Here is Anna after eating cereal for the first time a few weeks ago. She didn't love it, and likes bananas so much better. She went to the dr yesterday for her 4 month check up, even though she'll be 5 months tomorrow. She was 17 lbs, 1 ounce; 28.5 inches long. She loves to stand up in our laps. Probably even more than sitting. So, she really likes standing up playing in her saucer. It's really funny to get her giggling. She loves to watch Eston around the room. If she starts crying, Eston will go over to her and talk to her or start singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to try to calm her down. Her left eye tear duct is clogged and has been since she was born. So, it runs constantly. We had to get Eston's opened up when he turned one year old. I really hope hers opens up soon, but it's looking like we may have to do the same with her. She sleeps through the night well. Mostly sleeping from 10:00 pm to 7:00 am. We do have some nights where she wakes at 5 am hungry. She is a pretty happy baby now, once we got her on a formula that she likes.

Here are pictures from the Mountain Home Berry Farm's pumpkin patch. We went a week before Halloween. This is Eston picking out a pumpkin to take home to Anna. We thought it would be easier if she didn't go this year. He picked out a cute miniature one.

Eston and Travis at one of the dead ends, or "dead ways" as Eston called it, of the corn maze. We were just about out of it on our first go around, and Eston stopped and looked at me so seriously and said, "Mama, why are we walking in corn?" This child thinks way too much. I thought it was fun! Eston is in the Why Stage. He asks endless questions all day long. Why, Why, Why? I try to take it as a compliment that he thinks I'm so intelligent that I know all the answers! I really try to answer all of his questions, but by the end of the day, and when I'm exhausted from them, I spout out "That is just the way it is," or "Just because." I even challenged him to not say Why the rest of the day. You know what he said? "Why?" :-)

Happy Halloween! This was Anna's first Halloween, and the first one where Eston really understood it. Last year, we didn't go trick or treating because he was sick and running a fever. Before that, he was too young to get it. So, this year, he went trick or treating to a few houses. We went to Nurse Di's house, Pam and Chris Brannon's, and Miss Lilly's. And of course, to Mimi's house, who had a special basket waiting for both kids. Actually all the houses had something stashed special for Eston! Di had cool candy for Eston. Pam had saved "the good stuff" and Miss Lilly gave Eston bubbles and a light up toy. Pictures are kinda dark... Eston was a Razorback. We dressed Anna up in a Halloween outfit. Her polka dotted pants had a black kitty cat on the bum. The hat resembled a ghost.

Carving Pumpkins....