Pumpkin Picking

I'm a slacker, at least a blog slacker!  We had a great summer, but it was busy busy, putting blogging at the bottom of the list.  We'll see if I can get back into some type of blogging routine.

I'm just going to pick up on our current activities, it would be way to long of a post to cover the fun of summer.

We've finally been enjoying some cooler fall weather here in central NC.  It's been great for tailgating, football games, bonfires, going to the park, and picking pumpkins!  We have a little strawberry field across from our neighborhood and this year they also grew a pumpkin patch!  So, yesterday we took a little outing across the road to find the perfect pumpkin, and we found it!  It's giant, the biggest pumpkin I've ever had!  Jake had a great time running up and down the rows pointing at all the pumpkins.  It was a delightful time with my little family!

Wow...

Where did July go?! Well, July was busy, but it was a good month.  We celebrated the 4th at the lake, went to the pool, hung out at the beach for a week, spent more time at the lake, did some painting at the house, playdates, had a first haircut,  are watching the Olympics, and someone got 4 new teeth!

I promise to get some pictures up from the 'real' camera, but until then, here are some iphone/instagram photos.

Jake's Birthday: The Party - Part Two

A few of the party details...

The theme was All About Jake.  With the help of my mom and sister, we cut out Jake heads and stuck them all over the house, I think there were around 26 Jake heads!  Don't you love the little hats my mom and sister made for the Jake heads!  Balloons lined the parameter of the yard. I had the hubs make sand and water stations for the kids to play in.  We recently received a kiddie pool from our neighbors and we turned that into a ball pit.  I made a simple birthday banner and a banner with Jake's monthly photos.  It was so fun putting everything together!

For all you Dads and Soon to be Dads

Enjoy...