Pumpkin painting

Jase was finally able to paint his pumpkin (Meghan's too). We decided on small pumpkins this year (partly because we had one growing in our front flower bed - we didn't plant any seeds...). Then we got another one with our CSA share a couple weeks ago. We are also so busy this month that we couldn't fit in a visit to the pumpkin farm like last year. We did go to a really nice pumpkin farm place during our visit to MI, but we didn't have room for any pumpkins to come back home with us (sad, I know).



It looks like he is growing out of his smock that I made for him 2.5 years ago. I guess I need to make a bigger one for him and hand this one over to Meghan - now just where to find the time...

Swimming

This morning Jase and Meghan started swimming lessons! Jase was super excited all week knowing that Saturday morning he got to go swimming. We arrived early and the kids were anxiously awaiting their pool time...



Meghan got quite upset that she couldn't just go and get in.

Meghan and mommy in the parent child class.

Jase in the Pike class (held at the same time as Meghan's class).

Jase had a difficult time trying to keep his legs at the surface of the water and kick and splash. Whenever he tried, his legs would out to the side...

Meghan got chilly and when we got out, her lips, hands, and feet were purple - time to snuggle and get warmed up!

Cookies and milk

Meghan loves sweets and Oreo's and milk are no exception.

Meghan has a spot that she claims as her own in the kitchen, dining room, and living room. In the living room it is the front of the treadmill. She loves climbing up on the front step and standing and sitting there.

She also loves to try and pull her stroller full of toys up there too. It usually never makes it up there though.

And here is Jase in his favorite place to be where Meghan can't get to him (yet)...

If Jase takes a nap on the weekends, this is where he usually takes it...

Silly Jase

Jase loves getting into Meghan's girlie things (hair clips, headbands, dolls) and claiming them as his. This is what he decided to do with the headbands this time...


The one on his head is pretty normal, but I'm not sure what he was shooting for with one around leg - garters maybe, or strings like a puppet?

Baby stroller or chair?

Meghan loves her baby stroller. She quite often uses it to push around one of her 3 dolls. She also uses it like a shopping cart, piling as many toys into it that will fit, and then getting frustrated when any additional toys fall out and won't stay where she puts them. But she has also decided to use it as a chair to sit in and watch some T.V.


She's a little zoned here, probably watching either Johnny and the Sprites or Curious George...

Ugh

So I was walking along our side yard to go into the back yard with the kids and almost walked face first into this:

It was right at my face level and we were literally eye to eye. Once the surprise wore off I got the camera and then talked with Jase about the spider, how it was spinning up it's food (we got to see this), and why most spiders are nice by eating unwanted insects.

Thankfully I'm not terrified of spiders - that's bees for me. Are you friends or foes with spiders?