Pumpkin painting

We decided rather than carving pumpkins this year, to go with the easier job of painting! Addisyn loved this activity - unfortunately, the paint we used did not hold up to the rain we had earlier in the week, so our pumpkins are now bare! Oh well....lesson learned!



And a few shots with our bare pumpkins!!

Ben is 8 months!

Just a few more months to the big o-n-e!! So crazy!!! Ben is such a wonderful little man! I love everything about being his mom. I love that I'm the one who can stop the crying instantly...the one who he always wants...the one he looks for from across the room...the one who can make him smile bigger than anyone else...the one he cries for when I leave the room....the one who knows immediately what he needs...what a wonderful job I have! I've said it before, but I'll say it again - this stage is by far one of my favorites. So what's Ben up to? He still isn't crawling forward, but is getting better each day at going backwards, he has 6 teeth, is working hard on pulling himself up from sitting to standing, is eating a ton of table foods and loves to feed himself, is still in a size 3 diaper and size 6-9 mos clothing - although most are getting too snug! Ben is still a great sleeper, taking two naps a day and sleeping about 11 hrs at night. We're so thankful for that!! Just this week we had a first - Brad thought Ben's hair was a little long, so for reasons unknown to me, decided to cut it himself. Once the first snip was made, there was no stopping him! So poor Ben ended up going to the salon yesterday to fix what daddy had done - NEVER AGAIN!! Poor little man screamed the entire time - he was sweating, I was sweating, Addisyn was getting a little panicked - good thing I bought her pretzels before the chaos had begun!! I did take pictures when Brad was doing the cutting, but no way could I manage to get some at the salon! And I didn't take pics after Brad was done - we'll pretend that cut didn't happen!!! Ben looks so grown up now...breaks my heart!



And just because she's so cute...this is Addisyn before gymnastics this morning!

Fall

Fall is finally here! I love watching the leaves change colors and the smell of the air this time of year. We've been super busy here, but have managed to squeeze in plenty of activities! Today we visited Reynold's farm for some pumpkin picking. We only got one, since we grew a dozen in our backyard this year! Addisyn had a blast and was on a search for the largest pumpkin...




We navigated through a corn maze and Addisyn found her favorite bug


They have a really nice play yard filled with different slides and equipment. This was probably Addisyn's favorite part!


And finally, some sibling love.....

Myrtle Beach Part 3

Most of our days while in South Carolina were spent between the beach and pool. Our routine consisted of breakfast at the house, then the beach for Ben's morning nap and we typically came back to the house for lunch, nap for the kiddos, and the pool for me! Addisyn loved every minute of vacation. She still talks about the beach, the house, and asks when we are going back. It does make me a little sad to think that she probably won't remember anything about this trip, but the smiles on her face during the week made it totally worth it. My last post will include pics of my family. Here are some of my favorite pics of my kiddos from the week.