Sorry it took so long...

So here are our pumpkins carved. We did it the night before Halloween, and had a lot of fun. I did the one with the big eyes, and the little guy, and James made the one with the teeth. :)

I know I look awful in this pic with no makeup and unwashed hair, but I think James looks so cute, so I couldn't resist showing of my man.

Our Pumpkins....

These are the pumpkins that we picked last weekend. Aren't they great! Stay tuned for what they become....if we have time :)

The Pumpkin Patch

We finally jumped on that band wagon and took Miles to Linvilla Orchard. We are so glad that we went last Friday and didn't wait, since it has been raining since.

Miles of course loved the giant pumpkins. These ones were my favorite. There were called Fantasy pumpkins. Aren't they so cool. I wanted to buy a ton of them and fill up my planter out front, but sadly I am not insanely rich. :)

Miles was not into the camera, he was so annoyed that we kept having him stop to take pictures...can you tell?

James and Miles enjoying the hay bales. We were letting Miles climb all over the place and have a blast, but as we were leaving I heard someone that worked there telling all the other kids to get off....Ooops!

And here is the last shot since my camera died within 5 minutes of us getting there! Lame, I know. We also got to see chickens, ducks, pigs, and horses. Miles LOVED the ducks, and was trying so hard to get into the pond with them, but when we took him over to the pig he started crying almost instantly. Ducks-yes, pigs-no. He wanted to give the horse a kiss...man I wish my camera didn't die!

High Fructose Corn Syrup...

So I am hating this commercials that they have right now for high fructose corn syrup. Some idiot person is eating something totally sugary with HFCS and some other idiot comes up and says that he shouldn't eat that stuff. The first idiot says "Why, HFCS is made from corn and tastes just like sugar" And the second idiot is lik..."Great! Lets all just eat a ton of it then!"
First of all...sugar is not the greatest thing for you in the first place, especially for developing children. And secondly HFCS doesn't get broken down in your body like sugar does. It stays in its bonds, therefore not releasing insulin into the blood stream. That insulin is what tells your brain that you are full. Soooo....if you are eating and eating all this yummy cereal or whatever and it has HFCS in it, you won't feel full, will eat more, and then it will get stored directly as fat!
I am hating these commercials! Definitely try and stay away from the stuff, especially if its in the top 5 of the ingredient list.
OK, I said my piece, I feel better.

Baby Shower!

Clar, Jen and I threw a baby shower over the weekend for Danica and Genevieve. It was so much fun to get together with people that i don't get to see very often. The pregnant women looked fabulous, and we all enjoyed delicious food, and a lot of laughs (courtesy of their husbands)
I got to make the cake, and since I was holding a precious six month old during the present opening, I didn't bust out my camera until the end. Everyone was so stuffed that we couldn't even think of eating cake, but I made the girls slice into it. It ended up looking like a wedding photo which is hysterical!

Here's the cake. I actually did it all at home...a first for me. It was stressful not having my bakery to fall back on, and interesting trying to fit it into Miles' nap time, but overall it turned out fine.

My favorite part was making the diaper bags. I obsess about cakes, and have seen people do things like this before, but never have had someone order it, so this was a great opportunity to try something new.

Each bag had all the essentials....a blanket, bottle, diapers, pacifier, and stuffed animal.

5 Things...

I was tagged by Amanda....so here goes!

5 Shows I watch
1. Heroes
2. Desperate Housewives
3. Biggest Loser
4. Project Runway
5. Mad Men

5 Restaurants
1. Chipotle
2. Mika (Sushi)
3. Chad's
4. Ray's
5. Training Table....gotta love cheese fries.

5 Thing that happened yesterday
1. I completed my Pay it Forward
2. I found out Clar and Chris are having a boy!!!
3. I made a lasagna from scratch...noodles and all, Yummy!
4. I found out my family is foregoing gifts this year in order to adopt a refugee family.
5. I took Miles to the dollar store to replace a truck that got destroyed the first time we took it to the park. I guess I can't expect much more from a truck that cost $1.

5 Things to look forward to
1. Leaving Philly...not my friends here, just Philadelphia.
2. Nov 1. Family pictures with Danica!!!
3. Christmas. I can't wait to see my family.
4. Every morning with Miles.
5. Every evening with James.

5 Things I love about fall
1. The colors
2. Sweaters
3. Thanksgiving
4. Pumpkin cheesecake
5. The primary program

5 Thing on my wish list
1. To be stationed in a nice place next year.
2. James to get into the Ortho program
3. For my family and friends to be healthy and happy.
4. To be willing and aware when I can serve others.
5. To always be grateful for the life I have.

5 Things important to me
1. James and Miles
2. My Family
3. Friends
4. Being productive
5. Food

5 People I tag
Anyone who needs a new post :)

Aren't we all a little jealous.

Miles has a red valour track suit....

And he rocks it!

And the Winners are....

Kelsey, Preethi, and Riliegh.
Congratulations ladies! You are the three that commented first and therefore are my winners for Pay it Forward. I love that my winners are spread throughout the country. Kelsey from SLC, Preethi for Philly, and Riliegh in Santa Barbara.
Please leave me your addresses and I will get you your gifts!

Fall

We are loving our last warm days. Fall is so beautiful around here. I love the trees and smells, the tiny nip in the air that makes it perfect for wearing sweaters and eating soup with hot cheese on bread (you fellow Checchio's know what I am talking about) I took the Fall scenery as a good excuse to bring my camera to the park today.

Miles is so stinking cute holding his leaf. Notice how his feet are blurry. He likes to sit and swing his feet now. I think its so adorable.

Check him out!

Our Car....again!

I know its blurry, but the reflection was making it really hard to get a good shot.....this is a picture of the hood of my car! Can you believe that people do this kind of thing for fun. I walked up to the car and noticed these large scratches first. Then noticed all the little messages. These girls....yeah, you heard me right. Girls! I don't know why but I just expect vandals to be boys, but these were clearly girls. They had written "Lena was here" "Georgia was here" and then quickly tried to key it out when they realized how stupid it was to write your name on some one's car! I mean, I even get annoyed when someone writes "wash me" in the grime left on my car, let alone this. It perplexes me as to why people decide to do things like this.
O yeah, and yesterday someone broke into it again! Come on!!! At least they never take the carseat, and there isn't ever ANYTHING in it....not even change, But I guess they have figured it out and want to do it whenever they can. Soooo frustrating!!!