Our little Pumpkin

Just had to share my cutie.  I dressed her up inside for some pictures for Halloween.

Avery visited Goebbert's Pumpkin Patch

We have certainly been enjoying the fall weather.  Avery and I took a little trip to Pumpkin Land while Nolan was in school.  It was a cold morning, but the sun was shining.  Here is our little ladybug.

Carnival Fun

We attended the carnival at the grade school.  

Nolan enjoyed riding the train, playing games, and he even won 2 fish. 

Our lovely fish, Nemo and Marlin!

Make a Messterpiece

We visited Make a Messterpiece today in Glenview, IL.  It is a cute "art" studio for kids.  They have all sorts of fun artsy activities for little imaginations.  Nolan had a wonderful time!  He did not want to leave.  I think Avery enjoyed it too.

Bubble time!

 Getting dressed for the drum roll room!  I think he could be in blue-man group.

Making a Masterpiece!

Little Miss Avery

My little girl will be nine months tomorrow, where does the time go?  I cannot believe we have left the newborn stage, and she is now closer to being a toddler than an infant.  Avery is just about ready to crawl, she has the two lower teeth coming in, and she is getting better at naps and sleeping at night.  Avery has a very sweet, happy personality, and she is very relaxed, go with the flow kind of girl.  She adores the spotlight, and time with Mommy and Daddy, and she loves her brother Nolan, and Wrigley too.

I have recently really gotten more interested in photography.  It is sort of my hobby these days...and it is wonderful that Miss Avery lets me take endless pictures of her.  Today, while Nolan was at preschool we spent the morning at the Crab Tree Nature Center and took some photos.  I had fun practicing my camera skills in the manual mode.  She certainly enjoyed the different textures of the grass, leaves, and twigs.