Imagination

Esther received some Melissa and Doug wood kitchen items from her cousin. There is a stove top and a toaster and tons of wood food, like bread, butter, fruit, veggies and such and then my mom added some dishes and stuff in there as well. It's very simple and cute and my parents made a shelf to put it all one. What I like about it is that it is ALL about imagination, not like some of those kitchen set ups out there, that require NO imagination because everything is just there for you. Well anyway, we put it in her room on Sunday and that girl has NOT stopped playing with it. She doesn't even want to sit with us for meals, but would rather "eat" her "food" in her room. It's been so cute to listen to her making toast and frying eggs and always telling me or Steve to "SIT" while she pulls out a chair for us.

Well this morning, I heard her talking and I peeked around her door to see if she was talking to anyone and Doc was up on one of the chairs and Esther was serving him tea. And if that isn't cute enough, she was asking him "lemon too?". I had to run and grab that camera.

I can already see this kitchen thing is going to be a HUGE hit.

Tons of teeth

Well Gideon is going to be 1 next month and I can't figure out where the time has gone. Also it is really odd to have a child under the age of 1 with SO many teeth!!! He has 6 and Esther only had 2 at this age. He is pretty much eating what we eat at dinner except it's had water added and been through a baby food processor. Not a picky eater at all...I am amazed how much and what he will eat. It's almost like in his little brain he is thinking " I have to eat all I can and get big and strong so when I can walk I can take down that little girl they call my sister".

What a sweet little boy God has given us. He makes me smile constantly and is so content just to be in his sling and close to his momma....I am going to cherish this time for as long as I can. :)

Like mother, like daughter??

So I am sitting on the couch checking emails and such, and Esther grabs my boppy and puts it around her. She then lifts up her shirt and starts yelling " Gee, come and eat...my boo boos, come and eat".....I could not stop laughing. Thankfully Gideon didn't listen.

Knott's with the Holmes' Clan

Esther mapping out our day.
Esther's first "big girl" ride...the Log Ride...she LOVED it, but didn't want to do it again.

The whole Fam Damily. :)

Esther seriously LOVED this ride...that is pure joy on that girl's face.

Esther couldn't WAIT to meet Snoopy..and when she finally did, she didn't want to leave him.

The most fun ride in the whole park....Jo and I couldn't stop laughing and it was SO fun seeing the kids having a blast.

Jo, me and the Big Guy.

I love how they decorated "Camp Spooky"...so festive.

Esther on her first ride without mom and dad. :(

Pony Express...what a trip. Click on this picture to see a close up of me and Jo...classic.

Ride 'em, cowboy..and cowgirl.

Oh and if you are wondering where lil' Gideon is...he was home with his Ammie & Poppy.

Halloween

Well our Halloween weekend started off with Steve and Esther carving our "free" pumpkin. Esther, who is NOT afraid to get dirty, would not help her daddy get the mooshie gushies out of the pumpkin. So funny. But she did want it to look like her favorite Halloween book, that we actually read year round. And I think they did a pretty darn good job.

She is pretty bossy when it comes to telling her dad how he should carve it.

The finished project.

Our sweet little Minnie Mouse.

Our scary little skeleton.

Meeting up with friends at our church's Trunk or Treat...Gideon LOVED being surrounded by all the "princesses".

Check out the little girl stealing candy out of Esther's basket....I only noticed it when I uploaded it...priceless.

Wrapped up an evening of trick or treating at the Agon's and Esther had SO much fun passing out candy with her friend, Clare. They took their job very seriously.