Yesterday was an all around good day. I got to sleep in which is almost much appreciated - thanks Kris! Then Krystle called. She and Pierce were at their house and they had light fixtures and cabinets and some trim so the whole family hustled over there to join them. Annika even rang the doorbell. Their house is going to look so amazing! After that we came home to eat some lunch and then James went down for a nice long nap. During James' nap, Annika and I got some good girl time and and played some games together. Then Krystle and Pierce came over to our house and we went outside and met our neighbors Andrew and Katie and we all went to a pumpkin patch together. There's a cute one not far from our house. We thought this would be the perfect weekend to get some pumpkins. Well, apparently everyone else did too because the place was pretty busy and the pumpkin patch, as big as it is, was pretty picked over. We did manage to find three pumpkins that we liked. We already had one at home from our town's Halloween party last weekend. So now we each have pumpkins. Annika was so super cute at the patch too. There is a wagon attached to a tractor that you can ride in out to the patch and of course we did. Annika thought this was wildly funny and just giggled and giggled the whole way out there. Then, we found a big wagon to haul our pumpkins in out there. Annika climbed up in that and Andrew pulled her around the patch. She was giggling so hard at the pumpkins rolling around in there with her that I thought she was going to fall out! We got some cute pictures of Annika and James with the pumpkins too. When we got home from that we changed clothes and then went over to Andrew and Katie's house for dinner. They have a dog named Gustie and both Annika and James were having so much fun playing with him. Annika was also having a good time playing with Andrew, so much so that she asked to stay overnight there! She said she wanted to sleep in Andrew and Katie's bed with them! Silly girl. When it was bedtime we went home, put the kids to bed and then straightened up quick because Andrew and Katie were coming over to our house! The came over and we played cards and Fluxx (a card game) and Wii until 12:30 am! We had a blast. I hope we can do more things with them again soon.
We've had an especially low key day around here today. I don't think any of us changed out of our pajamas today. We've had some really great moments too. Like when Annika said "You know what Mom? Daddy is weird!" Yes, baby, I couldn't agree more! :) And James ate a whole baby food container of apricots with mixed fruit. Apparently some fruits aren't so terrible anymore. Tonight Annika and I were snuggling watching Shrek together and she turned her face and kissed my temple once and then turned back and watched more of the movie. And James is such a snugglebug with me. He crawls over to me as I'm sitting on the floor, crawls into my lap and smothers his face into me before rolling into a ball in my lap. He even gave me a "kiss" today by coming at me open mouthed, planting it on my mouth and then pulling back and grinning at me. And my last unforgettable moment of the day - Annika and Daddy are snuggled up together in the recliner downstairs as I type this. I am so lucky to have such a terrific family.