at the pumpkin patch

a couple sundays ago thea and i visited a pumpkin patch which had loads of rides and games. her two favorites were the bouncy house - she jumped her little heart out for over 45 minutes - and the train. she immediately took a liking to the train operator and made funny faces at him every time she passed. i think he gave her an extra long ride because he found her so amusing.

three is a wonderful number

i'm going to vancouver this week, my last plane trip for quite some time. i'm feeling big and tired and really just want to stay home with my feet up but am staying busy taking thea to all kinds of lessons and activities on top of working full time. i've become acutely aware that ourime as a family of three is almost over so i'm trying to take every opportunity i can to do fun things with her. and while i'm excited to meet nuggie numero dos, i also feel some sadness that this chapter of our lives is ending. during just about every dinner over the last week thea has looked up from eating with a big smile on her face and said, "zack and sarah," like she couldn't be more pleased with how things are in this very moment and it gets me a little choked up each time.

every monday morning she and i go to music class, which she loves. her teacher, miss crystal, has risen up the popularity charts in our household and gets at least a few mentions a day. this morning zack surprised us and met us out front. thea was so excited to see him that she grabbed his hand and we walked in holding hands as a threesome. i wish someone had taken a photo.

in honor of the holiday, all the kids were encouraged to dress up in their costumes so here are a few pre-halloween pics. more to come when we go trick-or-treating on sunday!





ps: i've been a terrible blogger over the last two months. we had not one but TWO milestone birthdays in our family last week. i won't mention numbers but would like to say a belated and very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to grama and papa!!

looney bin

thea has been coming up with some doozies lately. i'm not sure where she picks up these things but she said this to zack last weekend, totally unpromted and it was a completely appropriate response for the way he was acting!