can't believe it's november

today was beautiful!

little picassos

is it picassos or picassoes, i wonder. well, we're not going to be sought out for our color technique or brush strokes anytime soon, so i guess we've got some time to figure it out! thanks oma-the-great and papa for the coloring books-- we're still filling them up with our beautiful colors!! everyday we're moving a little further from baby and a lot more towards big girl. you can't really see, but h has some pretty cool big-girl braids in her hair. and this kiddo can talk circles around you! our current thing is telling jokes-- the big one this week is identifying everyone as either 'girl' or 'boy'. she does a pretty good job, but loves to call daddy a 'girl' and then laughs and laughs.

apples!

milking the cow--from an interesting angle...

"aaa-puuhhl"

this is second year picking apples with our bestest bud. this year was way more successful (read, we picked more than two apples) and sooo fun! we're regulars at the farm during the summer months and haven loves running around in the fields, driving the tractors, and feeding the farm animals. mom really loves these apple cider slushie thingies that are so. yummy.

beads

sorry we've been mia for a bit-- it's been a wild summer. here's some pics from today's trip to the playground. this is my first attempt at beads in haven's hair and i have to admit i'm pretty proud! she loves to swing them around and hear them clickity clack.