Tea Party

Uncle Mike and Uncle Mark sent Hope the cutest little tea set I have ever seen. Hope absolutely LOVES it, and will spend hours rearranging the cups and using the tiny spoons to scoop from the sugar pot and creamer. In the pics below, she was having a tea party with Muffin. Thanks Uncle Mike and Uncle Mark!!!!

Muffin is always very interested in what the kids are playing with, but I think he was a little confused with this one.

Baby Maxwell

Ben got his wish. He's always wanted two little girls, and yesterday we found out that the baby I am currently "building" is in fact, a girl! So far she looks perfect and healthy and it was such a relief to actually be able to see that instead of just trying to believe it.

Daddy was in charge of picking her name and he did a great job...

Meet Evelyn Lily Maxwell!

Scarecrow Festival

Saturday we spent the evening at Thanksgiving Point's Scarecrow Festival. Noah went on several of the inflatable slides, but Hope didn't want to part with her shoes long enough to give it a try. Just as well though, because there were a ton of kids that I'm sure would've trampled her.

We saw lots of pretty fall decorations and lots of pumpkins.

Noah got his face painted like a skull and afterward didn't understand why all the other kids would stare at him as he walked by.

It was nice to get out of the house and celebrate the Autumn season (its my favorite), but after all that walking it was also nice to be home.

PUMPKINS!

This year Ben planted some pumpkins in his garden. They turned out beautiful and we got about 12 pumpkins total. Friday night we decided it was time for some carving, so after gathering my courage (I've never done it myself before, and the inside of the pumpkin is one of nature's most disgusting things) Noah and I picked out a couple of pumpkins and went to work. I thought about letting him have a go at actually carving it, but after seeing the knife in his hand I decided to go with my gut and have Ben carve his pumpkin.

After Hope saw my reaction to the inside of the pumpkin she kept saying "Yucky, huh?" I tried to get it on video, but didn't happen.

Here's the finished pumpkins.

Happy Birthday Ben!

Thirty years ago today my husband was born. Ben is truly one of the smartest people I know (actually he may be the smartest) and the most talented. He is one of the few people on this earth that could not only do anything they wanted, but do it extremely well.

I don't necessarily believe in soul mates. I believe that few people have someone that they were actually meant to be with and that all the rest simply find someone to get through this life with. I don't know if Ben and I started out as soul mates, but I do know that somewhere along life's craziness that we were divinely guided to each other.

Happy Birthday Ben, I love you!!!