Punkin Patch

HAPPY FALL!!


William 3 1/2 months! Loves his fingers!


Where's Auntie Krista when we need her?? Check out the burns...got them a little too short, and, well, the bangs too! Ha and Help!

Samuel 2, Eva 3, Isaac 6

Brrrr~ It's so chilly! (we went from 90 degree weather to 50 degree weather w/in a few days!

Nana/Mom has the fun meter pegged!

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"Happy Birthday" Rings Again!!

Guess who's Reese Peanut Butter Fudge Ice Cream Cake this was??!!
Happy 16th Birthday, Maxie!!



Trick Candles~

Mom w/ her 16 year old and her 6 year old! :)


William meets cousins: Sam and Chloe'! He's not sure what to think, Mr. Pouty Face! Mommy rudely awakened him from a 4 hr. nap!

Mozart and Babies

I was chatting w/ a friend who casually mentioned that her 7 month old baby is in kindermusic. She was telling me how much her baby loves the classes and the music. She said her response to music is so amazing that her baby will go from crying to smiling to laughing!! Amazing!

So, I dug out my book, "The Mozart Effect for Children" and am re-reading it. Did you know:

~Music can calm or stimulate the movement and heart rate of a baby in the womb.
~Premature infants who listen to classical music in their intensive care units gain more weight, leave the hospital earlier, and have a better chance of survival.
~Young children who receive regular music training demonstrate better motor skills, math ability, and reading performance than those who don't.
~High school students who sing or play an instrument score up to 52 pts. highter on SAT tests.
~Adult musicians' brains generally exhibit more EEG (brainwave) coherence than those of nonmusicians--and even differ anatomically in cases when the musicians began their training before age seven

Over the past few decades scientists have been studying what babies can hear, respond to and learn from sound while still in the womb. We now know that:
*The ear is the first sense organ to develop in the womb
*The auditory system becomes functional 3-4 mo. before birth
*The unborn baby is capable of learning before birth at a level that can affect her post birth behavior.

The information in this book is so interesting! I'll post some more as I read along~

On another note, William is 14 weeks old today! Just yesterday he rolled over for the first time!


HELLO MOMMY~ LOOK AT THOSE BUGGED OUT EYES! NANA MUST HAVE BEEN MAKING SOME FACE!

Harvest

WAITING FOR A RIDE

I-man teaching Mom how to drive the tractor and "dump on the run"! He said, "Mom, you're doing a great job!"

Uncle Max

Papa and Samuel riding in the combine

The ZOO!!

Our excursion while we were up visiting my grandparents was to take the kids to the zoo. Samuel told me he really wanted to see a donkey at the zoo. The closest animal to a donkey was the zebras...their "hee-haws" sounded just like a donkey. There were so many animals to see, I don't think he cared that there wasn't a donkey! My favorite animals to watch were the polar bears. :)

Too much zoo!!

The Make-Shift Horse and Buggy

Riding the carousel~~Such Fun~



Petting the goat-

Nanna is such a fun Grandma and Mommy~

The Three Musketeers ready to see the animals!

Samuel riding a wolf!

The Powdered Sugar Donut Experience!

If you happen to be a grandchild of Grandpa Harvey, you know what I mean. Powdered sugar donuts are a special treat, reserved for visits from Grandpa and Grandma. They are special because I associate them with Grandpa Harv. It's all about the presentation and the love and thoughtfulness that goes w/ the experience. Wash them down w/ a cold glass of milk. Mmmm...they're yummy--right Leah?!

Last Week w/ Grandparents!

My Boys Were Workin' Today!