Happy Halloween!

Here's a shot of the family of pumpkins Piper picked out at our recent trip to the pumpkin patch.

And here's the one she made a school.

We also carved one of the larger pumpkins. Here's the side we carved.

And here's the side Piper decorated. As soon as she saw that nice flat orange surface she just knew she had to get her "cojours" out and create a masterpiece.

Supervision Required

Piper's new favorite perch in the house in on one of the stools in the kitchen. She can get up high and monitor all that's going on around her. She recently supervised Grammi making pancakes and even lent a hand with the mixing.

Rocks are Out, Acorns are In

Piper has declared rock collecting as "so yesterday's news" and has moved on to collecting acorns. She's so low to the ground so she can quickly spot them and round up handfuls in no time. She recently recruited Grammi and FaFa into her acorn collecting adventures and they spent a good part of this last weekend "scouting" the yard and tree limbs for acorn treasures.


She also has become quite interested in the cactus that are growing on our property. We've talked several times about "Don't touch", but there seems to be a magnet of sorts on the end of her index finger that just draws her to the cactus. We often know she is about to touch one because we here her say "Don't touch", as she is touching it. Generally what ensues next is that she has some very fine cactus thorns on the end of her finger which leads her to extending it while fighting tears. Usually a round a kisses ("tissies") from whoever is there is enough to take care of her finger and then she's back to exploring again.

New Photos

I finally added some of the shots from our anniversary and the "Bootsies" (see below). Still have some pumpkin patch shots to add when I get a chance. Hope to find some time to do it soon.

Happy Birthday!

Piper, Daddy and Grammi sure know how to throw a birthday party. We had a nice quiet evening in, I was a bit pooped after work today and opted for a low-key evening. I don't have much room in the ole belly these days, so I made the wise choice to skip dinner to assure I had enough room for cake! Perfect.

Piper sang the sweetest rendition of Happy Birthday and made my night.

38-Week Appointment

A bit more progress to report! I'm now 1 1/2 cm dilated and still 50% effaced. And the Little Man has dropped. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we'll be making calls soon saying we're on our way to the hospital. Stay tuned...

Pumpkin Patch Adventures

We hit a local pumpkin patch this week. The highlights of our trip for Piper were:

1) A woman that was working there gave her a pumpkin sticker and she went around the patch finding things to stick and unstick it to.

2) The playground at the church right next to the pumpkin patch.

3) The wagon used to help people carry their pumpkins to their car.

We did manage to sway her into picking out a pumpkin for both her and the Little Man, but then she was on to other things. Oh, and she wore her boots for the occasion.

Hopefully I'll get some pictures posted from this week soon, I keep forgetting to transfer them off the camera.