everybody loves a polka [dot]

gran bought us some different colored pumpkins so we could make polka dot pumpkins this year. the great polka dot pumpkin had a secret to share. and apparently, will had one for him too.

pick a peck

we went to pick apples with our neighbor friday afternoon this week. the kids had a blast filling our buckets. ida reds and mutsu apples filled our tummies for weeks to come.

harvest time

we had a visit from uncle dave and aunt shirley from ohi-ya in september. we visited a new pumpkin farm this year. will and sophie were treated to one small pumpkin each. as you can see they had a hard time deciding on just which two they would take home. aunt shirley won the backyard 500. and earned the nickname hot rod shirley. even stopped at wakarusa dime store for some world's largest jelly beans.

random acts of sophie

they are not ones of kindness. however, they are one of a kind. sophie has been trouble from the word go. as easy as manners and politeness come for will they are equally that difficult for sophie. she doesn't ask for things. she demands them. and when asked to say please she even demands that. she can sit on your lap and cuddle. and you would think she is the sweetest thing. until she sticks her finger in your eye. and laughs. i'm not sure where she comes from. so, every once in a while i will post about her random acts. like earlier this week. i had taken the kids to the park in niles. we decided it would be a great idea to pick up dad and take him to lunch. as we were eating, my husband reached over and pulled a french fry from sophie's plate. sophie immediately gave her dad the stink eye. threw her hand up on the table and started to scoop her food across her plate away from the side of the table her dad was sitting on. and that was that.