Little Pumpkin

Sharon had a canned food drive tonight for our church food pantry. For a bag of groceries, you could have your child's picture taken in their Halloween costume. We decided our little Punkin would make an adorable pumpkin. So, here they are. Of course the credit for the wonderful pics has to go to Sharon :)

A rare moment....

As soon as Essie became somewhat mobile, the animals learned to run when they see her coming. She doesn't understand how to nicely pet the dogs and cats; she goes at them squealing with delight, grabs a handful of fur and pulls. So, you can imagine my surprise when I witnessed this adoring moment - and actually had time to grab the camera and snap a picture before the cat ran off.

In the second picture, can't you just hear Essie saying, "Kitty, come back!"?

Sharon captured it!

The new Cafe is officially open for business! This past Thursday, a party was held for those who were close to the project. Our favorite photographer, Sharon, was there to capture the evening and some great shots of the new space. She posted some pictures on her Blog, so I thought I'd just pass it along. Her pictures are much better than mine :)

Sharon's Blog

Look at my toothies!

A month after Essie's teeth popped through, I finally got her to sit still and show them off for a picture!

Beep Beep, Here I Come

This is what I hear quite often throughout the day. And, then we sing, "The wheels on the car go round and round...." Essie's Great Aunt Carol brought this little car to us a few months ago - I'm pretty sure it came from Essie's cousins Abbey and Riley. Now that she is big enough to sit up on her own and make it move a little, she loves to play on the car. The horn is a bright yellow smiley face, so of course she wants to touch it and make it beep! Sometimes, we forget to turn the car off when Essie is done playing on it; then it will start playing music and beeping at random times and it startles mommy. As you can see from the pictures, she is already learning to drive with one hand!

Just for Jim

So, the pictures in this post were taken a little over a month ago. The company where my dad works hosted an Air Show for employees, families and friends. This is the three of us with a stunt pilot, Sean Tucker. He flies the bright red, Oracle plane. Our friend Jim works for Oracle. He was a little jealous when I told him we were going to see Sean fly. So, here you go Jim :-)

Smart Mommy, Smarter Baby...

Yes, I know it's been a long time since I've posted anything. Life has gotten more and more crazy as Nick gets closer to the big move! Tomorrow is the last day in the old location; moving begins Sunday!!! I'll get in there next week and do some final pictures to post - the new cafe is absolutely gorgeous!!

So, about Essie....her feet are cold most of the time. Especially now that the weather is turning cooler. We can't keep socks on her for anything. We put them on, she takes them off. As we are putting one on, she takes the other off. Put her in her car seat and the first thing she does is remove her socks. You get the picture.

Yesterday, I thought I was smart! She has an outfit with pants that have feet - no need to worry about her pulling her socks off, right? Nick put her down for her morning nap. I went in after she had been asleep for a few minutes to check on her - her pants are missing! Little booger took them off! I went to check on her during her afternoon nap, too and the pants were missing again! She is a smart little thing!