Our Great Punkin'

Fall Photos

We have been enjoying the fall. The pumpkins, leaves, weather, and longer school hours have all been reminders that our wonderful summer is over.

Grandma Karen came last weekend for a visit. It was nice to spend some time with her before the snow falls in the mountains and makes it trickier for us to see her.

Grandma was impressed by Jackson's improvement in reading.

When I was a kid, we would have had to rake the back yard for almost an hour to get a leaf pile this big. Now days, it just takes a leaf blower and a few minutes.

...and even less time than that to mess it up!

I love it!

Kennedy took this picture as "evidence" when she came to let us know what Jackson was up to.

Junior Hoopsters

For the last five weeks Jackson has been attending Junior Hoopsters, a basketball skills class through our local community center. It has been fun watching him learn to dribble and shoot the ball with other kiddos his age.

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

~ Michael Jordan

See Me Grow

1 month

2 months ( I couldn't find Freckles, the dog)

3 months

This is especially for the grandmas.

A Pumpkin Parable

Being a Christian is like being a pumpkin.

God lifts you up, takes you in, and washes all the dirt off of you.


He opens you up, touches you deep inside and scoops out all the yucky stuff - including the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc.

Next He carves you a new smiling face.


Then He puts His light inside you to shine for all the world to see.

Punkins' at the Patch

We took our little Pumpkins to the local patch. It is one of my favorite markers of fall.

We had a great time. Jack always likes to bring his sword to whack the vines. This year he gave a soggy pumpkin a good smack and it ended up splattering its juices all over Mikey. Good thing he was a good sport! We ended our time with a stop at the Kettle Corn booth to purchase a bag of crunchy goodness.

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"Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever."
Psalm 107:1

Why Did the Turtle Cross the Road?

I'm not sure why the turtle crossed the road, but my husband almost ran over it. So he pulled over, picked it up, and brought it home. The kiddos were really interested in seeing the turtle up close and watching it move. .

We made some calls, but no one was interested in taking in a turtle. So we drove him to the little stream at the bottom of our hill and set him free. Hopefully, the turtle won't try crossing the road again.

Five!

My sweet Harrison turned five last week. Where did the time go? It seems like we just brought him home from the hospital in the bear outfit that was too big for my little new born. Like I just returned from Europe with him; my little 10 month old traveler. Like he was just cheerfully carrying his "bakeyball yunch box," as he called it.

And now he is a big five. A year ago he was the youngest in our family, and appropriately nick-named my Baby Bear. Now he has two little siblings and finds himself as the middle child. His amiable personality, sweet spirit, and ability to forgive quickly are just a few of the traits that I love about my precious little Bear.My little super hero liked the banner that was waiting for him in the morning.At his request, we had French toast and chocolate-banana milk for breakfast. Lunch was spent at The Rock pizza place where he enjoyed a gooey peanut butter and jelly pizza.

Harrison was excited to get this super hero shirt, along with a Spiderman costume and Spidey pajamas. The next day we made a stop at Krispy Kreme on our way to the Children's Museum.

I don't think you can ever outgrow painting...

...or playing with clay.


Here is our crew with Super Hero Dad at the International Fountain just outside the museum.