Jade has a new favorite book Dor*a's Perfect Pumpkin which we must read each night before bed. So today we carved a pumpkin that Grandpa gave us. Dor*a scoops out the seeds so Jade helped me do that part. Jade picked the face for the pumpkin and I carved it. I remember doing this at home with my parents, so fun!
Laurie over at Pho for Five has a really cute give away. They are these charm necklaces that have stamped names and dates of your kids or loved ones. Check it out.
It is pretty much peak time for the Fall leaves around her. I wanted to get some pictures of Jade with the leaves before it passes so we went with our friends and their daughter Millie to a really beautiful park near their home for some (mild) hiking and pictures.
Jade loves her pup Morris (Momo). He is such a tolerant dog and endures her torture, um I mean love. (We have a Chihuahua too but she is not quite as tolerant of Jade's affections.) Aw, he looks so sweet and innocent but we all know he is waiting for her to drop some food.
Yesterday was our Fall Retreat (remember the video from a few posts back). It was a lot of fun to spend time with family and friends. John joined us after the retreat (he had to help someone with their car in the morning) at a farm for hayrides, pig races, a corn maze, and a pumpkin patch.
Jade and I go to Story Time at the public library by our home for kids ages 2-5. The woman who teaches is a wonderful story teller, very animated. The first class of the season was last Wednesday and Jade pretty much was glued to my lap the whole time. This is typical Jade very hesitant to do something at first. Well today she was on my lap for about the first 5 minutes and then Ms. Laurie started a silly wiggle song and this must of sparked Jade's interest because she shot off my lap to the center of the room like her little bum was on fire. She was dancing, laughing, and having so much fun. Glad she has finally warmed up and is enjoying it.
Well Fall is definitely here. The leaves are changing and it is getting cooler. We decided to do some Fall fun today with Jade. We looked up Fall events on the net and decided to try this place north of us. Well lets just say the advertisement made it look a lot better than it was. We were a little disappointed so I don't think we will be going there again. But we were determined to have some Fall fun darn it so we decided to go south of where we live to a more rural area that we knew would not disappoint in the Fall fun department. On our way we happened to run into this place called Ma*y's Farm. It was much better then the first place and had a great kids' atmosphere. I am pretty sure we will visit here again.
