felt his forehead and he was burning up! Poor baby had a 102 degree fever. Tis the cold/flu season I guess. So happy I am here to bring him comfort and lots of Mommy love. Thankful he is napping now. 

Happy and actually relaxing morning with the babies today. Since I am 20 weeks pregnant, I truly appreciate this gift more than ever!

It's A.........

We had our second ultrasound today and found out it's a...........

BOY!!!!!

And he has a name........

Thatcher Reid

We feel overwhelmingly blessed to find out that he is healthy and active!

Saturdays are for Family

Saturdays are really our only day during the week as a family. We try to balance getting things done, getting out, and finding time to relax. Today though we stayed home all day and really had nothing on the schedule. Eric took over this morning and I slept in. Then after lunch we got some fresh air outside on our deck.

 

It's hard to capture a good picture of Everett. He really is a happy boy!.....most of the time.
 

Hampton letting me know he hears an airplane.......
 

 

 

And Eleanor is on the brink of walking. She has been taking a few steps the past couple of days, but still lacks complete confidence.
 

 

We then took a walk around the neighborhood and the boys collected colorful leaves and acorns in their buckets.
 

During nap time it was Eric's turn to retreat. So he headed upstairs to take a nap and I was on child duty. Hampton and Eleanor napped and Everett "rested." Which really means he kept coming upstairs every 10 minutes with a different need-a snack, having to potty, wanting to watch a video. When everyone awoke they watched Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin.
 

We then pasted our leaves onto construction paper and hung them up in our playroom.
 

For dinner we had cheesy enchilada casserole. Yum!

After dinner we took another walk around the neighborhood. It was then time for bath and bed! We had a fun day. A day at home. 

Little Things

It's the little things that can bring me the most joy. Now that it is officially Autumn, there are a lot of happy things to be grateful for.

Like my new Cracker Barrel rockers that I got for my birthday. It has been so nice to sit out on our deck and rock. Especially since it is cooling off a bit.

And hanging baskets.

And the crunchy leaves and acorns that are now starting to cover our back yard. 

Fall decor. It makes our home just feel cozy.

 

And these pumpkins our neighbors across the street put up have brought much joy to the boys. Every morning the boys run to our front window to greet them. And when the wind blows them down like this......well, we decided that they are taking a nap. Which is convenient when it actually is time for a nap. We have also named them Larry, Jerry, and Scary. 

Hampton's artwork. He is very proud of this. He colored it at church and when I went to to pick him up he exclaimed, "I made this!"

And Everett always brings home the cutest artwork from preschool. 

Little girl shoes. I ordered these Mary Janes online and it took them forever to get here, but they were well worth the wait. I know I will look back one day at them and wonder how her feet ever fit into such a tiny pair. 

My sweet clean, jammied babies tonight right before bed. I use baby soap, even with Everett, and will continue to do so as long as they will let me. 

This sassy face. We see this face quite often.

 

 

Fall in the Air

Fall was in the air this morning and I could not be more excited. And I know that I am biased, but are these two not the cutest!?!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Days at Home

Some of our best days are the ones where we stay home. Today Everett did not have preschool, so we all got into our comfy clothes and stayed home. Nothing to do. No where to be. I love it. And as we enter the best months of the year in my opinion-October, November, and December.....I love being home even more.

Today we played Play Doh, colored, read a ton of books, watched Curious George, and were just plain lazy. It is funny-even a "lazy" and "relaxing" day at home is a ton of work with diapers to change, snacks to be handed out, breakfast and lunches to prepare, clean up, arguments to be dissolved, messes to be kept under control, and entertaining to be done.....but I would not trade this job for anything else.

 

 

 

And with the new Fall season of television here, Eric and I are looking forward to tonight. I am also making a lentil and sausage soup and pumpkin dip for dessert. It is the little things sometimes that usually make me the happiest!