Holy cuteness~Pumpkin patch take2

Today was a good camera day.

How can you have a bad day with a model that looks like this?

Just trust me it can happen.

Peter went to help his parents so we brought Nonnie and Papa tothe pumpkin patch.

It was super, super crowded at the patch.

The secret of Bishop's has been discovered!

It's ok though cause I hear tale that there will be real toilets next year!

I'll share my treasure for some modern plumbing!

This is Lily's favorite part of the pumpkin patch.

This girl feared any slide until a few years ago.

And then she would brace her feet on the edges and make herself go SLOW.
It is fun to see her whoosh down the slides.

This picture makes me laugh.

Papa and Lily are racing.

I like how Lily is looking at Papa out of the corner of her eye.

She wants to be sure she wins!

Seriously there is not cuter pumpkin decor than this :0)


Now for the pumpkins!
Don't worry Papa I'll help ya out.

Oh, but it is so heavy

why don't you just give me a ride.

Thanks for the ride Papa

Here's the perfect pumpkin.

I'll just put it right in your wagon.

Pumpkin Patch take 1.

Meet Isaac

He is Lily's newest bestie in Kinder.

She came home one day proclaiming she had a new friend.

She got a dreamy look in her eye and proclaimed

Mommy he's just like my Paxton.

Isaac is super sweet

Lily kept trying to hold his hand and he was havin none of it.

Fadia is also a friend.

Lily goes to her house on playdates after kinder

with my mom.

She has more of a social life than I do.

Cute cattle in that cattle car!




The hayride was a hit.
Some super smiley faces on the way to get a pumpkin.

First sight of the pumpkins.

Hurry up and take this picture mom

I still have not found my pumpkin.

Last year she picked a green pumpkin

This year she picked an itty bitty pumpkin.

We didn't get to do a lot of the fun stuff on the field trip

so much to Peter's dismay he is going to take me back there on Sunday.

I must get a pie and buy a few Halloween treasures.

Oh and we must pet the stinky animals at the petting zoo!

Shower

My best friend is having a baby!

Her shower was on Saturday and it was a splended affair.

Auntie Monica had a few helpers while opening gifts.

They were also very excited about all the soft and cuddly items.

My very own gift amoung the papers!

I love how Stella could fit inside this basket!

Stella and.....

Lily making sure these passed the cuddle test.

My beautiful friend.

Lily and her Auntie Monica.

The flash ruined this picture but....

we had fun celebrating Monicas new arrival.

Now if it would just get here already cause I am dying to know

is it a girl cousin or a boy cousin for Miss Lily Pie.

Sailing

Today we took my dad's early retirement toy out for a spin.

It was great fun.

Lily had great aspirations for the day.

She wanted to see a whale

pet a dolphin

and capture a shark.

We made do, with seeing several dolphins on our voyage.

Getting her sea legs ready.


Hmmm, I have no comment.
I wonder whose feet those are.
Oh, they're mine
no way I'd never leave the house with two different shoes.
You must be mistaken.



An attempt to take a family photo.

Learning the ropes, literally.

Although on a boat they're called sheets.

And when someone says hand me the main sheet.

You should know they mean the blue rope.
I'm a little old, and can't tell my shoes apart, you might want to call a rope a rope.

Papa's happy spot.

I sat up there and worried I might become shark bait.

Blue sky, oh how, I love thee.

I thought perhaps you were gonna allude me all day.

The bay is really quite pretty from this vantage point.

That bridge back there is the one and only golden gate.

Wish it hadn't been so foggy so we could see it.

Around Alcatraz we went.

Past the city....

And up a pole?

That man climbing that pole is my daddy.

He still shimmies up poles like he's 30 or so.

In Lily's words he's pretty amazin'!

Problem fixed, sails down, time to motor home.

It was a great day even if we didn't catch a shark!

Oh, and one more thing before we leave.

This little one really wants to learn to blow a bubble.

This is how you do it. Right Mommy?

Zoo

We went to the zoo

with Auntie Monica.

It was a beautiful day!
The zoo has two new baby orangatangs.

They are super playful.

This would have been an adorable picture

without the stop sign.


Before we got back to the car she indulged me
in some picture goodness.

Lily has been sportin' these adorable buns lately.

Funny Lily story:

Lily always makes sure before going to sleep

that if she has a problem or a dream

she can come and get us with her flashlight.

(She's been having some scary dreams)

Apparently her parents need to be quite specific about what a problem is.

The other night she came in our room

at around 5 am

to let us know her hair was silly.

She was right it certainly did look silly.

To her credit it was a problem.

So.....

now a problem consists of being sick

hurt

or having a bloody nose.

It's all in the specifics when your 5

almost 6.

Our first day of Kinder was an overall success.

Lily woke up ready to go.

We got in the car so excited.

Then we arrived to pick up Nonnie,

and suddenly there appeared a frown.
When we arrived at school

I opened her door and she said

"Mommy I don't think I want to go to Kindergarten"

I had great dreams of taking pictures

but they became unimportant as her apprehension grew.

We went inside and found our chair.

I thought since she was seated and not crying I should escape quickly.

So I kissed her and said goodbye and suddenly the tears started

along with the kind of "mommy" that is hard to leave.

There were lots of other adults in the room so

I came back and colored with her a little.

As the adults dwindled I said its time for me to go give me a kiss.

She gave me a kiss and off I went.

I snuck one last glimpse of my baby and there was not a tear in sight.

Here is one of the only photos taken on that first day.

I was able to swallow the frog in my throat until I was alone in my car.

Then I aloud myself a few tears and rushed off to work.

My mom picked her up and she ran into her arms smiling.

Yea for Kindergarten!

Things learned on the first day:

Your name tag should stay on all day.

In Kindergarten shoes stay on your feet.

Never ever run away.

This is Lily's newest hair creation.

She wants to look like baby Lily.

When she was a baby she wore her hair in pony tails like this.

Her hair is getting super long.

She doesn't want me to cut it but

wants me to figure out how I can make her long hair

look like little bitty ponies.

As a side note when her hair is this way she also likes to pretend she's a baby.

Last minute camping trip!

Somehow my last weekend of summer vacation has arrived.

I find myself sitting on the couch on the eve of my first day of work

largely in denial.

How did it fly by so fast.

We decided to say our goodbyes to vacation

with a bang. We also decided to take trouble

and his little brother

slightly less trouble.
They were actually not really much trouble at all.

Turns out they like to camp.

They also let their big sister join them.
She also enjoys camping.

I'd like you to take a good look at that pink shirt.

Keep that image in your head for later.

Lily's favorite part of this trip was

taking a romp through the forest.

See doesn't he look so sweet.

Really he is sweet,

but he has earned his nickname.

He is trouble.
He is hatching an escape plan in the tiny head of his.

His escape plan did not come to fruition this time....

I think it is a right of passage to ride in the back of a pick up.
Only while camping though

I promise.
My goodness I love the gap in that smile.

Do you still have that nice clean pink shirt in your head?

It is the sign of a good camping trip to come out looking like this.

I must tell you not to laugh

she wouldn't let me take her picture with her shirt on

cause she was afraid you all might laugh at her.

Shame on you for laughing :0)

It was a perfect camping trip.

On a side note though

the mushy gushy on the bottom of the lake.

I DO NOT like it at ALL!