The Look

I caught Eva sitting between the bar stools looking at one of her books and tried to take a couple of pictures without her noticing. I only got a couple of shots and then got "the look" from her. She's started giving us this silly look lately, where she tilts her head down and then looks up through her hair. It's really funny. You might also notice she's sporting a shorter 'do. We went in for a little trim this morning and got about an inch cut off.

 "the look"

Hats Off

It's officially become hat weather around here the last few days; the wind had just been terribly cold. So when we've headed out to story time or to run errands, Miss Eva has worn a hat. Well, she apparently likes her hat so much that she likes to keep it on, or put it on, when we're inside! 

Here she is looking longingly outside

Pumpkin Pickin'

The past Saturday we headed out to a local pumpkin patch to find our potential jack-o-lanterns. This pumpkin patch has been around for decades and lots of local school kids have gotten many a free pumpkin over the years. It was a beautiful day to be out and even though the patch had these crazy weeds that stuck to our clothes and shoelaces, we had a good time. Miss Eva and mommy didn't have to get too caught up in the weeds, as daddy and the cousins and Uncle T. went in search of the really good pumpkins tucked in deep. So now we have some pumpkins decorating our outside steps, just waiting to be carved.

Zoo

We have a really beautiful zoo here and we picked a great day yesterday to go visit. The temperature was just right, so a lot of the animals were more active than they tend to be in the summer, yet it was really comfortable to be without a jacket. Eva had a fun time, even though she insisted that the giraffes were zebras (though knew that the zebras were zebras. Go figure!). She also got to take her first ride on a carousel; and she wasn't convinced that it was really all that fun until the last 10-15 seconds of the ride. We'll try again next time. It was a fun afternoon with the cousins who are out of school for a couple of weeks for fall break.

A trip to the zoo simply isn't complete without feeding the giraffes (Eva thought the crackers were for her initially and was going to take a bite!!

EGG in an egg

Enchanted

We spent the weekend in the Land of Enchantment. We started out in Albuquerque for the Balloon Fiesta. It was a great time. Our day began very early, well before dawn, and was a super fun one. We watched hundreds of hot air balloons lift off into the beautiful New Mexico sky. Miss Eva had a good time, even though it was so early and just a little bit chilly. She liked all of the colors and shapes and hung in there for quite a while and stayed awake until all of the balloons lifted off. We had a wonderful weekend and can't wait to go back to New Mexico.

Sunday Drive

This past Sunday we took a drive up to the mountains to take in the beautiful fall colors. We were not disappointed. It was a wonderful day and the colors were magnificent. Miss Eva slept through most of it, but did wake up to take a walk around the little town we stopped in--she even took some time to smell the flowers.

Ladybug

While playing with her sand table on this beautiful October afternoon, Eva noticed a little ladybug crawling on the ground; and what's a girl to do, but explore a bit. (our apologies to the ladybug, who didn't seem to fare very well)