Loving Fall Weather!!!

Jovie Sue is 18 months old as of Oct. 1! Can you believe it! Time has flown, makes me sad, but I'm loving every second of mommyhood!  Mom, Lib and I tried to take Jovie to Palisades to take some 18 month pictures - that was fun (not really) :)

We are enjoying the awesome weather!

Eating a tookie (cookie)

Playing with Peter Cottontail

Playing with Daddy's toy! :)

Jovie LOVES Ducks

There were a FEW happy moments when we were trying to take pictures :)

Saying "Roof Roof" as the puppy ran by

Going to see the ducks with Nana

Walking with Sissy

Waving as the cars go by

The ONE good one of the day!

This is how the majority of the picture session went.

The best one of the sisters! Turned out great!

We visited the pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkin for carving!

Scared of the cows and zebra

Ughhhhhh - she was saying this as she tried to pick up the pumpkin

She didn't love the gooooo

Playing cops and robbers

Jovie's Mickey pumpkin

Jovie loved her pumpkin! :)

Pumpkin Patch with friends

Jovie's friend Griffin and Mommy's friend Sarah came to visit from Indiana a few weekends ago and wow was it fun!  Aside from the chaos of 1 18 month old and 1 16 month old, it was a fun, exhausting weekend!  Sarah and Griffin arrived late Friday night and Jovie was already fast asleep.  But she woke up Saturday morning to having to learn to share her toys.  THAT WENT WELL :)  She had a few territorial issues, but we managed.  Only had to hide 4 toys all weekend that they couldn't stop fighting over! :) After getting the kiddos ready for the day, the 4 of us ventured out for breakfast to our favorite spot, The Skillet.  As always, eating in public with a toddler is challenging, but we always manage!  After breakfast we strolled the streets of Mt. Vernon and then hit Krouls Pumpkin Patch.  It was a bit chilly, but the kids had a blast!  They were both sound asleep before we hit Mt. Vernon on the way home and continued their naps when we returned home.  The rain dampened the rest of Saturday and we had to manage by playing inside.  Saturday night Sarah and I got to watch an old school favorite - the movie Crossroads.  We crashed early and Sunday morning it was time for them to pack up.  We sent them off on their way and were so glad they came to visit!  What a fun weekend!