Pumpkin Patch

Thursday we went to the Pumpkin patch with my friend Noelle. We walked through a corn maze and ended up in a field of pumpkins . . .
Analise loved finding the smallest pumpkins and carrying them around like her baby . . . but when I kept asking her to pick one she couldn't! She just wanted to stay and walk around the WHOLE field!

We found a tall one for daddy, a medium one for mommy, a smaller one for Analise and cute little one for Eli.
I just can't resist those cheeks . . . or thighs . . . or knees . . . or tummy . . . any excuse to squeak in a kiss!

We're still here!!!

I'm sorry it's been so long since our last post. Life in New Hampshire is still going well and we're keeping busy! I've taken over co-leadership of "Tiny Tuckies" and the Halloween party is in a few weeks. I'm also doing book club, hosted a few small group dinners and . . . playing hockey . . . explanations and photos to follow at a later date! We've also been taking lots of drives and enjoying the last of the brilliant fall colors - they've been quite spectacular!
We drove to Woodstock (a very quaint touristy type town) and had lunch one Sunday after church.

Analise is still very much a little mother and takes very good care of her babies. Her phrases at the moment are "Oh shoot, baby crying!" and she immediately drops what she's doing and runs to find her baby. She is also saying "My name's June" - as in June from Little Einsteins. Then to the baby "Ok baby, June here, its Ok, ohhh"
pleased with her coloring and ready to say prayers before lunch . . . at the pub

hanging out on the courts . . .and on the playground
Eli has a French girlfriend! Our French friends have a little girl named Alice and we enjoy hanging out together. I really appreciate being able to speak French with someone and I think she appreciates it too! It's fun to hear about the difficulties of moving to a different country - but from the opposite perspective of what we did.
The happy little guy!

"O.K. mom, we get it - enough with the camera . . . and she's not my girlfriend, we just like to hang out, got it?"

Berry Picking

Today we visited Riverview Farm to pick some of the last raspberries of the season.

Analise definitely ate all that she picked and then started nabbing fistfuls out of my bucket too!

Eli road along in the stroller and i managed to get enough to try another batch of jam (I'm addicted now!)

We picked for about an hour and a half and then had a picnic lunch overlooking the river - then went back for small gourds, cider, a bag of apples, indian corn, and fresh cut flowers. Did I mention I LOVE fall?? Maybe I got a little carried away, but we did have fun!

Samson - meet Delilah

So after Eli went to sleep tonight I took out my new scissors from Wal Mart and gave the little guy his second trim.
I can't believe he stayed asleep through the whole thing. This could be tragic when he wakes up - we'll see how well it worked.

sweet dreams little one . . .

Eating dinner

Eli is starting to join Analise at the dinner table more and more. So far he is loving bananas, baby yogurt, sweet potato, some peas, rice cereal (with just about anything mixed in) and today he even picked up a few cheerios and got them into his mouth. I'm sure he'll be out- eating Analise in a few months . . .
mmmm . . . nummy, nummy, nummy . . . .

more interested in reaching for the camera than smiling for a picture

Look at those long legs! he's not messin' around with baby food for long - pretty soon it'll be steak on the grill!

Analise Reading to Eli

Billings Farm

Analise, Eli and I joined some new friends to go to Billings Dairy Farm in Vermont. Cows!!
Someone really enjoyed the hay ride and watching the horses.
We got to pet the calves and drink chocolate milk . . .
Even Li - li had a good time . . .but he always has a good time
I'm kind of proud of my first ever attempt at jam making, peach freezer jam. It's so easy I can't believe I haven't done it before!

Say "Hi" Eli!