Another Year, Another Leaf Pile

We've arrived at that time of year when we have a seemingly endless supply of fallen leaves. So before they get mulched, a leaf pile is in order! 

The veteran...

The rookie... Not very interested in this whole leaf pile business. 

Evelyn requested to be "buried so that you can only see my eyes and I can surprise you."

 Happy Fall!

One and a Half

Little Miss is 18 months old! 

We had her checkup today--she's now 24.5lbs and 32.5".

Besides being all over the place (up and down the stairs, on all the furniture, climbing everything at the park etc), she's working on her vocabulary. So far, her words include yes, no, hi, buh-bye, dog, ball, bird, uh-oh, steps, baby, car, all done/all gone, and da (for dad--no mama yet). 

Annalie can point to her ears, eyes, nose, hair, and belly button. She also loves going to get her shoes to go outside! Her favorite destination is any park, where she loves to swing and slide. 

Favorite toys include any stuffed dog, baby dolls, and play doh. And the roomba--she'd have it running all day if the battery would last that long! She's getting very interested in books, especially lift the flap ones. 

I may be biased, but I think she's just about as cute as ever :)

It's Pumpkin Time!

Today we met Grandma Jean at the church pumpkin patch! It was a perfect fall day.

So many pumpkins to choose from!

 We also brought home a bouquet of zinnias.

Annalie took the task of filling the wagon with small pumpkins very seriously. 

Wheelbarrow ride (or Grandma's workout?)

And two pictures, since they couldn't manage to get their faces into the sunflower cutouts at the same time :)