getting ready for halloween!

Jonah was not a happy camper when I went outside to take the photos.....

my little blessing

pumpkins...crowds...kettle corn...horseshoes and fun

Today we took Jonah to a Pumpkin Festival about an hour southeast of us. There were TONS of people there, pretty much the entire state of Florida and their friends. Jonah had no clue what was going on, but once you have kids all things "holiday" are so much more fun and I insisted we go to a Pumpkin Patch that wasn't on the side of the road.




We traveled there with the mission of bringing home pumpkins. However, when I saw the pricey price tags, I decided to just pose in front of them and pick 3 for $10 at The Fresh Market tomorrow :)




Since Jonah is a fairly unique name, it's hard to find personalized items. I had the blacksmith hammer his name into this horseshoe. Something he can have in his room and something I can remember the day by!


Petting zoo - Jonah didn't seem to care at all.


This was Brody's favorite part - the Pumpkin Launch. It was pretty cool, the pumpkins went a lot farther than I thought they would.

privacy.

Jonah's new favorite game....find Mommy!!! It doesn't matter if I am in the shower (and I was really in there!)







Here is a sneak peak at pumpkin Jonah. Every baby's 1st Halloween should be a pumpkin right?

dirty to clean.

Jonah is a messy boy. He likes dirt. He actually hussles across the floor when he sees me with the broom and dust pan. I am never fast enough. Before I can scoop up my pile, he's in it, smearing his hands around on the floor like he is painting.

Meal times are worse. He gets food everywhere. Behind his ears, in his hair, up his nose. There is food all over the high chair, tucked into cracks I'll never be able to get cleaned.




But as messy as he gets, I know a bath is a quick fix. A fix he loves. He eagerly gets into the tub. Loves to splash. And now, loves laundry, well the laundry basket. All good things since we have to change Jonah about 3 times a day.

So I let my little man get dirty. I figure he's a boy, right? Boys are supposed to get dirty. He plays all day and I let him crawl on the ground outside, pet the dogs, smash his food everywhere....because I know dirty to clean is a simple equation. One I can handle if it means my boy is happy, so bring on the mess!!

it's fall ya'll!!

and thank goodness. The weather has been amazing. Mid 80s, no humidity, no clouds, plenty of blue skies. can't complain at all.

We have been spending more time outside. Grammy and Uncle Jef came down for a quick visit while Brody is away in CA. We've enjoyed the company and extra set of hands.