Big!

 "Ta-da!"

"Hello?'

Proud

Grace's hair had been in braids overnight.  This picture screams "eighties!" to me.

 And she was so proud of her accessory choices.  The hat, glasses, and pink sticker were all "souvenirs" from Jeff's last trip.

Clearly...It Was a Good Nap!

Ribbons

This is the hairdo she requested on Friday, and the response it caused.  I know that, all too soon, she'll think she is too old for ribbons and pigtails, so I am enjoying how much she loves them now.  I do need to learn to French braid, though.  My mom is still an expert, but I can't get her to come over every day and do Grace's hair.  :)

Symmetrical

Jonathan lost another tooth on Friday - at school!  His top teeth are symmetrical again, and he'll have the distinction of looking a little like a jack- o' lantern for Halloween.  Also, notice the catalog on the bottom left.  This year's Lego catalog came in the mail on Friday, and since I kept it until his afternoon chores were done, it worked beautifully to help him get things done quickly.  I haven't seen him without the catalog since then!

At the Pumpkin Patch

Once again, we took our kids to a local pumpkin patch, went early in the morning so we could pretend that there was cool fall weather, and took in all the farm-ish (and free) attractions.  

Did people do this when I was a kid?  I don't remember the pumpkin patch tradition.  I think we just got a pumpkin at the grocery store, and my mother labored for many hours over our amazing Halloween costumes.  And now, we take our kids to the pumpkin patch and I hardly labor at all over their Halloween costumes!

Anyway, here are my favorite pictures of our morning.  Our kids are growing up!  We are so thankful to be able to spend these fun times with them.

She loves to jump...and jump...and jump.  This crazy jumper is the one who didn't walk until she was 19 months old.

I love this one of Benjamin.

TWO pictures of them smiling AND looking at the camera.  I have found the secret to achieving this amazing feat!  I'm not telling the secret...and it only works when I hold the camera and Jeff is assisting. He did an amazing job, obviously.

And here's one of me...doing what I usually do.  This one was taken on Jeff's phone.  It was a fun morning.

Enthusiasm

Maybe she's excited about the single day of fall weather we had. And now we're back to shorts!

Goofy Grins

My Cute Boys

A Visit from Cheryl & Lou

Lou (longtime family friend) and Cheryl (Jeff's mom) were here for a visit.  We had a great time, and they took some great pictures.  (You can tell that we had company because I am in some of the pictures.)  Thanks for the visit, Cheryl and Lou!  Enjoy the pictures, everyone!