Birthday and Pumpkins

On Friday Katie and I enjoyed a day off together. School was closed for a teacher work day, so I took the day off and we did a lot of fun things. We went to the dentist (which the girls consider to be fun due to the flavored toothpaste, toys, etc.) , did some clothes shopping for Katie, met Jamie for lunch, then went to see a movie (the 3-D version of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs). The movie was cute, but a bit of a stretch from the kids book which was a favorite of mine.

On Saturday, we ventured off to Indiana to celebrate Miss Emma's first birthday. The girls were excited to see each other and after lunch we continued our quest to get a picture with all four looking at the camera. This was the best we could do!

Grandma wanted one too. We didn't get many good smiles, but I think this one accurately captures the moment.

Here's the birthday girl!

I let Katie take pictures of Emma opening her presents to keep her busy. There were a lot of interesting shots, including close ups of people's feet, the floor, etc. Here's one that I took showing the girls clustering around the presents in excitement. Thankfully Emma was willing to share because there were a lot of people lined up to play with her new toys.

We stayed for dinner and watched the end of the close, but not quite close enough Notre Dame-USC game and then made it home by about 9:45.

On Sunday we ventured out to get our pumpkins and enjoyed a hayride. We've done this hayride before, but this year they added some "scary" characters out in the woods, who gently startle you and then kindly wave. It made it pretty entertaining and Caroline kind of liked the "monster guys."

Once the wagon dropped us at the pumpkin patch, Caroline found her perfect pumpkin right away. Katie had to look a bit harder to find the big one she was seeking.

It was a fun afternoon and we wandered around the farm after the ride. Caroline was loving the Amish-made wooden play equipment. There was a tractor, train, bus, firetruck (ironic that the Amish made these items, don't you think?) and finally we had to tear her away to get home for a nap. We're looking forward to carving them next week!