Amelia pumpkin patch

The weekend before Halloween, we took this kids out to the pumpkin patch. I forgot the camera. Can you believe it? I had absolutely no intention of buying a pumpkin. The sole purpose of our visit was to take pictures with the pumpkins. And I forgot the camera. ( in my defense, John forgot it too. But, the camera is more my thing than his).

We went to the pumpkin patch last year the same weekend and it was 90+ degrees. We were sweating like crazy. This year? Is was probably in the upper 40s. What a difference!

Anyway, here are some adorable pictures of Amelia!

A scientist

William was particularly excited to show me this guy when he got home from school several weeks ago.

Look! He even has a Mohawk!

Me: what is a Mohawk?

Him: when you cut all your hair off the sides and only have hair on top of your head.


And of course, a scientist studies dinosaurs.

Wings

Is this how it goes?

Best buddies, worst enemies

These two. They are best friends and love each other so much! For the last few mornings, they insist upon sharing a chair to eat their cereal. Otherwise it is just too lonely.

Obviously, an hour after this, all out war commenced over a game I don't understand. A game that has fluctuating rules and players depending on the day.

These two.

Good morning!

Good morning! What should mama do about this hair? It's so crazy! Can you believe this time last year I had super short brown hair?

Our backyard

Every year in the fall, we have a few weeks with lots and lots of birds in our trees in the backyard. I never pay attention to the date, but it always amazing how many there are and how loud they can be. Even with the windows shut and kids playing, the noise is hard to miss.

Grocery list

I find funny things everyday and hear multiple funny lines a day. I would bet less that 5% make their way here because if time constraints and I forget. I was cleaning up after dinner when William wandered through the kitchen. I don't realized he had this preprinted list in his hand. We spent several minutes talking about how tomatoes aren't a true vegetable. Scientifically, they are more of a fruit. We discussed this for a fee minutes and then he wandered away. After he was in bed, I found his modified grocery list.