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October 2008
October 28, 2008
October 27, 2008
The Ghost of Pumpkins Past
As promised, here are our previous pumpkins. (Keep in mind these pictures were taken before we got our good camera.)
First, the dumptruck pumpkin of 2006:
And the ghost pumpkin of 2007:
The ghost was from a template, but those templates are harder than they look!
October 26, 2008
Carvin' Marvins
Travis helped the boys carve their pumpkins last night. Mommy sorted the pumpkin seeds out of the guts and toasted the seeds while the boys were carving. This year the boys just wanted traditional jack-o-lanterns, but Daddy still managed to be pretty creative with them. With Daddy being an artist, our pumpkins are usually not your typical jack-o-lanterns. I'll post our previous years' pumpkins tomorrow so you can see them.
Cash wanted his pumpkin to have a scary face. He's making a scary face to match his pumpkin.
West wanted his pumpkin to have a happy face. I tried to get West to make a happy face but he was not very cooperative.
When the sun started to go down, we moved the pumpkins to the porch.
Scaaaaaaaaaary....
Happy!
Then it was time for pumpkin seeds. The boys were a little impatient for them to come out of the oven.
Yum!
October 25, 2008
Walk For Food Allergy: Moving Toward A Cure
I walked in the 2nd annual walk to support the Food Allergy and Anaphlylaxis Network this afternoon. This organization has been invaluable to my family as a source for information and support regarding Cash's life-threatening peanut allergy. If you'd like to donate, it's not too late. Thank you so much to everyone who has already donated - some day we will find a cure for food allergy!
Pumpkin Patch
We went to the pumpkin patch last Saturday. The boys had a blast. We actually went out to the "you pick" section of the patch for the first time. Cash had his pumpkin picked out in approximately one second. West took FOREVER. He'd go up to a pumpkin and say, "I want this one," while carefully looking it over. Just as I got ready to pick it up, he'd change his mind, "No, I don't want this one," and move on to inspect another one. Who knew he was so particular about his pumpkin?
Travis with his pumpkin knockers:
The pumpkin patch has a little train to ride. Cash looks like he's gotten aboard the Death Train:
West is a little more relaxed:
And here's the obligatory photo on a big ole pile o' pumpkins. Believe or not this is the best one we could get. The boys are screaming "cheese" at a total stranger's camera. Nice.
October 23, 2008
Happy Birthday Travis
Not only am I almost a week late in posting about Travis's birthday (it was last Saturday), but I had to create a "Travis" category for this entry. Apparently I haven't had the need for a "Travis" category in the six months I've had this blog. Poor Travis. Anyway, Cash gave him a plate that he made all by himself at one of those do-it-yourself pottery places. The only thing I did was write his name and the year on it:
My brother Nicholas showed up for Travis's birthday dinner wearing the same shirt that Travis was wearing. It was simply adorable.
October 21, 2008
The Happy Homemaker
Cash and I cleaned the refrigerator this afternoon while West was napping. Cash was actually a really big help - he took everything out of the door while I was scrubbing the inside. He thought we should chop the door off with an ax but I talked him out of it. It was dirty but not THAT dirty. Now it's sparkling clean. Cleaning the refrigerator is my favorite chore because it actually STAYS clean for a while, unlike everything else around here. After I clean it, I can't help going back into the kitchen several times to admire my work. Yep, I'm a freak.
October 14, 2008
Outtakes From Gooberville
It took several tries to get the photo of West that showcases his new snaggletooth smile that I posted the other day. At one point during the photo-shoot, West told me I needed to get a different camera. Yeah, because it's the CAMERA that's keeping us from getting the photo.
October 11, 2008
Gooberville, Part II - The Little Brother
Travis took Cash and West to the playground this morning and West came home with A CHIPPED FRONT TOOTH. Travis is no longer allowed to come within 50 feet of the boys unless the boys are wearing mouth guards. Apparently West was climbing on the jungle gym and lost his balance and fell and hit his tooth on one of the metal bars. Whatever.
