Poppa helps carve the perfect pumpkin

Poppa and Mimi came for a visit in late October so of course we left the pumpkin carving in our house up to the expert (aka dad). Ethan and Poppa had a good time carving, although Ethan did not like the pumpkin guts very much!

The Pumpkin Patch

no fall is complete without a visit to the local pumpkin patch. We all enjoyed the pig racing and getting to pick our own pumpkins. Ethan decided to pick several, so $30 something later in ugly gourds and pumpkins we had enough to carve and marvel at their ugliness. How cute is he?

Firetrucks are pretty big with 2 year old boys!

They NEVER look at me at the same time and smile. But, you get the drift....

Ethan's first day at School, 10/2/09

We started Ethan in a parents day out program 1 day per week to get him socialized and used to the things that daycare/preschool kids already know how to do. Before the first day he kept repeating "take turns, share, listen, stand in line" - it was so cute. He did cry the first two times he went, but he loves it now and to supervise packing up his lunchbox and backpack. But, I can't believe how big/old he is getting!!

Chiefs-Giants Game

What a gorgeous fall day...just perfect for football, unless of course your spouse is die hard Chiefs fan...then it is just kind of watching misery live. The boys finally took their wives to a game, not sure that will happen again as we brought crudite and healthy food for the tailgate. The two season ticket holders...I can't wait until they can take their boys...

Tortured fan # 1 and his wife...

Tortured fan #2 and his wife....

Daisy goes swimming

The day the pool closes at the gym, you can bring your dogs in for a swim. Now, we know Daisy likes to swim so we let her take the plunge. Ethan enjoyed it too, but was a little scary with all those big dogs running around and water!

Ballon Glow - September 2009

We went to a Make-A-Wish event where they have hot air ballons and light them up at dark. I thought Ethan would love it, as we see them over our house but the sound up close frightened him a bit. It was a great fall evening and the sky looked so pretty with all the ballons lit up.