elephant walking

when i picked kate up from nursery this past sunday, one of the nursery volunteers was telling me how kate likes to keep busy during her time in nursery. she proceeded to tell me about kate's "elephant walk" around the room. i was glad to have a name for it, since i had just captured it on video just several days before, and thought it to be quite odd and funny. i guess when you're wearing a dress and your main mode of transportation is crawling, you have to get creative. :)

kate will be 1 year old in just a few weeks! her birthday is just one of the many reasons i love october. and here is one other

the mum that i replanted in the spring has proven itself hearty. it has more than quadrupled its original size, and the color has been amazing!

it's also the pumpkin and apple pies i had time to make this weekend as pappy and gammie pié were here to play with the kids, allowing me time in the kitchen. :)

we enjoyed having pappy and gammie here, but obviously not as much as jacob. (you kinda have to look close. jacob has his arm on her back. it was a precious moment.)

saturday afternoon we ventured out to the local Hebron Fire Station where they were celebrating fire prevention week with an open house event. there were helicopters, fire trucks, police cars, military hum-v's, a water rescue boat, an fbi surveillance van, and lots more for the kids to climb in, on, and all over. we all especially were fascinated with the Blackhawk helicopter and even got to watch it take off.

jacob in some military vehicle

kate got a turn at the wheel

jacob on the gun control in the Blackhawk