Horsing Around!

Our landlords have a horse and we live right by the stable.  Zoe loves to visit Tina.  She gets to pet her, brush her and feed her carrots, apples, grain etc.  Last weekend she even got to go for her first horse ride.  It's so great...we have all the perks of having a horse without actually having to have a horse!

Happy Half Birthday!

Noah turned 6 months old last Saturday, and he seems to be hitting  milestones like crazy.  Just before his half birthday, he started army crawling.  He also cut his first tooth last Sunday.  We went to the doctor last week too.  He weighs 17.7 lbs (50th percentile), and he is 28 1/2 inches long (100th percentile...I really didn't know there was such a thing as 100th percentile).   He continues to eat everything in HUGE quantities.  As you can see he would eat the pumpkin if he could.  I really think he has a hollow leg!  Best of all he is still a mellow munchkin!

Pumpkin Patch

Today we surprised Zoe with a trip to the pumpkin patch.  We told her we needed to go to town to run a few errands (which we did).  She fell asleep on the way into town.  While she and Noah slept we drove to the pumpkin patch in Blue Lake.  When we arrived Zoe awoke immediately and said "Where are we?"  We didn't tell her at first.    She looked around for some sort of familiar clue, but it all seemed unfamiliar to her.  Once we got out of  the car she saw a huge pile of pumpkins.  With a huge smile on her face she yelled "we're at the pumpkin patch!"  We had a great time.  We played in the hay bale maze, took a hay ride out to the pumpkin field, and spent quite a bit of time finding the perfect pumpkins.  We even ran into a few friends (one from when I was in the credential program, and one from Zoe's preschool).  It was a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

First Haircut!

Last Friday Zoe had her first hair cut.   Since she pretty much didn't have hair for the first 2 years of her life (unless you count the mullet), this is a BIG deal .  We both went in for a trim. We sat in the chairs next to each other.  It made me realize how much Zoe is growing up!  Her new hair cut looks great!  It's amazing what a little trim can do.