Remember when Wordless Wednesday was a thing and I could just post photos and people still came and looked at them?
But don’t look at these too much, for some reason the colors look terrible. Ugh.
So it’s November now, which is fine, we’re fine, it’s all fine. Except that in 6 weeks I promised Caroline I would throw her a Nutcracker-themed 5th birthday party and two weeks after that is Christmas and then it will be 2016 and OMG. Let’s just focus on this past (excellent) week.
Sunday:
Getting as much costume time as possible this week
I got my first RocksBox! I’m really loving wearing fancy jewelry. My affiliate code good for 1 free month is bebehblogxoxo, if you’re interested in trying it out.
I brought Dorothy to help at a photo session and she charmed a farm dog, OF COURSE.
Monday:
NO PICTURES PLEASE (He’s kidding, he was an excellent photo subject)
DELIGHTED with our fake gravestones
HELP I’M BEING MAULED BY A NURSING LION
Tuesday:
I think he’s judging my hair.
Every day
Linc has a HUGE crush on all the tiny ballerinas
Wednesday:
Now he’s judging Aldi for being a weird grocery store
I might have been a LITTLE early with the reindeer leggings but WHATEVER
Helping himself to Caroline’s uneaten lunch. Caroline now BUYS her lunch.
Thursday:
OUTSIIIIIIDE
OOOOOOUTSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE
Not happy to be inside, sorting wraps
Friday:
Definitely my kid
LOBSTER TWINS
A scary monster/vampire
Saturday:
SO PROUD of her first trophy
Totally normal
Letting the kids hand out the candy so I can sit and drink my wine #excellentmomming
I did NOT watch the Walking Dead tonight, because my husband is forcing me to watch The Packers embarrass themselves all over the teevee, so I’m going to do the smart thing and pass the hell out. I’m going to make the end of daylight savings work FOR me instead of against me. Fingers crossed all the kids are on board with than plan. They should be, right? Kids are totes reasonable about that kind of thing.
I was going to do this an hour ago but then I decided to watch The Walking Dead and (no spoilers) now I don’t really feel like it. EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE.
Sunday:
Ok, sure, I GUESS you can bring that birthday party snack in the car
BEEP BEEP
Sunsets this week have been amazing
Monday:
He would sleep in a mountain of blankets
I let Evan walk to the end of the street to put something in the mailbox and he was really excited
Being a big kid
Tuesday:
A murder of crows, circling the bus stop.
He’s reaching for a leaf in my hand, he doesn’t actually know how to look at a camera
This is their new favorite game
Wednesday:
This was outside my house all day, and after a lot of peeking out the windows to see what happened I think the elderly man who rented the apartment in that house passed away. So not interesting, just super sad.
Bare feets
Being a scary ghost
Thursday:
View from Bluff Point
View from Avery Point
Very nicely sharing the Panera buzzer
Friday:
Toddler friends
It was VERY COLD by the ocean for my evening session
Even my husband got this right, and he doesn’t even care about my garden
Saturday:
The faerie village was amazing
Oh ok, go ahead and look 15
ORCHARD WEDDING YOU GUYS SO MANY PICTURES COMING SOON CONGRATS JACKIE I NEED TO STOP YELLING
I am seriously drowning in photography work, which is both good (yay money! yay doing a thing I love!) and bad (my house is a disaster! we have no food!). I have a dress I need to return – by mail! I don’t even have to go to the store! – and it’s been sitting on my table for a week because remembering to put it in a package is too much. I suppose I could stop planning any fun fall stuff for the family and JUST take care of my messy house and grocery shopping, but that doesn’t sound fun either.
Just a couple more weeks and then it will be way too cold for anyone to want photos…right?
We had absolutely STUNNING weather last weekend here in Connecticut. It was perfect for my photography business mini sessions and perfect for doing all the fall things and perfect for making me feel like Connecticut is a kick-ass place to live. IT’S A JOY JUST TO BE ALIIIIIIIVE.
On our lovely free Monday (you’re still a jerk Columbus, but I do enjoy a day off) we spent the morning at Creamery Brook Bison Farm taking part in a Walktober event with friends. They’re open on weekends in the fall for tours and I highly recommend it. They had a feeding and petting zoo as well as a chance to meet the bison up close.
In the afternoon we went to Buttonwoods for their corn maze and fall fun. It’s a tradition! We did both sides of the corn maze, the hay ride, the cow train, the hay tower and the kids went nuts in the corn pit. We all came home with pants full of corn and a zillion pictures. Don’t worry, Linc really liked the corn pit, even when we were pouring it on his head. He ate more than his share. Mmmm…roughage.
Some of my weekend plans got derailed because the US Navy doesn’t actually believe skipping work to attend the Eastern States Exposition (aka The Big E) is a priority. They are obviously wrong, but that doesn’t change the fact that they wouldn’t let E go. But there was still plenty of weekend fun had by all.
Greek Food Festival:
One of the best parts about the Greek Food Festival is that we can walk there.
Linc ate more than anyone else (besides me).
Caroline was pouting, so Evan went to cheer her up.
Still loving our Joovy TooQool, even the 6 year old wants to ride in it.
Those things are called pineapple ground cherries and are actually delicious.
I wish I had taken more photos, there was so much cute stuff, but it was unexpectedly warm and I had a squirmy baby on my back and a 4 year old who needed to get to soccer practice.
I bought her that chair.
Norwich Auto Show:
A tiny train set on the train set! It moved and everything.
Slightly terrifying. Evan declined to go anywhere near them.
The handmade blanket that matches the car is amazing.
Poor Linc hangs out on my back, so he never gets to be in photos.
In the back of an old Chicago police car.
Mystic Garlic Festival:
Garlic ranch fries and clam fritters
Bacon & cheddar hush puppies that actually melted in my mouth.
We still haven’t even gone apple or pumpkin picking yet, on any hayrides, to any corn mazes, or any of the other fun fall stuff. Technically fall starts tomorrow though, so we have time!
