the promised catch up finale

Ok. Here it is.

Again, I apologize for doing this when not in a blogging mood. ;)

I want to update. I do. I just want to go to bed more.

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A late September skinny dip in a REALLY SMALL pool.

Celebrating our 9th anniversary. Couldn't be more thankful for this man in my life. I will spare you the cheese, but he is precious & I love him in so many ways & for so many reasons. (& we went to Cafe Prague in Morrison. GO. It was yummy & made us feel like we were in Europe) {KIND OF}

A phase Lilli went through in her brother obsession. (she's past this now, I'm sure Emmett is thankful) This girl LOVES. HER. BROTHER. I have no recollection as to why he's not dressed.

I caught a genuine smile!!!

Ok. Hold on tight. This is a series I like to call Batman on Potty. I tell you what, you get a mask on this boy & he really does morph in to someone else. I am hard pressed to pick a favorite. 

Ahhhhhctober. 

Oh, glorious pumpkin patch outing. We are still refining our strategy. This year, we almost nailed it, but we brought the wrong transport vehicle & then spent our life savings on smallish pumpkins. I have carving pics on my phone, but you've seen carved pumpkins, right? (I could use that argument for this entire blog's activities)

Lilli's 2nd Birthday.

Another reason I love October? Baby Lilli. Well, baby no more, I guess. Sniff, sniff. We had a small scale celebration, but invited plenty of balloons, so all went well. Here we are getting lots of help from big brother (a theme throughout the night) with presents, etc. Please, please, pay attention to my dad in some of these shots. Classic hilarity.

Also, I was strongly encouraging Lilli to wear something cutesy for her "party"-- a dress or whatever. NOPE. It was Sunday. The Broncos were playing. Emmett had his jersey on. Dave was proud of his daughter's choice. I guess in the end so was I. I do love the Broncos. 

But I also love cute.

oh! I love these cake shots.

My two sweeties having a little TV picnic, that apparently Emmett isn't impressed by.

& our Halloween Hoopla.

I was determined to make their costumes this year. Not make my mom make them, make them. It was fun, & I was happy with the end result. But let's be honest. Kids in costumes are cute. They could be a beer can & a cigarette & I'd still be like, "Look at my little darlings!!!"

My Tinkerbell hair hat needed a little more finessing. But still.

& at last, the end. 

Raking leaves with David. Such fun sweet times. Emmett was in heaven being thrown (& then disappearing) in to the leaves. Love these fall days. Love any day that makes me feel like I have it all. They're kind of frequent, which is a huge gift from the Father. I'm just thrilled to be able to enjoy it.