Pumpkin Patch

Grandma came to visit and we got busy. Saturday morning Camden and Grandma headed out to do some shopping. They went all over looking for some toy ideas for Santa. You know he needs to get busy making all those toys! No, Daddy, Mommy did NOT do any shopping!! Then in the afternoon we headed to Mike's Tree Farm to get a special pumpkin.

No, this one was too big!!

The sun was a little bright, but what a beautiful day!!

They had all kinds and sizes of pumpkins.

This one looks just right!!

Let's get going! There is so much more to do!!

First we must stop for a photo op!

Here is my little pumpkin with his little pumpkin! Ha!

As always, the food was amazing. We had to wait 2 1/2 hours to eat, but it was so worth it. We didn't drive that far to pass up the food. There were at least 5 million people there so it was way crowded but we still enjoyed ourselves!! We even sampled some Pumpkin butter this time and now we are smitten. 

Boy's Best Friend

This picture was taken when Bentley was about six months old. If only he would have stayed cute and little. He just had to grow into those big ears and paws!! He is bigger than Camden now. They still have fun together chasing each other around the house. Camden just can't understand why Bentley doesn't get to sleep with him. I have already explained to him that Bentley will keep him awake all night. One day he will figure that one out!

Camden is doing better on his Spelling words. We are starting earlier in the week figuring out which words he is having a problem with. Then we focus on those until he gets more comfortable. He told me last night that he would always miss some words because "He stinks at spelling." I told him that is why we have to study. Doing homework to him is like having his eye teeth pulled. He sees no point in it and only wants to watch TV. At least he is very good at Math. 

We are getting ready for Grandma to come and visit us today! We plan to just chill out and the weather is supposed to be wonderful. No telling where we will end up! Definitely Camden and Bentley are ready for some Grandma love!! Grandma is thinking about starting a blog so we will work on that! Happy Friday!!

R & R

Yes, I think that is a head on the beach??

This reminds me of Las Vegas

Daddy was able to get away from work recently for a little R & R. He got to do a little exploring and eat some foreign food. Not the same kind of exploring that Camden wanted to do, I am sure! Anyway, it was nice for Daddy to get away from the work stress and I know he had a great time. Who couldn't feel relaxed being so close to an ocean??? Wish we could be there with you Daddy!!

Speaking of R & R, I ran across a new book out by my very favorite author. It just made my heart smile! I always do a little reading to relax when I finally get Camden in bed at night.

For Fred

Camden made this little painting for Fred, Miss Joan's husband. Camden made this all by himself. I thought it was deeply perceptive for someone of his age. I asked him what the purple thing was. He said, "That is Miss Joan's coffin. You know those things have to have wheels on them!" He also said that there were two tears on Fred's face. He says a prayer each night for Fred that God will watch over him because he is all alone now. He has a great concept of certain things that I don't always give him credit for.

We went Monday night to Miss Joan's Memorial service with Danny and Kerry. It was very sweet and touching. I will think of her every time I look at the flowers planted in our yard that she gave to us!

Hello Sweetness

Here are some goodies that I made over the weekend. I just love making special treats like brownies, cupcakes and cookies. I could definitely eat a cupcake everyday of the week. Camden however, doesn't like them and would not touch these. My coworkers got to enjoy them even though some were intending to diet. Who diets with the holidays approaching? Not us!! Our favorite hobby around the office is eating, so diets have never been carried out with positive results for some (mainly me!).  Our new special treat is Fruiti Yogurt and I will do a another post on that. It's unbelievable!! Yogurt is like diet food, right???

Camden was eating a fried chicken leg for dinner last night and he pulled a vein thing off of it (Yuck, I know!). He said "Mommy, I believe this belongs to you." I told him to put it on his plate. He said, "Mommy, if you ever see one of these don't touch it. It's their gullet!" Thank you Camden for the advice!!

It's Fall Y'all

It has finally gotten cooler here! We were ready for the cool weather, (cold weather not so much)! Now I can start making soups and other fall favorite recipes. I think that is the only thing about Fall that I really look forward to.

This morning at church, the Pastor let everyone know that Camden asked to put his little friend, Aiden, on the Prayer List. Aiden lives down the street from us and is Camden's little play mate. We learned a few weeks ago that Aiden has Leukemia. Camden says a prayer for him every night, but it was so sweet of him to add Aiden to the Church list.

This afternoon Camden asked me if we could get out of the house and go exploring and look at things. I asked him what kind of exploring and looking at things. He said, "You know, looking at things to see if there is anything we want to buy." Oh, be still my heart, I have taught him so well!!! Ha.

Be Still

Camden had fun playing with his Match Box cars this morning. Then we headed off for some skating fun. He did so much better this time and a whole lot less body slamming the floor. He still thinks that it would be cooler if they had ramps! Last night he thought that it would be so awesome to build a long stick out of Tinker Toys and stick it in the ceiling fan. Fortunately no one was injured and the fan still works. 

This afternoon while we were outside playing with Bentley, I looked up and noticed the most amazing beautiful blue sky. I have been so busy these past few weeks that I haven't even stopped to catch my breath and I don't know what my name is sometimes! I truly believe that God knows when we need to be still and know that He is there and that He is God. As I was taking all of this in and just being still for a moment, I also noticed something else, that I probably would have over looked on any other day. Tim had gotten me a cute little rose bush for Mother's Day. It turned into a very dry tumbleweed over the summer and I knew there was no hope for it. I just happened to look down and there was an ever so tiny little rose on it. Just another little reminder from God. Exactly what I needed.