October Fun

I realize that the last two posts have not only not been about Madelyn, but neither of them featured any photos of said Bugtuss. Hopefully this post will more than make up for that, lest I lose my faithful readers :)


We welcomed autumn with a trip to the pumpkin patch with our friends the Smoot's. After a rather traumatic visit to Sauvie Island last year (involving at least 90% of Portland's population, one road on and off the island, and a 4-week-old screaming baby in her carseat...), we opted for tiny Lee Farms in Tualatin, OR. So much better. We saw animals; we romped amongst pumpkins; we bought apple butter and fudge. And we shared the experience with great friends.

This birthday crown was given to us by our CA friends, the Coulters. Of course, she refused to keep it on for longer than 3 seconds when it was her actual birthday. But now that she's had time to reconsider, she's grown quite fond of it. What's great, though, is that as soon as someone puts it on her head, she walks over to her pink chair and climbs up in it and just sits like a princess on her throne. Every time! So funny...

We do bath time immediately following dinner. Perhaps you can deduce why.


Madelyn loves to play, and she learns new ways to have fun with her toys every week. She has figured out how to climb aboard her giraffe and go for a ride, and she usually claps for herself or waves bye-bye to Mommy each time she does it.

And who is this big girl?!! Maddie loved the "Heisinger Hold" when she was tiny, and evidently, it still brings her comfort :)