Pumpkin season

is in full force! I love this time of year and would go to every pumpkin patch around if I could. We went to one on Sunday as a family and then the boys and I went to one today with MOPS (yes, I joined and that's another post). Here's some pictures from the family trip...

Love corn mazes!!!
and the MOPS trip...

What does everyone else like to do during the fall??
Baking?

Love to cook fall food. Anything with pumpkin, soup or stew with crusty bread (not the same without good crusty warm bread), cobbler, yum!

Any good fall recipes to share?

new kit up for Halloween

chck out the link on the sidebar (Lindsay Marie) it will give you more information!

growing so fast

already my littlest man is growing like a weed. the doctor saw him on Monday and we are catching up in size. We have hit the 25th percentile mark! (up from 10). he is now 8lbs. 10 oz. and 22 inches.

I had to throw in the shoe picture cause they are so cute!

Just to gross you out I thought I would add the picture of me with throw-up on me so you can share in my delight of baby vomit! Oh, it was down my back too!

had an inpromtu photo shoot with Ms. K the other day at Gigi and Papa's house. When I was looking at them on the computer I almost feel out of my chair when I saw how big she is getting. I need to put new pictures up because she cut her hair and looks much different now.

You know your husband loves you when

he goes to the store at 2 in the morning to get you diet coke. Yes, you heard me correctly. Diet Coke. 2 Am. What can i say, I had a horrible migraine that had me in tears and I can't take anything because I am breast-feeding. Scott went to get me the DC to take the edge off the migraine. And yes it worked enough that I was able to go to sleep. Love my husband!

On a scrappy note, I have my Halloween album finished for the kit. I just have to finish the instructions because the boxes are already packed with goodies. Here are some pictures of the project...


I used the Jenni Bowlin 4x4 star album, lots of Jenni Bowlin paper, Pink Paislee Paper, Making Memories journaling stickers.

grateful day

I have been seeing a side of myself that I do not like the past few months. My patience level has been really low and my oldest has been having listening issues. The combo does not lead to good things. I have been catching myself doing a lot of yelling and I haven't liked the way I have been sounding. The part that bothers me the most is the past couple weeks I have heard the kids talking to each other that way and it's not okay. i wasn't sure what to do to change my behavior and my temper has not been getting any better. So at Mass on Sunday I prayed about it and today I had a calm come over me. I have not yelled once this morning. Things went smoothly, everyone listened, we got out the door and to school without one incident. Today is a good day!

updated later in the day***

So this afternoon I had a test of my patience, Kennedy hit Mr. B in the face with her pencil. I was very proud of myself, I did not yell. Mr. B is okay and Ms. K is in timeout. Did you keep a mental list of things you thought you would never say. My friend and I do and we like to compare notes. Things like "don't sit on your brother's head" So, today I added to the list. "What made you think it was a good idea to stab your brother in the face with a pencil?" I think that one might take over the top spot on the list!

All right, off to get dinner and ready for soccer practice!