Carving a pumpkin

Dear Grace,

Since you were only 10 months old and living in London last Halloween season, you carved your first pumpkin this year. You carving your first pumpkin realistically entailed me doing all the work and you helping by collecting the seeds.  Thank you, Dada for being our photographer. Enjoy!

Love, Mommy

I love how your back curls keep multiplying. 

The most exploring you did was smelling the pumpkin goop. Smelling everything is a trait you're quickly picking up from me.

Time to draw the face for our soon to be jack-o-lantern.

The final product...

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E

Pumpkin Patch

Dear Grace,
Uncle Matthews's friend from high school, Melissa Sickinger (Volkman), owns Harvest Tyme in Lowell with her husband. Uncle Matthew and Aunt Susan have been looking forward to having you join them on their annual autumn adventure since it opened. This is Harvest Tyme's 5-year anniversary. It's open every weekend in October and is the perfect place to spend the day with your little one. Enjoy! 
Love, Mommy

P is for Pumpkins 

You just adore your Aunt Susan. 

Papa Lon bought you the pink pumpkin you picked out among all your options at the pumpkin patch. We even came home with a little blue one for Connor. 

The hayride to and from the pumpkin patch was a blast.

Harvest Tyme has so many photo opps just waiting for you to take advantage of...

My favorite photo of the day.

As we were heading back to our car, we had to stop for one last picture. I couldn't help but think about the last time you and I took pictures on an oversized chair. During one of our London adventure walks: Landmark London. 

Grace 21 months

Lowell, IN

Grace 7 months

London, England

Grace and Mommy (41 weeks pregnant)

Lowell, IN

Grace and Mommy

London, England

Pumpkin talk

Grace discovered how fun her voice sounds when talking inside our fake pumpkins.