Old MacDonald had a farm

Fall is here!  Nothing brings a smile to my face quite like a crisp fall morning.  We had a first one this week, and its been amazing.  I love boots and jackets, and I love running in the cold.  However, I did realize that I literally have no warm clothes for Brooke.  Oh darn, an excuse to go baby clothes shopping!

To celebrate the nice weather, we took a trip to Butler's Orchard.  Its a great farm, not far from our house that you can pick your own fruit.  It was fun, and really delicious.  And just a perfect fall activity!

Brooke was getting her second tooth, and was up most of the night before.  She was exhausted on our drive out there.  The angle of the pic is awkward, but I wanted to document that she feel asleep holding onto her toy. 

Picking raspberries

Brooke holding her first hand picked apple.  Its a Gala

We snuck onto the pumpkin patch to get a shot with Brooke and a pumpkin.  We took a million trying to get her to smile.  To no avail, so I settled for the one that she's not crying or trying to eat the weeds

Tommy loved digging purple potatoes.  He loved it a little TOO much

OBX all the way!

Over Labor Day weekend we rented a big house with three other couples in the most beautiful part of North Carolina.  Maybe even one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.  We had such a fun time.  Four couples, four babies, and lots of fun!  We spent the weekend on the beach, in our private pool, playing sand volleyball on our private court, running on the beach, riding bikes, 4-wheeling on the beach watching wild horses, and playing games at night.  It was so much fun, it was really hard to leave.

One of the hardest parts was keeping Brooke out of the sun.  The weather was perfect, and I wanted her to be able to play!

The four babies of the weekend.  From left to right, Liam- 18 months, Brooke- 10 months, Hamilton- 8 months, Andrew 5- months.  And Brooke is still the smallest

Wild horses on the beach!

A friend of ours was also up in the general area, and her son turned one.  Fun birthday complete with Brooke's first fish tacos.

Destiny and I with our two babies, in the sweet shelter she bought for the beach

Brooke loves the water!

The back of our house, best shot of the pool

Family pictures on the beach

While we were at the Outer Banks this weekend, we had a little impromptu family photo shoot. 

She loves the beach!

I look horrible here, but I love her gummy smile.  And she got her first tooth just days after this picture was taken!

Again, I look bad, but she looks happy!

Random photos

Brooke's favorite thing is to take her cups off the ottoman and throw them on the ground.  She takes this very seriously.

Well, most of the time it's serious.

This one needs no comment

Still no teeth but the drool is making up for the lack of teeth

We had a mini photo shoot yesterday in the back yard before the mosquitoes found us.

Believe it or not, this is Targhee's tail.  Brooke is Targhee's number one fan.  She smiles and laughs whenever Targhee is near.  Jenny does the same for me (Tommy).

So much excitement...all for Targhee!

Brooke turns ten...months!

Serious look

Waving at the camera...kind of

Don't mind the drool on the chin....

For those of you counting at home, this is the same 3-month onesie she's worn in all these photos.

Happy as a clown!

Brooke and Bread sitting in a tree

Brooke loves to eat, and especially bread!

Brooke and Fletcher sitting in a tree

Brooke currently has a boyfriend.  Fletcher is an older man, six weeks older than Brooke. They go on a date every Tuesday at lunch time.  They've gone to the park, out to lunch, to the playground at the mall.  Its a budding romance.