Halloween Preview

 Once upon a time there was a little flower soaking up the sun in the forest.

 The little flower spied a young girl on her way to Grandma's house.

 Little Red Riding Hood Clara offered the flower some treats from her basket when suddenly...

 "Oh no!" she cried, "The wicked wolf is coming!"

 She turned to the sound in the wood, and scared that wicked wolf away.

The Little Red Riding Hood Clara decided she'd be safer at school.

Clara was so entertaining as I took these pictures! She wanted to act out the whole story. Our poor little flower cut her first tooth that morning, so her smiles were less frequent.

We're looking forward to Halloween; Clara has been practicing what to say, and it usually goes like this,

"Trick or Treating..."

"Thank you and Happy Halloween!"

(Last year it was "Happy Trickerween")

Great Country Farms

 Clara had fun spinning, tossing, and jumping through the hula-hoops.

 Meghan loved taking in the fresh air and watching Clara who is always entertaining.

 Clara rode her hobby horse away from the pursuit of Meghan.

 The highlight of the day for Clara was meeting the Pumpkin Princess who arrived in her pumpkin coach escorted by her dashing footman.

 It was Western weekend, so Clara decorated a cactus with all of the family's favorite colors.

Meghan at 6 months.

October Around the House

Johnson's Farm NJ

 On the hayride out to the pumpkin patch

 Clara is a loving and responsible big sister!

We definitely thought this one was the cutest pumpkin around!

September Birthdays

 Clara grabbed exactly 30 candles out of the drawer for Mommy's cake.

 Daddy's cake had peanut butter cups and one more candle than earlier that month.

These two girls LOVE their Daddy!

Meghan and Solid Foods

At five months old, Meghan had her first taste of oatmeal and apple sauce. She wasn't too enthusiastic and was more interested in holding the spoon and putting her fingers in her mouth. But she sure was cute!