Monthday

 

A very happy 3 months to Miss Stella!

 

We went a punkin pickin'

One of our favorite things about Fall is visiting our favorite pumpkin patch. This is our third year to take Harper.....

 

First Visit

 

Second Visit

 

And obviously, it was Stella's first visit. Being just over a month old, Stella chose to stay snuggled up in the stroller this year. But Harper went to town looking for her pumpkin!

 

We expected that she would want to find a big pumpkin this year. We were wrong. She wanted the smallest pumpkins she could find. And as many of them as she could carry.

 

 

She brought all of her finds over to the stroller to show Stella.

 

 

It was pumpkin after pumpkin after pumpkin going into the stroller. {Don't tell her, but we emptied it when she wasn't looking. About 5 times. }

 

 

I always love getting a picture of her with the cross in the background. Luckily she sat down somewhat in front of it. This little kiddo poses for NO ONE!

The way that she walks with her hands behind her back; usually when she is thinking: Melts. My. Heart.

My cheesy grin girl. I am reaping what I sowed with that character trait. I totally made that same face! 

She just wanted to look through those holes at us. She didn't care about the camera.

 

That's what they are for right? Just for peeking?

 

 

 

We love our little local pumpkin patch. And once again, our third year, we took home a handful of tiny pumpkins. Maybe that will just be our tradition, the tiniest pumpkins money can buy!

the fair = food & furry friends

 The fair came to town a while back. We couldn't get there fast enough. I can't explain it, but this year I COULD NOT WAIT for the fair to arrive. It was some sort of weird obsession. Maybe it was the fact that nursing makes me mega-hungry {ALL. THE. TIME} & the fair is stocked with a ton of terrible-for-you-food.

 

Or maybe it was that I just knew how much Harper would love it. And she did!

(No but really, it was the food thing)

 

My folks and my niece Hannah were in on our plan to eat as much food as possible. The {some ridiculous amount} pound sundae was a vital part of that plan.

 

 

Petting Zoo: the greatest idea ever. Our family is so grateful to whomever invented the petting zoo.

 

Every time an animal ate out of Harper's hand she became SO excited.

 

Llama Llama, from her favorite books, was there too!

 

Weird, he also lives at the Zoo AND at Woolaroc. Busy Guy!

Harper & the goat both think Kevin is pretty special.

One day, she will HATE all of her awkward smiles.

But for now, I LOVE them.

 

 

 

It was a FAIRly great day!

 

{it's unFAIR how easy that pun was}

 

;)

 

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makes sense to her

 

This looks terribly uncomfortable to me, but then again, I am not two. And, as I am learning, 2 year olds have a different mindset than the rest of the world.

 

When you want to play on the Kindle, well by golly, just sit down right there and play on the Kindle!

 

I think what actually happened was, we told her to 'come along now' as we were trying to get out the door. She was bringing Kevin's Kindle with her and her game got really interesting all of the sudden. So, of course mom and dad will just wait while you play it in the hallway.

 

And reflecting back now, I see that it actually does make total sense. Because mom and dad did, in fact, wait for her to play it....or at least long enough to take pictures of her.

 

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{extra belated} month day

So, seeing as how Stella will be turning 3 months old in another week, I decided to go ahead and post her 2 month picture.

{This would be what we call a 'mom-fail'}

 

She is just trucking right along into her 3rd month!

 

 

 

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Dad Stuff

 A few days ago, I needed to get dinner ready so Kevin took Harper outside to play. After a couple minutes, I heard the pounding of a hammer. I didn't think much about it; just assumed that Kevin has fixing something. 

About 20 minutes later, Harper comes running in yelling "Mama, come look! It's a T-thing!"

He had build {in 20 minutes} her a teepee out of posts, fire department house, and a tarp (he thought the hose would cover the whole thing, so the tarp was plan B). She was SO excited! 

She said "Mama, you go inside it and it's so so so much fun!"

It's still out there, probably for the rest of the winter. I don't think she can part with it. 

(Even if it is a tarp covered contraption in our yard)

Dad of the Year!