My Little Farmers

Last weekend we made our annual trip to Nivens' Apple Farm. We always go past apple-picking time. We go for pumpkins and the many other fun activities they offer! They just keep adding things, and we really could have spent the whole day if we didn't have two really little ones who needed naps.

So many pumpkins!



Anson found some friends



I think the first pumpkin we found was the cutest!



Love



Anson does not love the camera the way his siblings do - he was actually super excited and happy that day!










Grady actually got to use the clippers!




This tiny lady really enjoyed the farm









Cutting another one








Grady wanted to find a perfect tiny pumpkin to represent Camille







Grady took Ansy's hand and guided him through the field. Too cute for words.



She is way smaller than this pumpkin

















The boys rode the pedal-carts












Tough guys and gourds





Driving the tractor




We all finished up with a hayride. Camille had fun!



It was a great family day!

Gunk

On a recent afternoon I decided to surprise the boys with a fun activity. We mixed cornstarch and shaving cream and food coloring to create "gunk"! Grady loved it, but Anson sort of had a love/hate relationship with it.









Fun times!

10 Months

This baby girl is 10 months old...



She happens to be wearing a bow in her hair for the first time too!

She enjoys clapping, waving, trying to talk (she says a few things - Mama, Dada, Grady, bye-bye, and baby, we think), touch and feel books, baby dolls, her brothers, Cheerios, and tub time (in the big tub now!). She also practices standing all the time now and looks so proud every single time.

Standing (and always chewing something)



Trying raspberries (she wasn't really sure about them)








We all love you so much!

Grady Adores Camille!

Grady recently had the week off for his Fall Break. Anson still had school 2 mornings, since his school has a different vacation schedule, and Grady really enjoyed having Camille all to himself those mornings.

Clapping!

MVI_0619.mpg-edited a video by roseanneschmidt on Flickr.

Look What Cam Can Do!

MVI_0653.mpg-edited a video by roseanneschmidt on Flickr.

Baptism Day

Camille and Mama were both baptized on September 30, 2012. It was a very special day for us both and so nice to share it with one another (even if she does not exactly understand the meaning of it all). We also became members of the church, as a family. We love Grace Covenant and have always felt so welcomed by the entire congregation and especially by the pastors.

The boys, before the ceremony





Cami getting dressed


















Camille was teething quite a bit that day, unfortunately. She actually wasn't too fussy because of it, but she wanted those hands in her mouth all the time!



Cami wore two special pieces of jewelry - a gold cross necklace with a little diamond, from Gaga and Grandpa, and a pearl bracelet from Nana and Papa. I had a matching bracelet, which I just loved!




I loved this banner - I still remember when it had Anson's name!



Visiting with some of the church members afterwards





The boys were actually much more excited than they look!











The kids table at the party



Cami, checking out her gifts







Thank you to all the friends and family who came to celebrate with us!