Ah, the blue skies, the smell of fires in neighborhood fireplaces (and ours), the sound of crisp fallen leaves crackling under stroller wheels, the obligatory trip to the pumpkin patch for the annual family pumpkins… the screams of children as they refuse to nap after awakening at 3:45am (!!!!!!!) and NOT going back to sleep…. ah. No. Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!
But really, that is just today. Just a bad day, just like any other bad day- few and far between- especially in the wonderful month of October, which is arguably the best month of the year. Just a get-it-the-heck-over-with kind of day. But…. this day, the day from the pictures, nearly one week ago, was a fantastic kind of day. We trekked out to Rombach’s Farm, a site from Andrew’s childhood memories, which has over time become more carnival than patch. But we found our spot, way out in the $40-and-down pumpkin patch where the smell of enormous genetically-modified rotting pumpkins mingled with straw, goat shit, and the sweat of little boys who refused to take off their sweatshirts in 80-degree heat.
And then we headed over to the $9-and-under section for our pumpkins.
$9!
Trash!
I can walk!
Kiss.
Despite having a malnourished placenta. Oliver looks no worse for wear out of utero. He is as big as those pumpkins!
1) I’m actually going to steal that last photo of you and Andrew and use it to update the photo I have of you two at my wedding. 2) Your outfit whilst dressing bubble boy = fantastic!
This looks like such a fun day! I agree – October is THE BEST. I especially love the first pic, the close up of Oliver (w/his wild hair) and the one of you 2 🙂
Your family and new life just makes me smile!! Oliver’s smile is contagious and he looks mischievous too. And I agree with Annie – I love, love, love the photo of you two. What a perfect day!
Please don’t cut that hair anytime soon!!! Oliver needs to have that hair when I eat him up at Thanksgiving! We can’t wait to see you guys –
Kelly
Love all of the pics, but especially the smooch at the end. . .you two are so cute.