Random photos

Since many of our blog posts have a theme that we follow, often there are a few shots from the camera that don't make it onto the blog, but I still love them! So here are a few leftover photos from the summer and now the fall, in no particular order or "theme," here they are!


Playing in the sand is a serious job, people

When we first started playing "beans" it was just a big pile of beans in a bowl. Now it has become way more sophisticated

Addie is quite the diva, and our friend and actress Erin has taken Addie under her wing to show her the ropes....mmmmmm.....

MWAH!

Helping mommy cook

Helping mommy update the blog

Just being a cutie-pie

And there's nothing like hanging out with your friends!

Addie and Reese playing under Addie's "fort"

And mudging on the couch


Addie and Maya playing "hats"

Addie sharing a swing with Oliver, Chase is looking on in the background

Addie and Anne holding hands at the playground...can we all say "awwww...."

Last year we hit Cox Farms for some fall-festival-fun. Looking back at the pictures, I can't believe how little Addie was just a year ago! It was right before she started walking, she barely said anything, and had practically no hair. Now she's running, climbing, talking up a storm, and creating general mayhem with that she-mullet of hers. This year I heard about the Pumpkin Playground in Burke, which is a good 20 minute closer than Cox Farms, so....the shorter drive won the coin toss.

We had a lot of fun! We looked at ourselves in funny mirrors

"Drove" tractors

Went down big ol' slides (she liked it better this year, but didn't want a second-go)

Found something she does at every playground--the swing (for someone who has as many fears as Addie, this girl LOVES to be pushed high on the swing)

My silly goof #1
...and #2 :)

If you've been around Addie recently, you know that she knows all her colors, but her favorite color is YELLOW...so she was excited to score the yellow horse on this 3-horse merry-go-round.

We went on a hay-ride! Not much hay, but it was fun!

We sat in a Tee-Pee and heard stories and sang songs with tribal Elder Mama Mary

Dug for treasures in a big old sand pile

And we got to pick out pumpkins to take home! Here are Addie and Daddy picking out the perfect pumpkin.

How's this?

Notice that the pumpkin Addie left with is much more "yittle"--she traded out just as we were leaving.

Gotta love that fall fun :) Definitely will be a family tradition!