Pumpkin Patch....I Mean, Parking Lot.....

You would think since we moved WAY out into the Country, we would be able to find a decent place to pick out a pumpkin. However, this past weekend it became apparent that Portland definitely has a leg up on Enterprise in the Pumpkin market. Camdyn and her cousins headed 75 miles out of town Sunday to scour a 10x10 foot parking lot for pumpkins.....a scene we easily could have recreated on the sidewalk outside of the Safeway 1/2 a mile away.

However, thanks to the hay maze and apparently amazingly tasty popcorn balls, the afternoon was not a complete wash....and as Aunt Heidi said, the kids didn't even know the difference!

Getting Ready to Hibernate

Although we absolutely love where we have decided to live and raise Camdyn, there are a few downsides....Winter perhaps being the most obvious. While most of my friends in other places are just starting to pack up their summer clothes, we have long since hauled out the scarves and mittens and are dealing with our second bought of snow, with nightly temperatures hovering around 15 degrees. However, all this cold weather does have it's advantages....especially if you are Jeff and Camdyn and love the idea of heading up to the mountains to spend a day or two chopping down wood to keep the winter fires burning!

As many of my good friends know, during my days as a single woman, I had often talked about finding a man who "wears Carharts and chops wood." Well, as luck would have it, I not only have a husband that fits the bill, but a daughter following in her Daddy's footsteps!

Someone is Talking Up a Storm!

Our little lady has been chatting up a storm and if you know Mom and Dad, you understand she comes by her talkative nature quite honestly! Hard to get all of this talking on tape, but we cooperated pretty well while in the car the other day...

These Boots Were Made for Walking!

In previous postings, I have alluded to Camdyn's love of the clothing-free lifestyle. Unfortunately, she has now mastered the art of removing a large majority of her clothing, leaving mom to plead with her 20 month old to at least stroll the hallways with a diaper clad bottom.
However, Miss Camdyn does not seem to despise all clothing items. Strangely enough, she has inherited quite the shoe obsession from her father....and, like Daddy, boots appear to be the footwear of choice. Several months ago, father and daughter arrived home from a yard sale with a pair of flashy red cowgirl boots! While we have patiently waited for the size fives to fit our never-growing little body, we have carried them through the house, put them on stuffed animals and pulled them around in the back of our trike.
Last night, as our little nudist was terrorizing the house in our diaper, we decided to see if the glass slippers finally fit........with some fairly cute photo results!

When You're the Best of Friends.............

For quite some time I have been attempting to capture the perfect Camdyn and Barley moment for Dad's upcoming birthday...unfortunately, my subjects are less than willing.....perhaps trying to get toddler, dog and scenic background in one perfect frame is asking a bit too much.
Since I know I have been struggling to blog lately, I thought I would share just a few of the out-takes....I promise to post the perfect portrait as soon as it has been captured.

A Face Only a Mother Could Love...........

Food, drool, snot.....yet still I find her near perfection!

I Love Fall?!?!?!?!?!

Pumpkins and cornstalks, leaves changing colors, cool crisp nights......4 inches of snow?!?!?!? What is supposed to be my favorite season of the year, is apparently short-lived in Wallowa County. From 85 degrees on Monday, to 24 degrees and snow on Saturday, winter came with a fury this past weekend.

Although both Camdyn and I have been assured this cold snap is rare even for here, neither of us were too excited about the early presence of white! Camdyn repeatedly screamed "off, no, off" as the snow fell on her slide and coated all of her outdoor toys. She then proceeded to simply stand on the patio and stare into the back yard scowling at the snow......unless she warms up to the white stuff, Mom and Dad fear it is going to be one long winter!