Eva Quote of the Week: "Free-ends"

After Daddy kissed his girls good-bye and went down for work, Eva sat in Mummzie's lap and sighed,

"Just Eba and Mommy now."

Later, in the middle of giving a big snuggly hug to Mummzie, "You are my free-end? We are two free-ends, Mommy and Eba." (Whispered) "Gooood free-ends. And Daddy will be our free-end too."

(Have I mentioned that Eva has a southern accent?)

Yes, you are my friend, Baby Girl, my gooood free-end.

"Leebs" and "Esploring"

It seems like we have really savored this Autumn. In fact I know we have! It's been so beautiful and pleasant, and I was so over summer that any change was welcome. Cider, spices, pumpkins, color, coolness, coziness - I wish fall lasted 6 months of the year! And now Christmas is coming in just weeks. Goodness! Well, we're going to soak in these last sweet fall days as much as we can. I think Eva likes fall best too...

Amazing!


likin' the lichen

 

If you were to hike the woods behind our house, in less than a quarter mile you'd find that the woods suddenly end at a place we call "the clearing." We figure it's been maybe two years since the logging crew cleaned this area of the woods away. It's kinda eerie there among the tree carnage, but this summer many young shoots have covered the "forrest graveyard" with new life.



"Esploring"

"Stuffing their pockets with multi-colored treasure, Mummzie and Chicken Nugget ran home to get autumnally crafty."



Mummzie's technicolor puffin! (for her Mummzie with love)

It was hard for the younger artist to focus when the older artist was giggling with glee at her own creations.

This singing octopus was Eva's triumph.

We opted not to mail any of our fabulous creations because of how fragile many of the leaves were. So hopefully you all can enjoy them here in a pretty and preserved state.

And now we "leaf" you with a little rump... because it's just so cute.

TrickyTreat!

Lil' Cap'n Campbell

Sarahbug Price

Trying to get them both to smile together ...

...that's it! sorta.

Setting sail on their quest for bite-sized sugar!

(Sarahbug's face here is my favorite.)

They returned with much "booty."

Eva Quote of the Week

Singing to her new favorite toy: "Jesus loves him, dis I know, for da bible tell me so. Little punkins to Him belong, they are weak ba He is strong."

Ashland Berry Farm Fun

The Challenge

Homemade happiness 

Hayride with distracting background element.

We weren't alone.

To the fields!

The beginnings of our harvest.

The final picks. We got all of these for the $20! My husband is THE man! And in case you can't see just how many there are here... it's 13.

Happy Fall Y'all!



Tis the Season for Spiced Bakin!

There's a crispness and a pumpkin scent in the air... it must be fall!

Mummzie and Chicklette are hard at work making pumpkin muffins with cream cheese icing.

Eva liked her icing "pop" best.

Looks like we're all done...

..."Dare! Eba puts away!"

There's no way to cook sanitarily with children... Y'all want some?

Packing for Mimi's House

Charlotte, here we come!

"I take dees. Dees all my buddies."