Pumpkin Carving

Sorry for the long delay in blogging. We haven't been taking many pictures lately, and Benjamin was sick all last week with a fever. He's doing better, but still catching up on his sleep. We definitely had a rough few days, and had to go to the ER one evening. His temp was almost 105, so that was pretty scary. Apparently it was just a bug going around--the nurse called it a toddler epidemic.

Here are a few shots of our pumpkin carving the other night. Benjamin loved it! He got right in and started scooping out the goo. He even tried eating a chunk of the pumpkin; didn't care for it too much, but he still ate a few bites.


Okay, let's get these sleeves rolled up.


This is how we scoop it out.


Eewww!


I can do it by myself, Daddy!


The finished product--triangle eyes and a heart nose per request of Benjamin.

Fall Fun

Fall in New England has begun. The leaves are starting to change, and it looks to be a beautiful fall because of all of our recent rain.


Benjamin and I went for a stroller ride on the trail near our house yesterday. He actually had to walk and/or run for the majority of it. Only a snack could entice him into the stroller.


Then we had to go down by the water so we could throw rocks in, and watch them go "plop."


Today we went to a nearby farm with some families from the church daycare. We went on a wagon ride, pulled by horses. It's mainly a dairy farm, so we saw a lot of cows.


Here's a shot of the wagon. We also got to see some goats and horses. The most exciting thing for Benjamin were all of the tractors. He very badly wanted to "drive" them. We also saw some shovels, rakes, saws, and brooms in the barn--all very exciting things!