It's tradition

 

Pumpkin Party Foul

In case you ever get the inclination to put your baby inside of a pumpkin for that perfect Fall photo op-just say no. It is not as cute as Pinterest makes it out to be.

Idea-Adore!
Reality-Complete and epic FAIL!

Can I get that "mom of the year" award now? 

(As an aside, I believe this can be done. I've had friends who have seen great and utterly adorable success with this infamous pumpkin shot. Well, in case this picture doesn't scream a thousand words to you, let's just say that it didn't work on our favor...)

Instead, I suggest taking your little ones to a cute local pumpkin patch, complete with mountains of mums and ideal for safe, ooey-gooey-less perfect pumpkin portraits. Like so...

Ahh, much better!

Oh Bennett, the stories we will tell...

On Fall...

Dear blog, I have not forgotten you! We are here, living life, enjoying these much too fast days. A quick recap of the past couple of weeks-MOPS planning and meetings, playdates with little friends old and new, a first gymnastics class, visits to Raleigh and a sweet sister homecoming. Between mom's groups, church and work things(not to mention little home improvement projects here and there), we are in a busy season of life. No complaints- less blogging yes, more living in the moment and taking pictures with my cell phone as opposed to my camera camera-yes and yes. So in the blur of this busy Fall, here's a snapshot of my boys in the backyard.

 

My how they've grown!

Happy Fall Y'all!

Last year, Evan and I had the most wonderful Fall photoshoot. He was 6 months old, and proudly posed with a bright yellow mum and baby pumpkin.

Two falls and a baby brother later, here are Bennett's pumpkin pictures. :-) I put him in the same shirt just for fun, I love re-creating pictures and seeing how alike or, as the case is, different they are. Bennett is seven and a half months here, and a bit smaller with more hair on top. You can't help but notice Evan's unmistakably adorable chipmunk cheeks, while Bennett has an almost perfectly round head. He has blue/green eyes in contrast to Evan's deep brown, and is much more of a camera hog than his big bro. I've commented on this before to friends and family, but I think it's hilarious to plainly see in pictures that Bennett is a cheeseball and loves the camera. Evan on the other hand is completely captivated by every other thing going on around him, and loves to look in all directions but the flash. Of course, I would have liked to get one of them together, and did give it an honest try. Let's just say, the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. And well, awry it went.

Happy Fall y'all! I hear a bag of candy corn calling my name...