Fall, Perfect Day, and a Halloween Preview

We are loving the nice fall weather and the reduction in mosquitoes in the yard!

We also LOVED what we in this house refer to the "perfect day" in college football yesterday.  We had to have our own little party, because GA and I both have colds that we didn't want to share with our friends!

 I think she may have been yelling "Go Gamecocks!?"

Puzzles kept her entertained while we watched the games! 

These arrived in the mail this week! She isn't fired up about wearing them now - hopefully that will change for Halloween!

More Pumpkin Patch Pictures

As promised, I got some more pictures

from Laudan from our fun day!

Old Baker's Farm

Today, Grace Ann and I went to the pumpkin patch at Old Baker's Farm with some friends.  Since Will wasn't with us, I didn't get many pictures of Grace Ann  (she refuses to look at the camera these days and it's hard to trick her by myself), but I got some great ones of the other kids.  I'll have to steal some better ones of GA from Laudan later, but these are the ones I have now.

 Loving the petting zoo!

Bec petting the horse - she rode it all by herself!

Catie, Matt, Timothy, and John David on the Hay Ride

Ben on the tractor!

Looking at the pumpkins - she made me hold her most of the time, because she didn't like the plants touching her legs.

"I like this one, Mommy!"

Kate LOVED the hand-washing station!

We had lots of fun!

Just because it's too cute not to post!

(please excuse the poor quality - taken with Will's phone)

Kindermusik

GA and Rebecca began Kindermusik.  GA cried when we walked in the door, because she thought I was leaving her there (we are having some issues with not loving Sunday School lately).  But after she realized I was staying (and that Bec Bec was coming), she was WILD!

(GA not being very cooperative for the after-class photo shoot!)

War Eagle!

How does my nose look in these glasses?

Grace Ann enjoyed the Thursday night game with three of her favorite people. . .

lounging with Daddy on the bean bag chair

GA and Rebecca played so well together -

they are really growing up!

and they only stole Kate's car for a minute! 

GA kept saying "All Aboard Train!"

Nice Long Weekend

This past weekend we went to Selma and enjoyed the beautiful weather.  GA stayed busy!

She went to a dove shoot with Daddy (actually just the lunch part - we left before any guns went off!)

She watered the flowers (so dirty and yet so happy!)

She had a visit with Granny (and with Papa, but I somehow missed a picture with him!)

and she picked pears! Will and I planted pear trees when we were dating and now we have lots of pears!

If only the weather would stay that nice!