Every year we select some gourds and go at it...
We had stencils but I always prefer going freehand... This is Dad instructing the young punkin padawan in the punkin craft...
Happy Post Halloween!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Punkin carvin'
Every year we select some gourds and go at it...
We had stencils but I always prefer going freehand... This is Dad instructing the young punkin padawan in the punkin craft...
Monday, November 8, 2010
The Pumpkin Patch: Montgomery style.
We wanted to get the girls pumpkins but had not made it over to one of the various local farms offering the "pumpkin patch experience" with wagon rides due to Joe's busy schedule. I had driven by a few farms during the weekends and was astonished by the hundreds of people there and vowed to not be one of the masses fighting for the perfect pumpkin. In my mind: It was just not worth it...eeewww I hate crowds. Last year we had found a small farm near our home and decided to check it out one Monday evening. We noticed it had closed and began to pull out of the driveway when we saw the farmer walking towards our car. He offered to open up the pumpkin shed for us! This farmer is so cool. He is like an original cowboy and just loves to chat about the farm and life. We hung out with him for about a half hour or so as the girls played around the pumpkins, and heard the stories of the weekends with the bratty kids that made their way through the farm, he complained of how the John Deere parts for his farm equipment where made in China, and how that really angered him. I told him how I dream of having chickens and a family cow someday, and he thought I was insane. He spoke of how deer have totally overrun the farm, and how expensive his medical insurance was as he paid out of pocket. We had a great time just shooting the breeze! He is just a really cool guy! So we had our own little pumpkin patch experience, alone, chatting with the farmer. It wasn't with the masses, posing for photos of kids on wagons...it was simple, chill, and so us.
Oh, and we did manage to go back to the same farm for an evening hay ride the Friday before Halloween. No photos. It was so fun, with the wide open sky lit with bright stars. We rode with a troop of girl scouts in the back of a tractor, amidst hay and it was just amazing. Chilly and brisk on an amazing autumn evening riding through the pumpkin patch and farm, through the woods with carved pumpkins lit along the way. The girls just had so much fun. Wonderful moments, really! Not to be cheesy, but it was beautiful!
Love,
Mon
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Leaves.
I have about a thousand blogs to write. What can I say? I took the month off. With work, the girls, growing a baby boy, and life...I've been a bit swamped. Well, we have actually been bombarded with leaves as well!!!!!!!!!!!! I think there are about a million leaves that have fallen from the huge trees outside the house. We spent some time raking some up, and playing in them. It was very, very fun!!!!!!!!!!
For those interested: There will be more blogs to come (including California photos).
LOVE,
Mon
Sunday, October 17, 2010
While in California, one of my oldest and most dear friend, Joanne, was playing around with my "little" camera (in comparision to her nice, big, cool pro camera) and snapped a few photos. I thought I would share a few because they are of my lovely Jade.
I still have so many other things to share, so there will be a dozen more California posts.
Love,
Mon
Friday, October 15, 2010
Memories of California
We have been home for a little over a week and I am now just downloading the nearly 1,000 photos I took. One of the early memories of our trip was Hazel and Jade making freshly squeezed orange juice with oranges from Abuelitas tree.
Lots of Love!
God Bless <3
Mon
Monday, October 11, 2010
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