Harvest time!

We planted pumpkins in our garden this year.  I wanted to grow some mini pumpkins and gourds to decorate with.  Little did I know what we would end up with!

 Talia (with cherry tomatoes in her cheeks) and Eliza in front of our pumpkins.

 This was our first haul - it took us 2 days to pick them all!  

 Bigger pumpkins.

 Gourds, spaghetti squash, some more tomatoes and cantaloupe.

 And this was our second haul.  We had about 150 mini pumpkins and about 45 small to larger sized pumpkins.  We seriously had no idea we would get that many but it sure was fun to watch them grow (and take over our garden).  And after giving lots away I still had plenty to decorate with!

Talia and Eliza are always a big help in the garden!

Happy Harvest!

It's a girl!

Baby #3 is a girl!

She looks happy and healthy...and still on track for the beginning of February!

Dance class!

Eliza and Talia started dance class this week!  We're going to try out having them both in the same class...should be interesting.  Eliza is so excited to show Talia the ropes and Talia is thrilled to be following in big sister's footsteps.  Let the dancing begin!

Home from school...

I had to have this for my records.  When Eliza gets off the bus after school Talia is the first person she greets...and it's usually with a big hug!  Some days Talia is dragging me running to the bus stop so we're right there when sister gets off.  It's so sweet...and who knows how long it will last!  I love it!

Happy Birthday Talia!

Talia turned 3 years old on September 13th!

She chose to have a Mickey/Minnie themed birthday party and wanted to do pretty much the same things big sister had done for her birthday.

 She was so excited about her presents.

 Her face says it all!  This was after opening the Hello Kitty gift from Brayden, Andy and Julie.

 She's good at giving hugs too!

 Happy Birthday Talia!

 Mickey Mouse cupcakes.

 Blowing out candles.

 We played pin the bow on Minnie's head.

Happy Birthday sweet Talia!

We love you so much!

Hero up!

We had the privilege of participating in the the Inaugural Hero Up 5K/half marathon in honor of Keith and children's cancer.  It was held exactly to the day a year ago that Keith was buried.  We love and miss him so much!  What an honor it was for us to take part in this amazing race Darcee and her crew put on!

The runners ready to go!  (Dad, mom, and I volunteered to help in different parts of the race.) 

 Superman running towards the end!

 Andy, Julie, and Spider man making their way to the end too!

 Cassie showing off her prizes...she kicked butt!

 Even the kids participated...Eliza and Brayden ran a few races and earned their ribbons!  (I didn't get a picture of Brayden racing...he was too fast!)

The girls showing off their masks!

And for your dancing pleasure...keep an eye on Spider man.  He's got some moves - and he doesn't hold back!

Grand prize winner!

We do the Summer Reading Program at the library each year...and this summer it paid off big time!  Eliza won a grand prize...$100!

She is so excited!  I have to admit I complained about the prizes they got when they finished but this made up for them!  Shopping here we come!

One last swim...

We decided to take one last swim in the pool for the season before it closes.

 The weather was a little unsettled around us but we had a good time...especially when we could see a rainbow!

Swimming with daddy is always fun!

Adding to the family!

You might have to look really close...but the other day Talia was adorning me with stickers.  I looked down and on my stomach were two stickers that said 2x.  I laughed because they were oh so appropriately placed!  This belly of mine is only getting bigger!

We are expecting Moody baby #3!  The due date is February 6th and we'll be finding out what we're having at our next appointment.  The girls are so excited!  (I thought it was probably time to say something...especially since I've been posting pictures that show the obvious!)

Kindergarten days!

Eliza started Kindergarten!

Her first day was August 29th...and she was SOOOO excited!

 We know she will do an excellent job in school!

Such a big girl!  Where does time go?! 

Talia was pretty excited for her too!

Benton County Fair...

We took the girls to the fair this year.

 We checked out the animals.

 Ate some cotton candy.

 And watched the rodeo.

The girls favorite part?  The horse-riding cowgirl princesses!

Birthday round 2...

The birthday festivities continued...

 If you are a princess without a carriage, the next best thing is a bike!

 The night of her birthday Eliza chose to eat at Red Robin.  They even sang Happy Birthday to her and gave her a special treat!

 The next night we had some family over for dinner - and more celebrating.

 Hugs all around!

 Christi and Uncle Ben.

Great Grandparents and Grandparents.

It was a full birthday weekend...and Eliza loved every minute of it!