Maddie and Lexi's pumpkins

Madalyn and Alexis also wanted the grand moment of picking their pumpkin on video, so here it is. I don't see anymore large pumpkins growing, but we have at least 25 little ones.

Who's That Up in the Tree?

The new thing this week was climbing the tree in our front yard. They couldn't get enough of climbing up and hanging out up there. After school one would say, "Does anyone want to play 'climbing in the tree?' " We've gotten rain almost everyday this week, so they'll stay up there until the thunder and lightning come. Then they'll climb down and play on the porch swing while watching the downpour. Then off they go to splash in the puddles. It's been a wonderful, relaxing week.

Scary Teeth

We went to the Watermelon festival here in Winterville last weekend and enjoyed a very small parade. The kids didn't seem to notice how much it lacked compared to Irving, and loved it anyway. They got a little bit of candy and these teeth which were handed out by the Halloween Store. They wore them after church on Sunday and when Nathan got home from work, they ran up to him and showed him their teeth, laughing uproariously. They were having so much fun with them, that I had to snap a picture.

Playing Outside

We love Thomas!

Thomas is so fun! He's walking really well and loves to carry things around the house like empty milk jugs, books, the little ice chest, or anything that has a handle. He also likes to walk around with the phone on his ear, saying, "allo?" I love the way he looks me in the eye, says, "Mom!" and then proceeds to jabber really seriously and point to stuff. It's hard to keep a straight face when he's being so cute. I also love the long hugs he gives me periodically throughtout the day. He's a very cuddly baby. He loves to get into the paper towels and unroll them all from under the cabinet. He also enjoys climbing up on the table and getting into whatever's there--leftover cups, food, the kids' paints, etc. Needless to say, we try to keep the table cleaned off now! We love our little toddler and it's so much fun seeing him learn and grow. I can't believe how fast this year has flown by!

Thomas' First Birthday!

Sunday, August 10th was Thomas' first birthday. Our friends, the Robinsons, invited us over after church to see their new house, so we celebrated with them and had a great time. (That's Carmen's arm in one of the pictures, not Alexis.) Earlier I tried to get some shots of Thomas wearing the little suit Spencer wore, but he wouldn't stand still for the picture. :) He either sat down or walked away really fast.

Hammer two, three four!

I think that's what they're saying. :) This was taken after Thomas in the puddle, so watch that clip first. We enjoyed a nice cool evening after a rain shower while our home teacher helped Nathan fix his brakes on the Geo. I love North Carolina storms!

Puddle splashing

This was taken back in July when Thomas was just learning to walk. He was really enjoying splashing in the puddles, but I couldn't get a great video of it.