Pumpkin Patch Teaser

Here's a picture from today's trip to the pumpkin patch. I promise I'll post more, but we're off to a pig roast!

More pictures (as promised)!

Here are a few more pictures from Jaime's trip South. Sorry there aren't many of the babies -- we really enjoyed hanging out with the older kids!

A McMahill Invasion!

We have had so much fun the past couple of days hanging out with our cousins -- Jaime came to visit with Kiera and Brenden -- I think Ruby has died and gone to Heaven! We went to Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, the mirror maze, the Friendship Bell and a playground. The twins have stayed home with Jason for most of our adventures, but we'll get some pictures with them soon! Here are some pictures of the older children:

Saturday Morning Cartoons

Hallie, Jessica, and Ruby watching Cartoons this morning

When the cat's away ...

The mice will play!

When Ruby is off at school, Hallie and James love to play with some of her toys. I make sure to close Ruby's bedroom because that is off limits, but most of the toys in the playroom will have to be shared at some point in the future. James seems to think the play kitchen is all his already!

8 months and crawling!

Can you believe the babies are 8 months old??? It doesn't seem possible. Not only are they getting older, both babies are very mobile now. The cats; Ruby's toys; nice, clean, folded laundry ... nothing's safe from the wrath of Hallie and James. James has been crawling for quite awhile now, but three days ago, Hallie started. For now, it's really fun to watch them because they constantly entertain each other. We have a toy piano that James absolutely loves (except when he pulls up on it and falls down face first into it and cuts his gums open ...) And Hallie is thrilled that she can steal all of Ruby's baby dolls and suck on their faces.

Ruby has completed a 3 days at school and it is going really well. The first day was a struggle for her -- the bathrooms there are apparently fascinating to her -- but now she loves to go and play on the playground. And she gets a kick out of taking a nap at school!

Last weekend we took a trip to Chattanooga to visit the children's museum there. It was a lot of fun and there was even a rooftop playground for the babies to enjoy!

Water play.

Hallie loved the angora rabbit

James wanted out of the stroller!

Love the music rooms!

Sifting in the sand.

Digging for dinosaur bones.

Cool trampoline!

Climbing on everything.

On the playground.

Ruby was exhausted at the end of the day!