Big Orange Pumpkin Patch

Last week, we met Meredith and Andrew at the Big Orange Pumpkin Patch in Celina. I love this place because the admission is reasonable ($7) and it includes the petting zoo, a pumpkin for the kids, and a hay ride. Nathan, Charlotte, and Andrew had so much fun running around, getting dirty, and seeing the animals. Both Nathan and Charlotte were a little unsure of feeding the goats at first. Charlotte was standing about 10 feet away and leaning over with a food pellet thinking the goat could reach it! But by the end of the day, they were practically climbing in their cages!

Charlotte Eating Crayons!

Nathan loves to color and draw, and Charlotte is always wanting to do exactly what big brother does. So when he was coloring last week, Charlotte was having a big fit because she wanted to also. So I thought I'd let her...I was worried about her getting them on her clothes so I stripped her down. She actually did a pretty good job, and I was so proud of her. I went to the sink to put two dishes (I'm not exaggerating) into the dishwasher, and when I came back, this is what I found! I think she was just waiting for me to leave so she could chow down on the crayons. Nathan thought it was funny and didn't try to intervene. Needless to say, we'll have to wait a while longer before we try coloring again!

New Dress from Mama

Now that I have a little girl, I am so lucky that Mama knows how to sew! I know she would love to teach me, and I would love to learn...I just have to find the time! But for now, we're happy letting Mama do all the work! Here is a new dress she made for Charlotte. It fits her so perfectly, and she got so many compliments at church this morning.

Painting my nephew's nursery!

This weekend, Charlotte and I drove down to Austin to paint the nursery for Carrie.  Wayne and Nathan came on Saturday since Nathan had a soccer game.  Chris and I worked all evening and finished at midnight!  We were going to do one coat on Friday evening and one on Saturday, but we decided to just stay up and get it finished so that we could just relax and have fun on Saturday!

The nursery looks so good!  I must say, Chris and I did such a good job!  I wish I had gotten some pictures of the finished project, but by the time we finished, I was exhausted!  I just can't wait to see how it looks with the furniture in it!

While we were getting ready to go out to lunch, Charlotte decided she needed to put makeup on just like Mommy.  She thinks she's in trouble :)

Carrie said in a very serious voice, "Oh, Charlotte, did you get in mommy's makeup?" 

Then I told her she is a pretty baby and she liked hearing that :) 

Auntie Carrie got her dressed and went outside for a little photo shoot.  She is the sweetest thing because she will do exactly what you ask her to do. 

 

Mommy and Charlotte

Ok, no more pictures :) 

After we got back from lunch and running a few errands, this little guy was waiting for us!  He and Otis are buddies.  Nathan is always so sweet to Otis and Otis loves Nathan.  Nathan played and played with Daisy, too! 

For dinner, we had barbecue and Uncle Chris got Nathan dessert.  He loved his ice cream cone!  By the time Nathan finished this, he was a mess!   

We had fun watching the Rangers play and by the end of the night, this little guy was all tuckered out!   

We had a great weekend...now all we need is Baby Pearce to join us!