The Colors of Fall

Ahhh.  There is a crispness in the air that invites in those events that were lost in summer:  pumpkin spice lattes, crackling fires, rustling leaves, pajama pants, soups in the crock pot, and jackets.

Another only-in-fall sighting is that white stuff in the fields.  It still amazes me that something like cotton grows on a plant.  "It looks and feels like wool from a sheep!" Cam exclaimed as we trudged through the cotton patch.  We went to take pictures and see it close-up.  Maeve made it her mission to pick it and get as much as she could.

White, in this case, if definitely a color of fall!

At the Hop

Cam and Maeve dressed in their 50s attire and went to the sock hop at school.  It is very different now that I have a child at school now.  I have to remember that he is really excited about after school events when I consider them yet another thing to do on my never-ending list of responsibilities.  We made it a family event and made the most of the opportunity to flash back 60 years.

Complete with a leather jacket and poodle skirt, we were ready to hit the dance floor.  Well, dancing is not exactly what I would call it, but there was a lot of excitement all over the gym floor. When it was time to leave, Cam was not ready to go.  This was our first of many MBES family functions.

First Trip to the Dentist

Maeve the Brave went to get her teeth cleaned for the first time.  She was supposed to just come along to see the whole process while Cam and I went for our check-ups.  Well, after waiting on us it must have seemed like a lot of fun because she was determined to jump up in that chair to get her teeth tickled.  Yes.  Another circumstance that shows just how very different our two children are.  Did they really come from the same gene pool? I flashback to Cam's visit where both Tony and I were hovering over every move, where he cried and had to sit in Tony's lap while his teeth were polished.  Maeve certainly didn't shy away or ask for a lap.  She was ready!

Now, if we can get her to be as ready to wear big girl panties and to stop sucking those fingers!