Jack-o'-lanterns

Last night I took photos of our quickly degrading (rotting) pumpkins. I had to put a dozen candles in mine for it to show out the front at all (as you'll see in one of the photos.) Afterwards I was messing around with a flashlight and long exposure times. You'll see the message I created with the flashlight above, and you'll see more on the gallery page.

It was quite unfortunate that Amie's pumpkin, (which looked the best of the lot might I add) was rotten when we cut into it. We had all the best intention of carving it, but we didn't get to it before it turned into a puddle of pumpkin juice on the floor. :(

Our small group is having a non-Halloween dress up party this Friday, so stay tuned for photos from that event. I don't want to say what we are going as, because I want it to be a surprise to those who are going. We are teaming up with another couple, and going as a theme that involves 4 characters. I'll leave you to think about what that might be. ;)

Pleasant Surprise

So Amie called to tell me "something amazing happened:"

So guess what happened today? I was feeding Frencesca in the kitchen and I told Noah that he would have to play in his room until his sister was done eating. After she was done eating, it was really quiet and I decided to see what he had been getting into. When I peeked into his room, he was laying on his bed asleep! He put himself down for a nap! That is amazing!

So needless to say Amie is absolutely surprised and happy about this. I told her not to get used to it, and that he was an extremely tired little boy today. He didn't have a nap yesterday, got to bed a little late, didn't sleep well last night, and got up early. Needles to say he was quite the cranky boy when he woke up. Hopefully he will be well rested by tonight.

Noah's 2nd Birthday Party

Hey, it's been a while. I've had a ton of photos to sort through and I figured I would quickly get photos of Noah's party up before it was old history. We had such a good turn out, and Noah had a blast. He got a ton of cars and trucks and all the things that a little boy would love. The Robinson family stayed with us, and he was so excited to have a little boy his age around to play with. It will be great with Frencesca is a little bit older, and the two of them can enjoy playing and having fun. They enjoy each other now, but it's not quite the same.

Well, I have wedding photos, our NY trip photos, and a senior photography session to sort through next. Hopefully I will be able to post something really soon.