october 2016

The last time we carved pumpkins was 2 years ago.
We skipped out on it last year, since your dad was overseas;
I'm glad we continued our tradition :)

Also in October, we had the Fall Festival at Belly's school. Belly, you had a choir performance...it was GREAT! We all made it to your performance and hung around the festival.

And just because...
it's totally normal to want to wear your Sofia the First costume to Target.

Ellie, you immediately ran to this soldier nutcracker and screamed "Ese es mi papi!"

pumpkin patch 2016

Yesterday, we surprised you two with a trip to Dewberry Farm. It's one of those really cheesy themed farms, but your faces lit up as soon as you saw the big barn and the horses. It's always an absolute joy to do things like this together. Oftentimes, we get so caught up with work and life, and it's nice to just press pause and spend time together. 

Also...trips to Dewberry are bittersweet. It reminds me just how fast time is going by and how big you're getting. I always feel like I'm THAT mom, (you know, the one taking a ton of pictures all the time just being embarassing) but seeing these makes me very happy to be documenting your lives like this. 

The first time we came was 2011, when Belly was 2. 

 

6 years later, and we've come full circle.

2012, our second year there...and now we've added one more :)

Although, some things will never change. 

Your dad's a sucker for the puty face, it works EVERY time!

remember when...

I ran across these pictures while I was cleaning out my computer. These, I think, will always be by far my favorite pictures of you.