2nd Trip To The Hondo Pumpkin Patch

We had beautiful weather for the pumpkin patch last weekend … It actually felt like fall around here !  Which we love !   Nena came for a short visit to go to the pumpkin patch with us !  Glad you were able to get away from everything and come !  I know it was a quick turn around trip for you and we appreciate you doing it! We enjoyed having you here ….    Swinging with Daddy ….  Riding on the hayride …  playing in the dirt …

Daddy’s Special Day

On October 14 it was Todd’s 5th anniversary of the bombing … we choice to call this his “Celebration Of Life Day “ … so to celebrate we went out to eat at one of his favorite restaurants, Maggiano’s … we had a great afternoon together … and when we got home Mommy mad him dirt pudding, by his request … (thanks Noami for the recipe) and I want to say a special thank you to all the people that sent cards !  They mean so much to him !  It is such a important and simple way to show him we remember …  Also for the sweet messages !  thank y’all for remembering !  putting the funny face on the pumpkin :)  Ellie loves these … they are like Mr. Potato head pieces, but for pumpkins … she has already changed the pieces several times :)

Boots and Banty Visit

Boots and Banty came for a short visit …. we loved getting to spend a couple days with you !  We went to a local church pumpkin patch to help Boots pick out some really neat pumpkins !       It was really warm that day … Ellie was fading fast, as you can tell from this picture … Playing with Banty in her playroom …helping Boots open his birthday cards and gift, this was the scooby doo card that she had picked out for him, and she was so excited ….

Pumpkin Patch

We made our first trip to the pumpkin patch this season … and it’s sure not to be the last … We love the pumpkin patch and corn maize in Hondo … Some sweet friends met us there and we loved spending the day with them !         Tyler and Ellie playing with cars in the dirt … climbing on the hay … driving the tractor …   I love this picture …

Silly Pics of Mommy and Ellie

 

Toddler Bed

I know that most children have been out of there cribs for a long time by this age … but Ellie has always LOVED her crib and has slept in it very well … good 10-11 hours every night … so why change ?  Also – Mommy had been putting it off because I was afraid she would try to come down the stairs in the middle of the night … Anyway – time for a change … so here she is in her toddler bed, and at first she was devastated that Daddy “broke her bed “ … but once we explained it to her … she did fine with it … and seems to love it just as much as when it was a crib :)

Cousin Lyla’s 1st Birthday

 Mommy and Ellie got to go to baby Lyla’s 1st birthday party …  I can’t believe baby Lyla is already a year old !Silly girls …  and no ….. neither of them take a bottle and no they haven’t for a very long time … but they were pretending to be mommy and baby …. Ellie was so excited about the birthday party … she had been waiting for it to start all day … and when it was finally time for it to start … this is where  I found her … in Cousin Tate’s bed …. As you can see, Lyla really enjoyed her birthday cake !

Nana and Ellie watching Lyla open her birthday presents …