10.28.2006

More Pumpkin Fun....

Elli found one just her size...


Liam tried to pick the largest one...

Addison fell asleep...


For the carving...
Ellison needed an airplane on hers.
Liam wanted a smiley face.

Greg and Jenna grabbed knives...


I grabbed a power tool...


Jenna's beautiful 'J'...


and PI

Greg's hard to see Starbuck's cup...

My craziness....

Pumpkin Patch

We drove a few minutes past church to a local farmer's house where "Pumpkins for Sale" was advertised.

Just pick out what you want, leave money in the slot, and off you go! We never saw another person the whole time we were there--had the place to ourselves! For $20 we got 4 large pumpkins, 8 baby-sized pumpkins, 4 pie pumpkins, 5 butternut squash and 3 acorn squash. They are being carved...more pix to come. Check out the Flikr for complete photos of our trip to the pumpkin patch!

This is the way we build the deck

First we measureThen we cutReady to go. More pix to come....

10.27.2006

Safe deck


The boys have started putting the railing around the deck. It is tall (built to commercial code rather than just residential--that means 42 inches high instead of just 36), thick, chunky, sturdy. Hopefully everyone will be able to sleep well knowing it is going to be a super safe place for the kids to play.

10.26.2006

cute...

Addison in another one of Jenna's creations...

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Halloween Horror Flick???

What happened at the Scott house?


This doesn't look too good... Is every thing OK?

It is? Are you sure???

It's just Elli thinking she made Strawberry milk... all over the kitchen.... YEAH!!!!!

The Girls...

Elli and Addi looking sweet... Addi will crawl any day now...
NAIL DOWN THE KNICK-KNACKS!

creative mom!

Jenna went through some of Liam's old clothes and added some "flair" to make them worthy for the girls... Great stuff, don't you think?! (Thanks to Grandma Dunkin for the ribbons and lace.)



just my imagination....

Liam is beginning to actively use his imagination. Jenna pulled down some old shelving that was up in the garage. Liam decided that this would be a train track and a train station. Here he is building the track....




Oh, and this is the animal shelter...

10.20.2006

graduate study parenting...

Yesterday morning Jenna and I had to take Liam to the dentist again. One of his other teeth was affected by his fall a few weeks ago. It turned brown. It needed to come out.

Jenna and I were talking outside the examining room as Liam was getting his dose of Novocain from the largest needle EVER. This is the worst part of parenting: knowing that you are bringing your child into a place where he will feel pain. It is the worst. The worst. He whimpers as the needle punctures; we were told this is the worst part. Jenna and I know that this is best for him. The tooth has to go, or it will cause more trouble down the road. But knowing that Liam will feel pain and discomfort a few days just kills us.

He knew even as we were driving to the dentist what would happen when he got there. Liam however is one of the bravest people I know. He sat there and took it like a man. Plus he got to pick three toys out of the box for his bravery; that's always a plus. I was amazed at how quickly the tooth came out. The dentist is a saint (except for making us wait for an hour and a half in the waiting room.) She was so encouraging to Liam.

It is almost too obvious where this takes my mind, if I liken God to a Father. I won't expound on that except to say this. God loves me and seeks the best for me even when it seems like the opposite. I am loved. Also, to all our moms and dads - how did you do it?! We love you.

Jenna snapped the picture on our way home. The whole morning must have taken a ton out of Liam. He fell asleep in his car seat. Look at that sticker! You can't see it in the picture, but his left hand is clutching a yo-yo, his right hand holds a race car.