Pumpkin Patch

One of our family traditions that we started when Joey was about 1 1/2 yrs. old is going to a pumpkin patch every year to get pumpkins. We let the kids each pick out a pumpkin, they design the face, mommy draws the face on the pumpkin, and daddy does most of the actual carving. For the last three years we have gone to Waterman's Farm and have really enjoyed it - here are our pictures from the day.

Indiana Boys

Our visit with Jordans

The next weekend, my brother Tim, his wife Dana, and their son Ryan came for a visit. So fun to see so much family in one week! We had a great time but wished they didn't have to leave so soon. Ryan is just 2 months older than Joshua, so I look forward to them being able to "grow" and play together whenever we can.

Our visit with Marinellis

Joe's sister and her family were here from New Hampshire for a visit last week. We enjoyed getting to spend some time with our family and the kids really enjoyed seeing their cousins, Gioia and Audrey.

Family Portraits

We got our family portrait taken last week and JCPenney. It was also Joshua's birthday, so we had his 1 year picture taken too. For those of you family and friends who we normally send pictures to, we will be getting the prints next week, so hopefully we'll get some out to you soon after that.