belated weekly picture post

Will loves it when Memaw reads books with him. It is pretty hard to have a conversation with my mom when we go to her house because Will does all he can to monopolize her attention.

We barely got in our annual pumpkin patch trip in this year...with 2 days to spare. The weather was quite nice and the kids were really well behaved. Even though she is a year old, it was Lauren's first trip. 

I love it when I have an excuse to make treats. I needed to make a treat for a Halloween party, so I made some caramel popcorn. I absolutely love caramel popcorn, but TJ won't eat it because he is afraid of getting it stuck in his teeth. It is just too tempting for me to keep around because I don't need to eat an entire batch myself. Suffice to say, I was pleased to have a reason to make this popcorn.

The kids were just so cooperative when I wanted to take a few "Halloween" themed pictures before we went trick-or-treating. They actually were pretty good that day and humored me for many pictures. Just not this one.

Will and I spent Lauren's nap outside on Wednesday and Thursday. I raked, and Will did a variety of things. One of the things he did was draw with sidewalk chalk. He drew a rocket and and airplane. I was pretty impressed with his artwork. I've never seen him use the chalk with such accuracy.

On Friday I met my friend Stephanie at the mall for lunch. We got there a few minutes early and checked out the American Girl. Imagine my delight when I found out one of the newest American Girls is a blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl named Caroline. This would have been a dream come true for me about 15-20 years ago. Would TJ suspect anything if Santa brings Lauren a Caroline doll for Christmas?

We joined some friends for a hayride on Saturday afternoon. We sat on the end of the trailer closest to the tractor and it was a bit loud. Will spend part of the ride with his fingers in his ears. Silly boy.