The Great Pumpkin Patch

This afternoon we went to a local farmer's pumpkin patch so that Meredith could pick out a couple of good potential jack-o-lanterns and possibly a nice pie pumpkin. We weren't sure how she might comprehend this whole concept, but it was a beautiful autumn day and we were on our way to an "End of Summer" picnic at our friend's home nearby, so we thought we would stop and give it a try! Needless to say, once she caught on to the idea, she loved it, wanted many more than three pumpkins and wanted Daddy to keep pushing them around the fields in the wheelbarrow! I think we got some great gourds, too....

Updated Photos

Here are some recent photos from our busy life. Meredith has started daycare full-time and really loves the other kids and "Miss Joy" and "Miss Megan"! She comes home happy, exhausted and "wearing" most of the details of her fun-filled day! (They say that is how you can tell she had a really good day - - by how dirty she gets!)

She also spent a week with her grandparents while they were here visiting, she went to her first Rockies Baseball game, visited our adoption agency, travelled to Denver for the weekend, went to a couple of parties, and...Oh, starting walking!!!

Never a dull moment around here!

Meredith is aware of the camera....

It didn't take long for Meredith to become aware of the camera! Now every time I get out the 35mm, she immediately clams up, turns away, or does something goofy with her tongue! The other day I thought she looked particularly cute and so I thought it would be an ideal time to get some shots.....here is her take on how the shoot went.........

As you can see, about one in every seven pictures turns out to be a real winner, but what the heck, I think they are all great and I plan to fill up all of our memory cards! (Besides, you never know when we might need a couple of "bribe" shots about fifteen years from now)!!

Enjoy!

p.s. Meredith was having an exceptional hair day!

............Liz, hurry back!!

Birthdays!!!

We had a couple of birthdays last week. Margo's was on the 5th and her mother's on the 6th. Grammy came out for the week to get to know Meredith and babysit. Margo and I both had to work the full week. That was tough. Last Friday we had a surprise birthday party and all our friends came. Meredith had a great time.

Yes I know I have been slacking,,,,,,,,

I am not sure exactly where the time goes these days. Back when we were waiting to be matched, I am certain that the hands on the clock were drenched in honey, but now the days turn into weeks and the weeks just seem to fly by.

Meredith is growing both physically and emotionally and she is such a great joy to be around! Most of the time she is a bright, happy, quizzical little bundle eagerly awaiting whats in store for each new day. She still loves to eat - especially broccoli, peaches, bananas and chicken, but honestly there aren't too many food options that she turns away!

Rather than babble on, I think I will just post some photos and you can get caught up looking at those!!