Pumpkin Patch Here We Come! ~ Day 184

This is my absolute favorite time of the year.  It is even more exciting now that I can share it with my children.  I hope to start a lot of traditions.  One tradition I started last year was a trip to the pumpkin patch.  Dell was in my belly last year, but this year he was happy to join in the fun!

We started off with some pictures at home.

Then some funny ones @ the farm.

  Time to check his height!

 Kensington and Neela taking off for the maze!

 Brenden got in on the action too!

 They had a huge area to play in the hay, complete with slides!  Can you spot Kensi in the background?

 Chad and his boys!

 We found a few fuzzy caterpillars.

 Dell wasn't sure what to think!

 He really loved the hayride!  He was just about to his melting point and then we got on the wagon.  What a life saver!

Time to pick our pumpkins!

 Dell thought this one sat nicely!

Apparently Brenden found a cozy one too!

Big Splash ~ Day 89

We went to the city pool this evening.  Dell had a blast and wore his little self out!

Big sister Kensington was enjoying the water too.  The girl who

gets upset @ bath time when you wash her hair

(because the water gets in her eyes) was running under fountains,

going down slides and walking around on her hands like you see here. 

Action shot!

Our great friends Sandhya & her daughter Neela came with us to the pool. 

Here is "Aunt" Sandhya holding Dell.

Another quick video of the cutest boy ever Dell in action!

Keeping Cool, Big Elephants &An 80's Hair Band? ~ Day 76

Day 75 continued....

Wednesday Night... 

 The weather has been horribly H.  O.  T!  Finally last night it had cooled 

enough that we were able to take the stir crazy kids outside to burn off

some energy.  Directly into the pool they went!

In addition to the refreshing pool water, Dell also enjoyed an ice 

cold teether & being showered with a watering can by Daddy.

Day 76

Today....

Dell "met" his big blue elephant today that was a gift from Momaw & Popaw for Christmas.  When it was given to him he was way smaller than the elephant.  I could kick myself am sad for not thinking @ the time to take a photo of him with the elephant! 

Check him out smiling behind his Binky!

He just loved grasping his ears!

Big sister Kensi even joined in the fun.  He's very snugly!

Dell has been sleeping in his own room for night time & naps now for a few weeks.  

He loves sleeping with his Boppy Pillow.  We first started this in the co sleeper in our room to

help with his reflux a little.  It ended up being a great way to transition him to his own bed,

since he then had something familiar with him that he associated with bedtime.

He loves gazing up @ his mobile.

This is just a random shot I took of him today being so

darned cute that Mommy can hardly take it!  I mean seriously?

Look @ those cheeks!!

And now for the 80's Hair Band part of this post!  Dell's daddy is in a band that 

plays 80's "hair band" music.  They dress all rocker glam & wear wigs.  The 

whole kit n' kaboodle.  We decided to have a little fun tonight with said wig. 

Here is our good friend Neela sporting the 'do.

And sister Kensi!

And lastly, but certainly never least....

Dell rocking the 'do!

Did you get a good chuckle?  We sure did!

I'm linking up today with the blog hops listed below.  If you are visiting from one of them, please take a moment & say "Hello"!  I promise to swing by & check out your blog too!

Tigger The Tiger ~ Day 47

So yesterday our neighborhood had a block party.  It was pretty awesome.  Free food from Bob Evans, music, free drinks, tshirts... you get the idea.

I took this picture of Dell today holding the balloon "Tigger" his sister had made for her @ the party.  I mean, this thing is HUGE!  He almost looks a little scary, right?

Once Dell got a hold of it he didn't want to let it go.  He absolutely loved it! 

Then, as we usually do on Wednesdays, we got together with my close friend Sandhya & her daughter Neela.  

They are amazing friends to us & fit into my little family like they belong.  Whenever Sandhya & Neela are around Dell breaks out his most charming grin!

Mom n' Me Monday & Day 43

Saturday.....

This was what we walked into Saturday morning when we got ready to climb into bed. 

Oh around 1 am.  Fantastically adorable, no?

Getting his stretch on!

Later that day we went to Neela's 3rd birthday party.  Dell's expression says to me

"What the heck mom!"

Getting some kisses from his ladies!

 And now it's time for......

 

Julie over @ Peanut Gallery...Exit Here started this in an attempt to keep the photo albums from being lopsided, so to speak.   Here's my pic from Saturday with Dell.