"James the Builder"
He finally warmed up to the idea of being "Bob the Builder" after much coaxing, although he insisted on wearing the helmet backwards...we'll take what we can get! Thank you to Aunt Lorraine for the tool belt--it is one of the only boyish dress-ups we have and has become a favorite.

Just checking to make sure we have the right tools...

Walking down to church. I love this street.

Celebrating with our friends. It's hard to get James smiling like this on camera lately. The Superman is our little friend, Levi, who is one of James's favorite buddies.

Tigger!

"Purple Swan Princess Fairy"

James was NOT interested in dressing up!

Charlotte trying out her wings :)

James's Friends: His favorites are the "Hippas" (hippos), the "Pandees" (pandas), and the "Ly-as" (lions), but he loves to get them all out and put them in order by animal pair, and then line them up, or put them in the tractor. It is funny how orderly he is. He puts the books on the bookshelf meticulously, while Charlotte still flings them on in stacks just to hurry up and get it done. They are a good pair--Charlotte gets everything out and James puts it all away!

James still loves his brother!

Mr. Smiley! Ford is sitting up well on his own now and has gotten his third tooth. In the picture you can see the top two--the second one is about to break through. I hope he'll be even more smiley after this round of teething is complete! He is loving solid food and being at the table with us for meals. Charlotte and James keep him thoroughly entertained :)

We went about an hour towards Selma/Clanton yesterday to a pumpkin patch with our friends. It was a beautiful overcast and actually cool day! It still doesn't feel like fall here...that's how the seasons change in Southern Alabama. One night it is winter, then it's summer, then a few months later it suddenly changes back into winter. We miss the Shenandoah this time of year. But we had a great time on the hay ride through their peach orchard, a sunflower maze, and they even had some bison. We picked our pumpkin right off the vine and rode back for a snack before heading home.

The winning pumpkin!