Ramblings

It's getting mighty crisp outside.  Perfect weather for snuggling.  I wish my grandma's were both still around for so many reasons, but I would love to thank them for the lovely blankets and things they made for me when I was little.  They are getting a second go-around, that's for sure.  I'm so grateful my parents kept them.



 

I took Jed to visit Kyle at the courthouse one day last week.  Jed was sure to wear his tie just incase he got put to work.  

 

Speaking of snuggles...my favorite little people fell asleep on their mamma last night.  If it weren't for lack of neck support I could have stayed like that for hours.  

 

Evangeline and I have been making yummy fall treats after school.  We made an apple pie in honor of Johnny Appleseed's birthday a few weeks ago.  I read a joke that said something like, "Want to know if you are a control freak?  Step 1:  Bake with your child."  This cracked me up.  Sometimes it takes all I have in me to let her add things like flour and sugar to the ingredients and watch it all go flying.  We are working up to eggs.  I remember my dear old dad letting me have a go at eggs....as I recall, he'd eventually end up taking over when it came time to whisk them.  

 

And this hair thing never gets old.  Evangeline is still so proud of her first ever purchase with her own money.  She wore it to school one day last week.  When I picked her up she made sure to tell me that there were tons of germs on it because everyone wanted to touch it.  She also thought it was funny because Ms. H, the principal, said, "I hate to tell you this, but you've got a hand in your hair."

 

This was a conversation in the car with Evangeline on the way home from school last week, "Mom, I had to explain to Catie that homemade cookies are better than store-bought cookies.  She brought a cookie from Wal-mart in her lunch today." She was in total shock because Catie thought store-bought cookies were better......That's my girl.

 

Last Friday we decided to take a walk around town with Jed's new stroller.  We stopped in at the library so Evangeline could get her own library card, which is something we've been meaning to do ever since she turned 6.  She checked out several books and the movie The Sound of Music.  We watched it that night.  She loved it.  It was so sweet to look over at her at various parts throughout the movie to see a huge smile spread across her face.

Last Week

The big girl is finishing up her second season of soccer.  She's doing a pretty good job getting in the game.....although she does always seem to be the first one to volunteer to be the goalie, a position that doesn't see too much action.  

 

This guy just gets bigger every day.  He has gained over 3 pounds since we brought him home from the hospital!  It's astounding.  He's doing a great job lifting his head.  He's had a change of heart about bath time (thank goodness) and likes it now.  He's sleeping at night (not through the night, but at nighttime) and will sleep without having to be held.  He's a good boy.  The best part are all the smiles he's been giving us lately.  He's just so cute. 

 

 

We made it to church with Jed for the first time Sunday.  He enjoyed gazing at the stained glass windows.  

 

The many faces of Jed Hutson....

Last week I put Jed down on his play mat in the living room while I made my lunch.  All of the sudden I heard him screaming screams I had never heard out of him before.  I ran over to see what was wrong and when I picked him up I noticed that he had his hair (the stick up part) clinched so tightly in his little fist that his scalp was white.  It was the saddest thing.  I had to pry his fingers opened and console the little fella.  Ahh, he's got a lot to learn.

Pioneer Days

Mom and I took the kids to Fowler Park for Pioneer Days over the weekend.  Oh, so much fun!  Jed slept snuggled up in the front carrier the whole time and Evangeline was at the height of her glory.   We listened to stories, ate apple butter and caramel corn cooked over an open flame in a cast-iron kettle, and tasted snickerdoodles baked in a fireplace.  Evangeline got to try her hand at stringing beans and she and her grandma took a ride in a covered wagon.  It was great.  Evangeline used her own money to purchase a bonnet.  All she could talk about was how she wants to be a volunteer pioneer.  (She literally talked about it for the rest of the weekend while wearing all of her "pioneer-ish" clothing.  She even insisted on wearing her shawl to school today.)  She told me that she knows that she'll make a great pioneer because she's had a lot of practice being a pioneer.  It's true.  It's all her and her cousins do when they get together lately.  They call it playing, "back in the day", or "the old days". 

 

  

 

Mom snapped these pictures of two happy kiddos as I was exiting the park....one sleepy and one well rested.   

Out and About

We drove to Avon to Lily's 6th birthday party last weekend.  Wow.  Jed was not having the car ride.  We were all happy to arrive at our destinations that day.  It was a tad stressful.  At one point we were driving through a construction zone with Jed screaming in the back seat.  Evangeline had all she could take and let out a, "would someone change him for heaven sakes!" 

 

 

The party itself was nice though.  It was a little carnival party complete with photo booth, funnel cakes, snow cones, games and face painting.  

 

 

Jed got to meet Aunt Sabrina and Ira for the first time.

 

Later that evening Evangeline was in the play "Down by the Creak Bank" at church.  It was a fundraiser for the newly restored windows and the kids had been practicing since the beginning of the summer.  It was a wonderful performance.  I was so proud of not only Evangeline, but all the kids.  This was Jed's debut at church and I was a proud mama showing him off to our church family. 

There was supper and sundaes afterwards. 

 

Speaking of proud mama's...look at this lap full of love!   Evangeline is a little reading and spelling star this year.  She enjoys reading to Jed and is having fun reading his board books by herself.  She's getting 100% on all of her spelling tests and really enjoys her reading homework.  She seems to be very studious. 

 

Here is a page from Evangeline's school journal that her teacher emailed me.  It says, "Dear Mrs. Crumrin, I like to help at home.  I like to help my mom with the baby boy."  I think it's funny that she referred to him as "the baby boy".