3 1/2 Months

 He was helping me with dinner.

 Look at those chins!!!!

He was so interested the first time I put the tray on his bumbo.  I love his expression in seeing his toy up there.

 And then he tried to get it in his mouth.  This is also new, trying and often succeeding to get everything in his mouth.

I could not resist this chubby face with tongue sticking out.  hehehe

Pumpkin Patch 2012

 My Little Punkins before the hunt:)

 The crew heading out to find the perfect pumpkin.  Love how Elli is holding Luka's hand.

Such a cute guy.  He was not so happy about all the wind and being wakened from his nap.

 My pretty girl is 6!

 It was nearly impossible to get a picture with all 5 cousins looking but this is more like it anyway!

Not a bad family picture.

 Poor dad.  When you gotta go, you gotta go!

 Elli wanted to "paint" the pumpkins.

She loves rides and I will let her do these things as long as she likes them.  She will soon grow out of it, so let the fun reign!

Mom and dad:)  I see some pumpkins way back there.

Every year we head out as a whole family to the pumpkin farm. This year we went to a new place called Blooms and Berries.  It was a lot of fun, with lots to do, but it was a wvery windy day!  We let Elli pick out an Elli sized pumpkin and will go another day to get more.  Such fun to see the cousins playing and laughing together.  Love these memories.

Cousin Time

 Rayna spent a couple hours with us on Sat morning while Kyle took Ellia nd Seth to Lowes to build a fire truck.  She is so sweet.

Except when she plays with Micah.  He was not diggin' her attention:)

Micah playing

 Micah is really loving his jungle gym.  He laughs at the toys, hits them, smiles at himself in the mirror and squeals when the toys swing all over.

 He gets hold of his bib a lot and sometimes hides under it. When I pull it back, he smiles so big and laughs.

Micah is sitting in the bumbo just staring at his toys, almost as if he is waiting for them to do something.  Doesn't this time go so quickly?  I know these are little things, but they are his big things right now and they go by so quickly.
On a side note, I feel like Micah looks a little more like Elli when she was at this age.

Family Night and Xenia Festival, Sept 14, 15

 Me, Elli, Leah, Wesley, Dad, Gloria, Mom, Luka.  How many people can fit on the couch?  We were watching Strawberry Shortcake while the little ones took their night time bottles. Heather and Gary are on the other couch, and I am not sure where Brwent was at this exact moment, probably looking for some place to sit, or hanging out with Micah:)

 Brent was playing with Luka where he would flip him over his legs.  Luka wanted more, more, more and was pulling Brent's hand.  Micah wanted daddy time though, so Luka had to wait.

 Leah spent the night with us.  So fun to have a sister sleepover.  We stayed up until 11:30!!!!!!!  That's right folks, we had to take a nap the next day:)  Watching us in the morning htough, trying to get the four kids and us out the door and on time for the 9:00 parade was a hoot.  We made it though and a good time was had by all.

The boys finally got out of their stroller.  They couldn't wait to walk around!  Elli is holding the bag with all the candy.  The boys don't yet know what they are missing.

A fire truck was on its way.  Look at their little faces. When Central State band and drill team went by, Wesley made a super shy little smile.  We all got a good laugh about it.

I have so loved having this moby wrap.  Micah was warm and snuggly in it.  As you can see, he also loved the parade:)  Oh wait, he wasn't even facing the right direction.  All he got was a mommy view:)  For now, he seems quite happy with that.

Happy 3 Months Micah

 Micah is still growing like crazy!  Soon this lamb will fit in his hand!

 A smile is forming...

and here it is!!!!  I LOVE his little laugh.  What a sweet boy he is.  Isn't he so cute?

 Getting some hugs from the lamb. He later was able to get it in his mouth.  He was so proud of himself as this is a relatively new thing, getting items, other than his fist, into his mouth:)

He thinks I am so funny.  Again, I love this little smile and laugh.

Seth's 3rd Birthday!

 Blowing out his candles.

 I love this picture.  Such a sweet family.  Glad they are part of mine:)

 All these presents and all Seth wanted to do was play with his new cars!

This was about as long as he lasted on this cool new bike.  He was on and then right back off to play with cars.
When I asked Seth what he wanted me to get him for his birthday, he said, "A blue one."  I asked a blue what to which he replied, "A blue car.  Where is it?"  So cute!

Grandma's 85th Birthday Party

 This is what we do these days for entertainment.  Good thing Heather has fun toys!

 Sweet picture.  Can you believe Gracie May Burnett is 85?  I cannot.  She certainly doesn't act 85!  It was a fun day celebrating her.

 Grandma with Tanya's family, minus William.

Grandma with most of her great grandkids, plus Hannah, the youngest grandchild.

 Micah found his reflection in the mirror and kept staring at it.  He would look away and then look back and get those really big eyes.  Gave us a good laugh.

Elli is such a good big cousin.

12 weeks, Sept 3rd, 2012

 One of my absolute favorite pictures.  How can you have a bad day after seeing this sweetness!

He sees his toes.  Such concentration.

Laughing.  He has the sweetest sounding laugh. Breathy and light.

The Wedding

 Julie spies her man waiting for her at the end of this walk.

 Such a beautiful dress and a sweet moment when her daddy "gave her away."

 The first time announced as a married couple.

Micah was chillin'.  Sorry Kyle, this is not so good of you:)

 Horse back ride down the hill.  What a fun way to rejoin the party.

We took advantage of this swing and nice outfits to get a family picture. 

Elli wanted to sit on the horse and then the owner asked her if she wanted a ride.  Of course she did, as well as many of the other kids.  Elli got two rides.

Elli wanted her picture with Julie and Trevor.  She is not around them much, but talks about them and loves them.  She was a little concerned that Jukie might not love her anymore now that she is amarried so she had a little conversation about it.  Julie assured her that would not happen.
What a great day!  Congratulations, Julie and Trevor.