Lots of randomness in one long blog post cause I'm too lazy to make separate ones

 

Do you think these kids are related?

Cameron was a zebra for Halloween.  Super easy costume to make (right up my alley!).  It was just white duct tape on a black hoodie and black sweatpants and craft foam.  Duct tape is the non-sewer's answer to sewing.

 

 

 

Cameron had a preschool Halloween party.  It was hard for me to take pictures cause I was wearing Charlotte in the Bjorn (she was really unhappy most of the time, too).  But we walked to Chad's building afterward, and I have never seen so many students smile as we walked by.  It was fun.

 

The Ward Halloween Party

 

 Cameron and I trick or treating at one of the doors

 

 Our safari clan (hunter/tour guide-ish guy, tiger, leopard, zebra).  Didn't get any pics of Charlotte's face cause she was so tired the whole time.  Cameron has also had enough by this point.

 

Kind of blurry, but I thought you could see my costume a little better from far away-- maybe you wouldn't be so blinded looking at it at this angle?!

 Cameron bowling with "shrunken heads"... aka, potatoes.  He was pretty determined. 

Last Sunday, we took a little drive to the Arboretum for some fun with the different color leaves.

 

 Having been born in Madison, Cameron is a natural tree-hugger. 

(Really, we didn't pose him like this.)

 

 Fall 2009

 

Fall 2008

Oh, and I made a pie.  My first pie.  That's why there's a picture of it.  And that's why it looks kind of funny.  But I got a whole bunch of apples at the Farmer's Market and decided to try making an apple pie.  I think it turned out pretty good.  Yum.

 

Oh what do you do in the fall time?

We look at pumpkins

 

And pretty trees

 

We throw grass (can you see it in the air?)

 

 We run

 

 And run

 

 And run some more

 

 Then we throw leaves

 

 And contemplate the profundity of nature (i.e., grass)

 

 

 And finally, we get ready for the turkey bowl!!!

VERY long post with pics...

I caught Charlotte chillin on the couch the other day and wanted to capture the moment.

 

Cameron was a little shy while Charlotte watched tv.  Oops.  I'm a good mom.

 

We got free tickets to a dairy farm through the UW (love all the family-friendly things around here).  So we bundled up and went yesterday morning.  It wasn't too cold outside, but the wind made it a bit frigid.

 

Cameron freaked out about everything there... even this big tractor that didn't move or make noise??

 

 

 

 

 

 Feeding the goats

 

 This poor turkey  has no idea Thanksgiving is just around the corner.

This bunny was so soft.  I just kept thinking how nice it would be to have a makeup brush this soft...

 

 

 

Chad and I got to milk a cow.  Cameron was too afraid.  In his defense, Cameron is home from church today cause he had a fever last night.  Let's hope that's why he was being such a bungus yesterday.... that and he probably gets his fear of everything from me.  I'm a scaredy cat.

 

 

We got to go on a hayride and pick out a few pumpkins.  It was nice to sit down!

 

 

 When we showed up for the tour, we saw our neighbors, the Cowans, there!  Weird.  We hadn't planned anything with them.  They just got the same tickets we did and decided yesterday would be a good day to go.  It was fun to go with them.

 

Charlotte was hungry and cold.  So the last hour or so, she was very fussy.  But every now and then, she would just give up and fall over asleep.  It's like a switch was turned off.  Funny. 

 

I thought Haven (our neighbor) was so cute picking a pumpkin with her purple hoodie on.

 

 

 

We had a lot of fun.  I haven't been to a pumpkin patch since I was little.  That's why I wanted to go... to give Cameron the experience, although I'm sure he'll get more opportunities in the future.  But it was nice to spend the morning together as a family.

My gripe...

So, I HATE the new blogger editor.  Thought things would be better--  you can upload pics easier and place them where you want to and make them the size you want to....

IN THEORY!!!!

It looks fine when I'm composing.  Then the preview looks different, so I go back to the composition page and make changes.  Then when I publish, it looks all screwed up!  So then I go back to edit and it won't let me edit!!!!!!

Don't worry.  They'll be getting an email from me.

Just letting you know why the post below looks a little funky-- not that you care.  But I needed people to read my rants.  Thanks for reading.

Pictures

Tummy time for each kid... Cameron on the left and Charlotte on the right.  Both kids didn't/don't like tummy time.  They just squeal cause they can't get up and then end up licking the blanket.

Charlotte before church today.  The heat in our building was broken, so we only had Sacrament meeting.  Sweet!

Cameron thinks he's a stud

Do you like how short his tie is?!  It looks like someone cut it off.  But he was very insistent that he wear a tie, and the clothes I got from a lady in the ward (there are one or more longer ties) are still in the trash bag behind the rocking chair in their room.  Oops.  Guess I know what I'm doing this week!

 

 Oh yeah, and he got a haircut yesterday.  His hair was just too bushy.  It's weird, but when Chad had a mustache, I just didn't feel the same about him.  Same way when Cameron's hair is out of control.  I just feel like he's not my kid.  Am I the only one that goes through this?