Just 2 years ago, Heidi and I started a tradition of taking our little ones to the pumpkin patch. Here's what that first visit looked like (Ezekiel at 8 weeks and Kate at 4 1/2 months):


Oh, they were so cute!!

And here's how we've changed in just two short years!

Kate (2), Everett (9 months), Bekah Jane (9 months), and Ezekiel (2)
Not a bad pictures of 4 little ones, don't you think? Except that my daughter lost her shoe!


We had a great day taking pictures, looking at the "neighs" (Ezekiel was ready to pass up the pumpkins and go straight to the horses!) and riding the train around Irvine park. I love this little tradition! Kate and Everett, you guys are so much fun to hang out with! Thanks for making "pumpkin day" extra special!

Everett and Bekah Jane.


This picture sort of represents my children versus Heidi's children on this particular day. Heidi's kids were sitting all contently looking at the pretty pumpkins while my daughter was pushing the pumpkins over, crawling everywhere, and using Everett's head to stand up... and my son was running around picking up every pumpkin, trying to escape under the fence to go see the horses, and using his cuteness factor to sneak into the bounce house without a ticket. Yeah, it was a busy day for me! It's starting to dawn on me that my son is officially a little BOY! (Someone said it best the other day: "Every time I see your son, he is always jumping!" Just as she said that, we looked over at him and - sure enough - he was jumping over some imaginary something and having the best time doing it!)


Little love birds




"Mom, can we be done with the pictures already?!"