Pumpkin time!

We have been going to the same pumpkin patch for many years.  It's a fun fall tradition. 

 Jason doesn't seem to get the joke.

 Choosing just the right pumpkins

Our "big boys" were there, too.  I was expecting to meet with a little resistance from them (they often have other plans on the weekend), but they came along quite happily.  This is the only shot I got of them, since they have developed "camera shyness" in recent years.  I asked Justin to help Logan carry his pumpkin to the car and this is how he did it.  

10 on 10/10!

Logan is now *ten* years old!

 And our soccer star was excited to have a game on his birthday!

Logan is our third son, and after some serious complications with my second pregnancy, we were blessed and overjoyed to welcome this healthy, bouncing baby boy (all 8 pounds, 5 ounces of him!!) to our family ten years ago.  

Logan was a very "easy" baby and a continues to be a joyful, sensitive, and kind young man. 

Happy birthday, Logan!  We love you very much!

(P.S.  No, I did not make the cake.  I wish...but I'm grateful for a talented friend who does an amazing job!)

School picture day (double take)

I'll let you in on a little secret... teachers are not usually fond of school picture day. 

Now don't get me wrong, it's fun to see the kids all dressed up, and I especially love the little boys' hair on picture day-- all slick and shiny.  It may be the only day of the school year when little boys' hair is completely tamed.  ;)

But here's the thing.  Lif*touch (portrait company) provides teachers with a portrait package free of charge every year.   

While this is a nice gesture, I often ask myself, what am I going to do with 28 wallet photos of myself (let alone the rest of the packet)?  

My family loves me, but at a certain age, it seems odd to hand out pictures of yourself. 

Just sayin'

So every year I get a new picture packet of me.   And every year I get to see first hand, in clear digital 8 x 10 sharpness, what I look like a year older.  

Awesome.   One of the only professions where you get a chronological progression of your aging.  Heh.  :)

So, when I got my stack of pictures this year, I was a little surprised to find this at the bottom of the pile:

Yes, my friends... this year I get TWO complete picture packets.   Lucky me!

The other teachers thought it was hilarious.   

Maybe I should pass them out around school?  (just like the good ol' days)  ;)