Pumpkin Farm

I joined a local mom's group and the first outing I participated in was a trip to a local farm. We went on a hayride, picked out pumpkins, and got some new crayons and a coloring book. Bella had a great time and I enjoyed getting to know some other moms. This is just the beginning of all our Fall fun. Next weekend, we're getting together with another couple who has a little boy a few months older than Bella. They're going to show us another local farm and Bella will probably get another pumpkin. I also know that we're going back to this farm at the beginning of November with a group from church. I love Fall activities. With all these pumpkins, I'm going to have to make some pies and bake some pumpkin seeds.

Here is Bella picking out her pumpkin. She also picked up one for me!
This is lots of fun!Sitting on the hayride with her two pumpkins!The weather took a turn to the chilly side so I had to dig out some of Bella's winter clothes from last season (that still fit). I was trying to take some cute fall photos of her, but she was too busy to look at the camera so I only got two. We had a huge victory today. . . Bella went to the nursery at church and didn't cry AT ALL!!! This has never happened before - such an answered prayer! Keeping her in church really isn't a big deal, but I want her to feel comfortable in settings where mom and dad are absent. The downside to all this is that she threw a tantrum tonight when she wanted to go back to the nursery and play. I guess it's either all or nothing with our girl. In other Bella news. . . she's been speaking in more phrases during the past few weeks. Some of the most common ones are:

"Help me." (Said when she needs help and when she wants to offer it).
"I want Mommy/Daddy."
"I get it." (Usually said when she's chasing after her ball).
"I want more _____." or "More _______."

HERE'S a scrapbook page that I did earlier in the week of some of Bella's slightly altered word pronunciations.Our major accomplishment of the week was getting our New Jersey driver's licenses and license plates. I was so nervous about this trip to the DMV. I always get intimidated whenever I have to go and I never enjoy my experiences there. Thankfully, this was a pretty positive experience. It cost us almost $140 to get everything done that needed to be done, but everyone was friendly so that made me feel good. I guess we're official N.J. residents now.