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Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

Be sure to see the other new posts from today on down!

I am sure this won't be our only trip (or pics) but it was a beautiful day today and we had a wonderful time!

Sweet Bo...

Just loving this baby!  He has been sick the past week (ear infection and congestion) but he is on the mend praise God!  He is so dear!

More Abby Kate Funnies...

Isn't she the sweetest thing?  I know I am a bit biased but her smile just lights up a room (I can say that humbly because it comes from her Daddy...it is one of the things I love most about him).  We have had so much fun together this week.  God has allowed more time for us to spend one on one which hasn't happened much since Bo was born.  So many funny things come out of her mouth.  I need to write them down daily, because I forget.  But here are some funnies from the last 48 hours...

We went to Target last night, just the two of us and had a ball.  We were looking at shoes and she said

AK:  Mom, these are cute!

Me:  Yes, they are!  Let's look for your size.  Nope, they don't have them in your size.

AK:  (picking up another pair)  Well, these are clever.

Me:  What did you say?

AK:  I said, these are clever.

Me:  Well, yes, yes they are.  (for all you Office fans, insert Jim stare here).

Instead of answering "You're welcome" after someone thanks her, she says, "No problem!"

Today, she had been asking me all morning to jump with her on the trampoline (for the record,  I CANNOT WAIT for her brother to get old enough to jump with her.  The old bladder is not what it used to be after two kids.)  So I had already gotten ready for the day and I didn't want my pants to get dirty so I pulled a chair over to climb up.  As I was climbing, the chair tumbled and I fell on top of it, gashing my back and bruising it horribly (Bobby asked me the other day how I had managed to stay alive after 31 years and after today, I really am not so sure).  I literally could not breathe for a few minutes and Abby Kate rushed over and said,

"Oh my precious baby (kissing me on the forhead).  Are you okay?"  After answering "yes, but give me a minute" she said giggling, "I can't wait to tell Dad about this!"

Celebrating Grandad's Birthday!

We had a wonderful weekend celebrating Grandad Q's birthday.  He turned 74 but you would never know it watching him (see pictures of him chasing the girls)!   It really was so fun.  We rarely all get together so it was great to visit and just be together.  We all have kids close in age so it is fun for the girls to get to play together.  I also have pics of the girls from several months back that I am going to put on here too b/c somehow I overlooked them.  They are so cute together.  And they now have little brothers close to the same age too.

AK had a ball with Kourtney and Neannie as usual.   Even Pop got in on the face decorating fun! 

You want to be WHAT for Halloween...

Yep, a beaver.  Thats right.  My almost 4 year old girly girl wanted to be a beaver.  If you only knew her, you would know this is SO her.  In the 30 minutes after putting on the costume, these things were heard in our house....

"AGH!!!  These feet are wearing me out!"

"Ugh, I am freaking out!"  (after the feet came off again)

"Mom, come hide with the beaver."

"Mom, the beaver wants a turkey sandwich"

"Dad, come play with the beaver."

Yep, she referred to herself as "the beaver" all afternoon.

Introducing Bo to my hometown clan...

We had a wonderfully fun weekend this past weekend at home with Sweecie and Poppy.  It was our first trip away from home since Bo has been born and it couldn't have been better.  I seriously think it was the first time we had all been home together since Christmas!  CRAZY!  We had such a great time together sitting out on the deck in the beautiful weather and then when it turned cold, snuggling in by the fire Poppy built us.  HEAVEN!  Then on Sunday, some of my best friends Moms (and Aunt) threw a sip and see for Bo.  It was so fun.  They WAY outdid themselves.  Every detail was perfect and made me feel so treasured.  I have said over and over how blessed I am to have had such precious friends in my life that they now feel like family.  I so pray my children will have the same relationships.  So here are some fun pics from the weekend.  There are several of my PRECIOUS niece, Liv, just so you know who the drop-dead blue-eyed baby is...I know she has her own blog  but I have to share her too!