Pumpkin Patch

Our trip to the pumpkin patch wasn't exactly what we hoped for. I'd heard about this great pumpkin patch from a co-worker. The free fall festivities were about 40 minutes from our house, and we'd been planning to go for weeks now. We'd considered going Saturday afternoon, but we guessed the crowd would be overwhelming. So, instead, we decided to go Sunday morning before the church crowd showed up. I guess everyone else had the same idea. Not to mention, little man was not in the greatest mood. The next couple of pictures prove it.


We finally got him to calm down for a few minutes. Not smiling and happy, but at least he wasn't screaming and kicking.




We took a hay ride and had a snack. Things seemed to be getting better.


We played on the hay and eventually cracked a smile.






Too bad shortly after this picture we witnessed round two of Micah's Terrible-Two-Tantrums, and made a swift exit.

Captain Tommy

Saturday afternoon Captain Tommy [above] took us [below] out for a cruise on the lake

Micah enjoyed having the wind in his hair.

We did a little bird watching.

Then we came home because Micah fell asleep in my arms as a result of not taking a nap in the early afternoon.

More Visitors

Grandma Mavis isn't the only visitor we had this weekend.

These two deer were grazing in our backyard Saturday morning until Micah started banging on the back door. It's obvious it will be a while before he's ready to go deer hunting.

Grandma Mavis is Visiting

Grandma Mavis, Tom's grandmother, came into town Thursday night and is spending a long, exciting weekend with us. I'll share more of our adventures later, but I thought I would share some of the photos we took this morning at, none other than, JC Penney.

Tom and I had a discussion the other day about how we only have pictures of the 3 Deens displayed in our home. As a result we have decided to gradually create a family collage in the upstairs family room. So, if you are related to us, don't be surprised if we try to drag to you JC Penney too. ;) Oh, and Micah had his halloween portraits made too.

Eat Play Sleep

Eating, playing and sleeping seem to be the staples to our weekday evening activities. Now that Tom and I are both working (and recovering from perpetual illnesses), we've become pretty lazy on our house work. So, starting tomorrow we are having a cleaning lady come help us out every other week with the basic cleaning necessities: sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, and scrubbing the bathrooms. I'm thrilled! I'm hoping it will allow me that extra time to spend with Tom and Micah in the evenings and on the weekends. And, I may even be able to squeeze in a few short blogs a little more frequently.

Micah participating in our favorite evening activity--playing.

Party

Today Micah and I drove down to Dallas to meet up with Wendy, my Junior League provisional advisor from Denver who was in town for her niece's 2nd birthday party.

This is Sevie, the birthday girl.

I enjoyed spending time catching up with Wendy and Micah really enjoyed playing on the playground. He especially enjoyed the slide and the swings.

Football

After work and school today, Dada and Micah went outside to enjoy the cooler weather and throw the football around.




In case you were wondering, I'm happy to say that I'm feeling much better after being diagnosed with bronchitis last Friday. Almost healthy. Yahoo! My boys seem to be feeling pretty good too these days.