Pumpkin Patchin' It

I was very close to skipping the pumpkin patch this year because I'm pregnnat, lazy and tired. However, our neighbors, the Peluso family, convinced me to go. We had a great time. Sam wheeled the barrow everywhere, Izzy jumped in a jumpy house for hours, and I got to sit around and do a whole lot 'o nothing for a good amount of time. Who knew pumpkin patches could be so friendly to pregnant women as well?

Kung Fu Fighter

Sam started Taekwondo class back in early September. He's pretty good at it and he likes knowing he can hurt somebody if they mess with him. Here he is at practice:




Izzy's job during class is to stand at the end of the room and be the "hand check" girl. She gets to put her arms out and the boys have to do various excercises to reach her, give her a high five, and then head back tot he wall. She loves it.



About two weeks ago, Sam had his first TKD test.

Here he is with his buddies Cameron and Ben.....



And practicing with Jenny before the test begins....



And now he's an orange belt!

Sweet Mischief

Someone I know really wanted to get to the m&m's in the cabinet:

Anything You Can Do...Izzy Can Do Better

We're not a very competetive family.

We have one member, however, that likes to outperform others in the group.

She's 35lbs., 33in., and likes to do whatever her brother does even when she has no idea what she's doing.

Conversations with Mr. Big Stuff

On the way back from school on Thursday, Mr. Big Stuff and I had the following conversation:

MBS: Mami, I think you should get me a phone.
Me: (surprised) Really? What for?
MBS: So I can call my friends.
Me: Oh. Well, what if you're friends don't have a phone?
MBS: Ummmm, you're right.
Me: Yeah.
MBS: Well, I could always call their mommies.
Me: Why would you call them?
MBS: To set up my own play dates.
Me: I see. Well, I'm going to think about it, ok?