More pumpkin patch day photos...

October photos

Elise on her seven month birthday
adorable Wizard of Oz smocked dress
playing in the park




every girl loves to talk on the phone
John Harrison recently inherited his Uncle James' old lawn mower. David has enjoyed the week off from mowing thanks to our son's help.



attempted sibling shot
These photos aren't in the best order, but I still wanted to post them before the month was up.

"Plane Ride" and Pumpkin Patch

John Harrison showing his "baby pum pum"


man on a mission to find the perfect "dada pum pum" (large pumpkin)


Last weekend, we decided that Saturday would be a special family day. David has been working a whole lot and it was the first day he had taken completely off in a really long time. We made pancakes for breakfast and then went went to a local pumpkin patch after Elise woke up from her morning nap. John Harrison's favorite part was the "plane ride" (hay ride). Included in the price of the hayride was a pick-your-own pumpkin for each family member. After we left the pumpkin patch, we got (diet) cherry limeades at Sonic. John Harrison took their afternoon naps when we got home and then we went out to eat for dinner. We had a really fun day together :).

Happy Belated 6 Month Birthday, Elise

Elise with Grandad





Elise with "Great Mama" (John Harrison's name for my grandmama)
Since Elise will turn seven months old this weekend, I figured I should post pictures from the day she turned 6 months. Elise looks quite a bit like David did as a baby. I'll have to scan some of David's baby pics soon for comparison. During her sixth month, Elise started crawling (officially on Oct. 4th), weighed in at 17 lbs (she is pretty average on the charts for height and weight), moved up to a size 3 diaper, and moved out of our bed and into the pack-n-play in our room.

Brother Sister Lunch

My parents kept John Harrison and Elise during my dentist appt. this week. Although I haven't really started Elise on solid food at home yet, I send her with rice cereal when she's away from me (since she won't take a bottle). My mom took these pictures---I think they are so adorable!

John Harrison really likes "Baby" with him when he is away from home. I thought he'd really like a mommy-John Harrison outing last week and so we left Elise with David's mom, Grammy, and cousin for a few hours while John Harrison and I went to a crafts fair with some friends. I was wrong . . . on the drive to the fair, John Harrison said in a very sad voice, "bye bye, Baby" "bye bye, Daddy." He kept indicating he wished we'd brought Elise with us. Oh well, so much for special time together....I tried.