Memory Lane

Those of you who read my blog know that I am notorious for uploading old pictures of J. I love to see how much he has grown! I also have that nostalgic side of me that really misses my little guy being a baby, yet, I love watching him go through each new stage. I am one of those moms who really likes the baby/toddler/preschool years a whole lot! Well, some of my favorite pics of J were at 11 mos. in October 2008. As I was blogging yesterday, I remembered that I had many pictures with a similar pose from two years ago. Here are a few:

11 mos.

34 months






11 mos.

34 mos.


22 mos.

34 mos.


Here's a glimpse at the different stages all three years:

He tried to eat the pumpkins the first year!

He tried to throw the pumpkins the second year!

This year, he understood the concept of picking out a pumpkin!


LOVE THIS LITTLE GUY :)




This is one of my favorite pictures in my collection over three years of J's life....

Pumpkin Patch

Today we took a trip to a local farm/pumpkin patch. All three of us agree that this was the best one we have visited. J loved the whole experience more this year than ever before. They had so much for him to do! He got to decorate a baby pumpkin out of the Pumpkin Hospital, play in the corn feed, take a hayride, run through a corn maze, feed live animals, eat snacks, and pick out a pumpkin. We think his favorite part was the hayride with decorating the pumpkin as a close second. Even better, one of his little buddies came with us. He actually lives in our neighborhood, and they really like playing together. Here are a few pics from our fun day!




J was a little unsure of the big animals. They had this HUGE bull that he quickly gave a piece of bread to, and he had no idea the donkey had moved this close to him. It was hilarious how fast he moved back when he realized it was there!

Hmm, which pumpkin do want to take home with us?

Putting their thoughts together about the pumpkins

J picks out our pumpkin!


Pumpkin Hospital




Finished! Classic J look when he is proud of himself!

Here it is Ladies and Gentlemen...the finished product...weighing in at exactly 1 lb. and named Donald. We have the birth certificate to prove it...I'm not kidding!


Always time for a little football!

Driving the tractor takes serious focus!