P is for Pumpkin (and photos)!

 I was being "reprimanded" today for not having posted more to the blog during the summer.  I would like to think that I will eventually be forgiven for leading an extremely busy life as a working mother.  Right?  Yeah, we'll see.

Last weekend Pat and I took Holly to the farm to see all the pumpkins and pick her up a couple.  She had a wonderful time and we came home with two pumpkins for Pat and I are a very special little one (that she's holding there in the photo) for her!

We couldn't have asked for better weather.  Last weekend it was cool and very brisk and we enjoyed it immensely!  This weekend we had more of an Indian Summer, but still acceptable in our book.  We are definitely looking forward to having a true fall and not skipping over the season.  Last spring was just insane.  I don't know when Mother Nature decided that skipping a season was okay, but I would rather it not happen again any time soon.

This weekend Holly and I traveled back to W-town to see Pat and Grandma N and Poppa J and the kitties.  We're currently house shopping in the new town, so for the time being, Pat and I are living apart during the week and visiting on the weekends.  It's not easy, but we're making it work and we are day dreaming about being a complete family again (hopefully by Christmas)!

When Holly and I returned home, we went over to my aunt and uncle's with her boys for a mini photo shoot.  P and B are excellent with her and Holly couldn't ask for better cousins.  As my aunt said, those boys are incredibly cooperative and good with her!

Holly's now taking between five and ten steps and she's getting more and more brave every day.  She still crawls like a bandit, but I see that transitioning into a running fiend by Halloween.  She's growing so fast and watching her develop is incredible.  I remember this time last year how small she was and it's almost hard to comprehend how much she's grown since then.  I was reminded of that over the weekend as I held my brand new nephew.  He was born last Wednesday at 9 pounds, 22-1/2 inches (two pounds less than Holly's birth weight and three inches longer) and he just seemed so small when I held him!  What's incredible is that you wouldn't expect 9 pounds to be small, but it's fairly average in our family and compared to Holly's 22 pounds, my new nephew's a peanut!
 
Not much more to add, but there are plenty of pictures to look at, so enjoy!

Happy Uncle J?  ;-)