Fall Festival

Tonight we went to the fall festival at Lil's school. They had a grand time, though I think we all had sensory overload after a couple of hours!


Lil running up and down the kindergarten hallway when we first got there....



Lilly and her friend, Sam


This is Lil's, "I got scolded for disappearing with my friend, Annie, and I didn't much like it" look. Reid was just enjoying someone else getting in trouble.

The Fair

We went to the state fair this afternoon with friends, and Lil and Margaret were delighted to get out of school a little early to go. We now have a lovely assortment of very high-quality carnival prizes - a dolphin, a cow, Spiderman, a tie-dyed whale, a couple of dogs, a green pony, and a purple unicorn.

Olan Mills?

Do you think my children are photographed entirely too often? Check out the pose here. I felt like I was working for Olan Mills this morning.

Rooster and the bobcat ("really cool tractor")

This afternoon after all the landscapers had left for the day, we paid the bobcat/tractor down the street a visit. These pictures were taken before Reid figured out how to honk the horn (which was surprisingly loud for such a small tractor). After he notified - with the horn - the entire neighborhood of our whereabouts, we prompty abandoned the bobcat we'd been admiring from our backyard and scooted home to ride big wheels.

Cherub Choir, Round 2

The Cherub choir sang again in church this morning.... They all looked so cute in their robes!

Pumpkin Patch

This afternoon we made our annual pilgrimage to the pumpkin patch at the church up the street. Trey and I were instructed to pick ours out (the bigger ones, obviously), while Lil and Reid spent a good long while contemplating which of the smallest pumpkins were the best.

Cat in a bucket (and other adventures)

The heat has not kept Lil and Reid (or Mae) inside at all this week.... This afternoon we hit the park down the street and then came home to ride bikes and cart poor Albert around in a bucket.

Rooster rides

Reid started riding a bike yesterday. Since he has a big wheel and a tricycle, he used Lil's purple bike (that she doesn't much care for) and her hot pink helmet. As soon as we got home this afternoon, he was ready to ride. He took a break only to put his Bob the Builder costume on, and then he was off again.

Holiday Cheer (yes, even in October)

Christmas might be more than 2 months away, but it's never too early to get excited! Please note Santa (Lil) driving Rudolph (Reid) from his sleigh (our bed).

Here's to you, Uncle Aaron (and Alice Cooper).

Reid is absolutely fascinated by an Alice Cooper album cover on iTunes. He was quite terrified of it for a while (and really, who could blame him?), but now he's mesmerized by it. He says, "I really like 'Alex' Cooper. He's cool." He either stares at his picture on the screen or rocks out - usually a combination of the two.

Aaron, you and your godson have some good times ahead.