Fall Fun

Last weekend we went to a scarecrow stuffing party that my friend Rocky hosted for our Mom's Club. It was so much fun! I had never done anything like this before and what a great idea it was! Everyone brought old clothes to stuff and Rocky provided all of the straw for stuffing. There were tons of kids there and everyone had a great time. The weather was absolutely perfect - cool enough for sweaters and long sleeves, but warm enough that we weren't freezing. Jackson had a great time, too. Look at this precious little farmer...

My sister, Becky, bought him those overalls before he was born. They are lined in plaid flannel (SO cute), but since we've been in Florida and then in summertime here he hasn't been able to wear them at all. They were a little short, but I had to put him in them at least once. He loved being outside and playing in the straw. Some babies there cried when they were in the straw, but J loved it.

This isn't a sad face - it's a mid-happy-yell face.

Jackson got to take several hayrides...


That baby with Jackson is 2 months younger than him and so much bigger! There are three other babies that we are friends with that are almost the same age as J and he is smaller than all of them. Granted, they are huge for their age, but with J being small for his age it really makes him look smaller! We took him to the doctor for a checkup on Tuesday and he weighs 21 pounds, which puts him in the 5th percentile for weight. We think he looks very well-proportioned, though, and he has a chubby belly and thighs, so we're not too worried about it. Here are some other pictures from the day.







This is how our scarecrow turned out. We ended up using a flight suit to make a fighter pilot scarecrow. His pumpkin head is a little small, I know. We're going to a pumpkin patch today so I might get a bigger one, although that would smoosh his body down. Oh, well. We took these pictures yesterday and it was FREEZING outside! It even snowed yesterday - three different times. It was only little tiny balls of snow that didn't stick, but still! I guess summer is officially over - bring on the real snow!!

Last, but not least, I went to Rocky's the other day to take some pictures of J in the leftover straw. We got a lot of really good ones. These are some of the pretty good ones. :)