More Pumpkin Patch photos

Here are some other photos that were taken by others on our pumpkin patch day.



Uncle Dave and Aaliyah searching for the perfect pumpkin
Mulu - bound & determined to carry his back on his own.

Daddy helping out Aaliyah with hers The gang
Cousin Charlie with the pumpkins

Pumpkin Patch

We spent last weekend enjoying the non-autumn weather at a local pumpkin patch. When we went last year it was about 40 degrees F and both Mulu & Aaliyah were decked out in full winter garb. We knew we couldn't do that with a newborn this year, so we decided that the 1st nice weekend that came by in October would be our pumpkin picking weekend. Little did we know it would be 85 degrees F!!! So here are some of our favorite photos of our very fun and sweaty day!

Mulu posing in front of an elk enjoying a smushed pumpkin. He was excited, but very unsure, when the elk came up that close.

Aaliyah and her friend in the kitty and baby bunny barn. We ended back at this location multiple times throughout our visit at the farm - kitties and baby bunnies were a huge hit with the girly girls.

Me & baby Aria "watching" the puppet show. You can see she is loving every minute (her experience was very similar to being at home - eating, snuggling and sleeping - with a diaper change or two thrown in)
Mulu & our friend in the wagon on the way out to the pumpkin patch to pick out some pumpkins.
Daddy and Aaliyah scrubbing Aaliyah's pumpkin.
Our newest "little pumpkin" - By the look on her little scrunchy face I'm sure the pumpkins weren't quite as comfy as they look.
As everyday goes by, Aria is awake a little more (which is making Mulu & Aaliyah happy -she is much more fun when she can look at them). Here is a picture of her looking over Daddy's shoulder - you can see her beautiful navy/grey eyes.

Welcome Cousin Charlie

On September 28th Brian's brother David and his wife Alexis became parents of a beautiful baby boy named Charlie Joseph. He was 8 pounds 13 ounces at birth and has fabulous red hair (like his daddy). Below are some photos of the first time we met him.

Introducing: Cousin Charlie!

Baby & Daddy
Proud Cousin MuluTwo happy Mamas and their babies!

I'm not sure why, (maybe I assumed all Caucasian babies looked alike - kind of like little old men) but I thought the two cousins were going to look alike when they were born and was shocked up at the hospital as to how different they really were . . . who knew?

Aria Theresa and Charlie Joseph.

Some photos of Aria's first week!

IT'S A GIRL!

Aria Theresa Johnson arrived this afternoon at 4:48 pm. She is a perfect 8 lbs 10 oz, 20 in long, with curly brown hair and, as expected, is incredibly beautiful. More to follow!

September 9th has arrived - but Ziggy has not...

Today is the day - September 9th, 2007 - the totally arbitrary day chosen by a little calendar wheel that I have been referencing for 40 weeks now and holding onto emotionally as THE day -
aka my due date.

And . . . our little precious one (affectionately referred to as "Ziggy") is still tucked up all warm and snug in my uterus.

I'm doing great - well that's what my doctor says at least - and hanging in there - wondering if every little weird feeling (which there are a surprising number of at this stage of the game) is the start of a contraction

I've given my sister my password for this blog & she is planning on posting an announcement after Ziggy has made his/her appearance. So we'll be able to share the news long before we're home and organized enough to be back on the computer again.

Please wish us a speedy delivery and send good thoughts our way!



~C

Mulu's 1st day of school!

Its hard for me to believe that Mulu has actually started school - like the real thing, all day - on his own Kindergarten! It feels like Brian and I are now in the "advanced parenting" stage - now that we have a school aged child (even though we've only been at the parenting thing for 27 months).

Its probably NO surprise to anyone who knows him well, but Mulu did fabulous his first day and week of school. When I went to pick him up the 1st day he was beaming he was smiling so hard, seemed like he was just going to explode with positive energy and said "hey Mama - I get to go back tomorrow!" - the best thing an over emotional and worried Mama could hear.

The whole way home he talked & talked & talked about his day. What colors he used on his picture, some new songs he had learned (I asked if his teacher taught them the songs & he said "no, we went to a room and a drummer boy taught us" - so they must have had music class that day), how to turn the sign on the bathroom from green to red so people know your in there, etc, etc, etc. I asked him if he met any new friends in his class, and he rattled off about a 1/2 dozen names - all of them little girls. And he explained to me that "when its hot and we are done on the playground we can get a drink and we say '1 banana, 2 banana, 3 banana split' and he is done and its my turn" - the 1st day of school and he already knows the little water fountain/bubbler song!

He seemed to do best at all the parts Brian and I were most worried about and was even excited to do his 1st homework assignment Friday after school. Just another example to show us, himself and the world how fabulous he really is.