pumpkins & a little lady

My mom & I went to Sprouts this week {a mini-Whole Foods, like Sunflower Market, but with much better prices, if you can believe it} and I couldn't help myself from taking photos of their wide array of pumpkins! Tell me I'm not the only one who gets pumpkin-crazy this time of year...? Can you blame me though? Look at those gorgeous Fairytale Pumpkins... So adorable. Mostly because of their name, but still, adorable.

The beast below--er, Big Mac as it were--was $50; I wonder if someone will actually buy it for their Halloween party or Thanksgiving shindig.

Anyhoo, if you have a Sprouts near you, I highly suggest you go. They had squash 88 cents a pound, and vine tomatoes for 46 cents a pound (!). Fabulous.

All right, pumpkins and screamin' deals aside, our little punkin is going to debut her very first Halloween costume this weekend:

It is getting more and more difficult to take pictures of her in her chair, now that she's so mobile! But I had to try, seeing as how I've taken her other monthly shots here. These were taken right before naptime; maybe I'll fare better after she wakes up. :)

 This hat is a little large, Mama...

 Wait a minute, I think I can fix it....

Huh Mom? Did you say something?

Happy Halloween!

6 months

We took Liv last weekend to get some 6-month portraits at Kiddie Kandids. I'm excited to receive the prints, but am ecstatic that when you purchase the CD of the session, the photos are fully yours--no copyrights. And so, here are a few photos of our little bean, growing up fast:

The one below made me laugh; I call it her Realtor picture ;)

Oh, those eyebrows, sweet smile, and little feet. I'm still amazed we have a little daughter! Has it been six months already? She is army crawling, beginning to sit by herself, and now enjoys carrots, pumpkin, and peas along with her rice and oatmeal cereals. I'm proud of you, Liv, and can't wait to see what the next 6 months have in store for you!

dog days part 2

In the world of dogs, friendships can be tough to come by. Dex loves other dogs {and is the welcoming committee when we take him to the dog park}, but it's often not reciprocated. Sad, but true. Enter Meck, the 8-month-old Vizsla puppy we dog-sat last week:

They are truly brothers from another mother: they love to play and wrestle and chew bones and get into trouble... {even as I'm typing, Dex is trying to tip-toe out of the office with one of Livvy's stuffed animals in his mouth... ugh}.

Despite their time-outs a la crate, they spent two-and-a-half days having a blast, wearing their doggie smiles all the while.

Dogs: Agreeable friends. They ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.

-George Elliot

dog days of summer

just a few

I made a lovely mess yesterday, making some cards for friends: