Pumpkin Patch

Yesterday we took a family outing to the Fall City Farms' pumpkin patch. It was an absolutely beautiful fall day (usually a rare thing in Seattle this time of year, but this year we have had 3 beautiful weekends). It was busy, as was expected, so we had the great idea of going over to the part of the farm where no one was so that we could find our perfect pumpkin. Colt was in the Bjorn and Brody was walking with daddy. Once we found a cart we were set to go and ventured down to "our secret pumpkin patch." After walking down there and looking around for about 10 minutes we realized why this place was so secret, or why no one was here.....there were no "perfect" pumpkins....or really there were no good pumpkins. They were all either green or had holes in them. So we decided to head back to the main section. As we were walking back Brody became very distracted by the sandbox with all the tractors, so this put a little delay in our searching. We finally made it down to the pumpkin patch and realized it was already 12:30, which meant Colt would be eating or should be eating and Brody was close to his nap time. We decided we would have to forgo the pumpkin searching ourselves and just pick a pumpking from the preselected pumpkins. We found one we liked and went to pay for our $13.00 pumpkin... I didn't know they could be so expensive.

We learned a few lessons from our pumpkin patch outing.
1) Go in the middle of the week, when it's not as crowded.
2) Be prepared for lunch or at least have a snack.
3) Only go to the section where others are looking.

Having fun without Mommy

Today Brody joined his cousin, Abi and our friend Gunnar Tegman for a trip to the Pumpkin Patch. Colt had his 2 month checkup (more on that later) so we had to stay behind. I am pretty comfortable leaving Brody with just about anyone. It's not that I don't love my boy I just know he is pretty easy going and isn't hard to take care of. However, today I was a little sad that I wasn't going to be with him when he went to the pumpkin patch. I knew he was in good hands and was going to have a super fun time but I wanted to be with him to experience this again. I also came to the realization that now with 2 boys in our lives there are going to be moments and things that I miss out on in their lives. It's one of the hard things about being a mom, knowing that you won't be able to go with them to their senior prom. :) Brody did bring his pumpkin home and every time he picks it up he says "pumpkin patch." We are hoping to go to the pumpkin patch as a family this weekend.

A visit from Nanny

Yesterday Nanny and Grammy came over to see the boys. Nanny (Brad's grandma) has been up here in Seattle for a couple of weeks and really wanted to hang out with her great grandsons. Brody always loves some company and couldn't resist showing off his skills when they were here. He loves to dance, whistle, sing songs, and talk. Colt was super sweet and had lots of smiles for Nanny. He has even started cooing and had plenty to say. He needs to work on his talking if he is going to compete with his brother. We all had a wonderful time.

Papa Bob's Helper

Today Brad had to work most of the day, which is unusual for a Saturday. I had a baby shower to go to so I loaded the boys in the car and we drove down to Papa Bob & Grandma Shari's. We spent most of the day there, but I took Colt with me and my mom to the baby shower. This left Brody under the watchful eye of Papa Bob. As with most people, Brody LOVES Papa Bob. Today they had tons of fun and Brody was Papa Bob's helper. He was helping fix Uncle Jason's car by picking up the bolts and putting them in the drain pipe. (Reports indicate that all bolts have been found) After fixing the car Brody rode on Papa Bob's tractor. Since it looked as if they were going to be riding it for quite awhile they decided to mow the lawn. One day we hope all this "helping" translates into a nicely weeded yard at our house. :)

Nixie Knox

It is so fun to watch the way our boys are growing. Today I had a fun time reading books with Brody. He is especially fond of his Dr. Seuss books. He often asks for Hop on Pop or Fox in Socks. Today we were reading Dr. Seuss' ABC book. As I opened up the book to the X page, Brody pointed at the picture and said "Nixie Knox". If you are not familiar with Nixie "she" is one of the characters on this page. Now this is really interesting because we have not been "quizzing" Brody on this he just remembered it from the numerous times it has been read to him.

The first stitches

Brody had another first...his first set of stitches. I really hope that this is not the beginning of many more trips to the emergency room. So how did it happen? Well, basically we were not paying close attention to our little explorer. We were having dinner at Brad & Shawna File's house and Brody went up the stairs, fell backwards and hit is lip on the post.

I am thankful Brad is a calm person because it helped everyone including me. After about 2 minutes of a cold washcloth and some peas Brody wanted down and wanted to continue playing. Brad was a little worried that the cut might need stitches so they went to the Emergency Room. It was a quick procedure and they gave Brody 3 stitches, a popsicle, a fancy bracelet, and a new beanie baby (a hippo). Brad said Brody did such a great job even though it was hard to watch him get a shot.

Today Brody is doing great and only notices his stitches when you say "stitches".