11.17.2008

Halloween 2008:
Daniel's first real jack-o-lantern, Grandpa helped Daniel carve his pumpkin and Daniel named him "Silver Streak." (he'd just gotten a transformer with the same name from his grandparents)

Daniel needed a practice run in his "Curious George" costume. (Mommy needed to see if it fit!) So we had a fashion show for the grandparents.



Scenes around the house. I have a real weakness for gourds, I could have spent a small fortune on a quadrillion of them, but I stopped myself. Still I always struggle with where to put them all!

This little desk was a garage sale find, someone had put it in their driveway with a Free sign on it so I grabbed it! It's by our front door right now, but will eventually make its way into our office so that Daniel can do his artwork while I sew.

The leaves here are always gorgeous in the fall! I can't ever get enough of them. I kind of felt like they were over almost as soon as they started turning colors, so next year I'll have to get out early for photos.

Bryan had most of the day off of school, so we took Daniel to the zoo. It was a warm day and not crowded at all.

We take Daniel's picture by this statue every time we go to the zoo so we can keep track of his growth, I'll have to pull up a few old ones to show you that boy has he grown!

Bryan was playing a game with Daniel where he would tickle him or touch him from behind and then claim that there was a sneaky Monkey doing it. Daniel LOVED it and we had to search for an appropriate monkey to blame, this guy was pegged. So here he is, Daniel's friend, the Sneaky Monkey.

Daniel was pretty impressed with the size of the Orangutan's hands and feet.

We came home and quickly changed him into his costume so that we could go trick or treating with our neighbors. He was pretty darn excited, he remembers how fun it was last year and can't wait for all of his loot.

This is Daniel and his little friend Kyrie, (she was a princess witch) I think she's only 6 months younger than him, it's pretty crazy how much bigger he is than her though.

11.14.2008

Also, two photobooks online:
www.snapfish.com (free, you just pay shipping, about 7.95) until tonight (friday) at midnight
http://www.artscow.com/ (6.99 with free shipping)

Just thought I'd share. :)
If any of you are interested in digital scrapbooking here is an AWESOME deal:
The owner of the store has to move unexpectedly and needs to come up with some money quickly, so she's offering a download of everything in her store for $29. (it usually would cost a few thousand)

11.10.2008

Our trip to the pumpkin patch:
The medical school had a "Family Friendly Activity" at a pumpkin patch near our house. It was soooo incredibly cold that day, but Daniel was really excited to get to those pumpkins.
We ran into a few of our friends there and one of their little boys was wearing this OSU hat, who could resist that?

Daniel was a little confused as to the purpose of the corn maze, but was willing to do anything to get at those pumpkins. (they're so easy to please when they're 3!)
I'm really not hiding behind Bryan in this next one, we were sitting on the Hay Ride and the person next to us took the pic. (thanks Heather!)
We got to pet a cow....
Jump in a ...... jumpy thing.... I have no clue what it's called, but little boys sure like it!.....
and go down a slide with a friend.
We got three great pumpkins and narrowly escaped the frost bite ;) We love the pumpkin patches out here.

11.07.2008

In honor of the upcoming holiday I thought I'd share a quote that I just love :

"[The fact is] most putts don't drop. Most beef is tough. Most children grow up to be just people. Most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration. Most jobs are more often dull than otherwise....
Life is like an old-time rail journey--delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed.
The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride
."
- Gordon B. Hinckley, quoting Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Despite the discouragements and trials we all face, our lives are still so much better than we ever could have hoped for. The Lord watches over us and blesses us. I'm so grateful for this time of year in between the highly commercialized holidays where our hearts and minds are turned to our blessings instead of our needs.
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