Hoodwinked

It's getting to where there is a definite Fall chill in the air. I keep saying that I can't be too excited about a season that involved me having to put jackets on 4 people. Three of whom would rather push a new hole through the wrong place in said jacket than actually cooperate and put their arm in the sleeve. Why do kids DO that? Ugh. I miss the Summer already. But I'm sure no one wants to hear my whining.

But on a positive note, Jericho fits into the jacket of Merrick's that was one of our favorites. (He's considerably younger than Merrick was when Merrick wore it, but ya know. It's a size 18 months. Yikes.) They are kind of excited about the cooler weather for right now, but Merrick was whining the other day when he realized we couldn't go to the pool anymore this year. (I feel ya, man.) I think it is nice though that different seasons provide good opportunities for making fun new memories with the kiddos. I'm looking forward to that, even if not having to wrestle with them to get their jackets on to do it.

Pumpkins and Sharks. Yeah.

Saturday we decided to take the hooligans to have some official fall activity exposure. A nearby berry farm was offering an "all you can carry for $20" pumpkin picking deal. We decided Billy could probably carry a lot of pumpkins. I could probably carry a lot myself (I do carry Jericho all day) but I was carrying said pumpkin on my back. And that's all the carrying I was planning on.

The hooligans did end up having a great time running around the field, screaming at the vines that obviously tripped them on purpose. It was kind of like our own comedy show for the other pumpkin pickers. They picked a few of the pumpkins, Tirzah guarded our pumpkin pile, (Let's face it; she's the scariest.) and Jericho rode around drooling down the back of my shirt.

Billy managed to carry 9 pumpkins. I was so proud. Being that one single pumpkin cost anywhere from $6-$20 I'd say he carried our money's worth. The kiddos were pretty amazed, too. They were even more amazed by the "sharks" swimming in the pond near the patch. And by sharks I mean goldfish. Terrifying creatures. So amazed that both of them almost fell into the pond. That might have been ok though since they rolled in dust the entire time we were in the field.

The pumpkins made it safely back to the house and are all fall-festifying the front porch. I hope they live a long and happy life until the day after thanksgiving, when Billy will be forced to hang Christmas lights. A feat that makes carrying pumpkins look like fun. ;)

Wind Not Included

We recently went to a birthday party for a sweet little kiddo friend of my older two. It was lots of fun, and the birthday girl had cute little favors to give out to the party-goers. (Kites and bubbles...you can't go wrong with bubbles around here.)

This was my kiddos first experience with using a kite. I think it was my first experience in 25 years. :) The hooligans were so anxious to use them that we didn't wait for a breezy day, though. But we killed two birds with one kite and got a good run out of it! ;) I'm sure Mary Poppins would approve.

Too Much Awesome

It's been 9 months. Nine FAST months. Jericho is 9 months old today. What in the world. He may look like he's 18 months old, but I've decided it's just because he's too much awesome for a 9 month old body. (Ill let you know exactly what weight/length that body is up to when we finally get to his 9 month check up)

 He is growing so fast, doing things like saying "mamama" and "dadada" (not words just yet...but cute jabbering), drinking out of a sippy cup, eating some real table food, and sleeping really well.

We are so blessed by his sweet easy-going temperament and so hope he keeps this up. Our other two are hysterical, energetic, fun, and smart...but easy-going is not in their DNA. So it's nice to have a little break. ;) J-Hawk...we love watching you grow, and are so glad you were meant to be part of this family!

Brothers, Sisters, and Brussel Sprouts

I'm not usually the type to rave over a weekend. When you have three kids weekends are pretty much the same old same, just at the end of the week instead of the beginning. This weekend though was kind of a lot of fun. The one thing that may have made it better was the Patriots losing, but I digress.

Some fun stuff that happened this weekend was a great long run with that girl up there. (My sister was here from out of town.) We both love to run and never get to run together...so we had 12 miles of sister time before the whole fam headed to church together.

I think that 5 Guys will never be the same, but lunch together was a lot of fun. Kind of like thanksgiving but with beef instead of turkey. We are rarely all together at the same time, so it was great. The kiddos had lots of fun too with all the aunties attention to keep them busy. And you can never go wrong with putting things on your kids' heads and taking pictures of it. ;)

We all had dinner together Friday night as well. And my bro-in-law made brussel sprouts for us. I'm not gonna lie. I was scared. But they were surprisingly good. So not even veggies managed to be bad this weekend. It may not be as exciting as some as far as weekends go, but I'll take it. ;)