D is for fall Day! This was a special one - out to pick pumpkins, take a hay ride, eat apples and enjoy blue sky. Pretty spectacular! This little farm has a big pumpkin patch, orchards, berry patches - everything needed to feel like a real fall day.
D for Dray horse! (OK, I had to look that one up- I admit) These Belgians pulled the hayride.
Delicious! It's so handy when you can just give them an apple and it keeps them busy all morning . . . no more bitty chopping, pureeing, . . . at least not for a few more months.
Determined . . . they're still working away at those apples
Decisions, decisions. Analise came back with about 10 pumpkins before deciding on the chosen one.
Driver. - every stick becomes a useful instrument for whacking away at a ball - or whatever else happens to be on the sidewalk.
D for DOG. Grady is still around - trying to keep himself out of the way of curious kids, cleaning up the floor, harboring the occasional deer tick, and being an all around "good dog."
D for Daddy! Lately Daddy has been keeping busy when he's not in school by playing drums in the Tuck band (yeah - there's a Tuck band), getting in a few more rounds of golf before snow comes, and spending lots of time with his family - we're so lucky :)
Playing Thomas with Eli. Lately Eli has started saying Dada. Every wine glass I take out of the dishwasher gets a "dada," every time I open the refrigerator to get something the little runt grabs a beer and runs it to "dada." NO - we did not train him!! He loves his dada and nothing gets him motivated more than the prospect of playing with daddy.
D is for Dress up. Here Analise has laid out all of her outfits - complete with shoes and matching jewelry. Notice the mismatched shoes - this is on purpose and I have to talk her out of wearing them that way - we'll just stick with mismatched socks.
Dressing as a pink princess . . . As part of our D week we've been watching lots of Ballroom Dancing on youtube and she's a BIG fan. I can't get her as excited about Dolphins or Dogs but Dancing and Donuts are pretty motivating.
And a little note to baby #3 - your sister loves you! Whenever she and I sit together in the afternoon she likes to pull my shirt up and lay her head on my tummy. She waits patiently to feel you kick (and you usually comply). She tickles my tummy and says she is "tickling your back." You are already well loved and looked forward to.
Some friends over to play in the afternoon. Analise was being a punk and didn't want to turn around for a picture - but the girls were so cute! They had blankets and the tent out under the trees behind our apartment. I didn't see them for a few hours!
D is for dough. We spent a lot of time with playdough this week. For the most part Eli is over eating it - which is a relief.
Eagerly waiting for the train to come to the station . . .
throwing rocks in the water on a little island off of Portland. We took the ferry and weren't quite sure what to expect, but after lots of walking and a stop at the market for a picnic lunch - it turned out to be worth the work.
one afternoon we drove to the lighthouse in Portland
Fish and chips for lunch at a little outdoor restaurant on the marina
E is for Elijah! 
Analise with her "make-ups." This includes about 5 different chapsticks and one heart compact with sparkly eye shadow. She managed to put the eye shadow all over her forehead - just like mommy!?? She was very sparkly. She's very generous with her make-ups and shares very nicely with Eli. Eli calls them "gac" - his little work for snack . . . umm, not quite buddy.
A street in old Portland . . .
Eli found a little seat.
