Good Eats and Gourds (1)

So as you know every year we like to try out a different pumpkin patch. After six years we've pretty much figured out what we like and don't like. What we do like: BBQ and farms. So we did both this year. One of our favorite BBQ places opened up a new location right across from a farmstead so we made an afternoon of it. My favorite pix are of Dillon's uber serious expression, really getting into her GLOW (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) costume at the BBQ joint.

Pout face.

Showing off our birthday manicures.

Quinn as wrestler/train conductor.

Gearing up for some yummy 'cue.

Dillon exuberance at its finest!

A Wink and a Smile

Quinn has been trying to wink for quite a while now. She thinks she's winking but really she's just scrunching up both her eyes. It is so cute. Here her friend Reece also shows off her "skills." This video makes me laugh so hard every time I watch it.

Wordless Wednesdays (125)

Taken 9/17/2018

Michelle Turns 50 (Different Michelle)

Recently our friend Michelle turned 50 and had a super fun party at her house with delicious Southern food and a Zydeco band. Quinn had fun dancing and Dillon managed to jam with the band--let's call it her first gig.

Craig found a super cute dance partner.

Playing the washboard.

Quinn found a super cute dance partner.

A short video of Dillon's first jam session:

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Taken 9/11/2018

Temecula BBQ/Housewarming

Our friends recently moved waaaaay out to Temecula (it's in another county!) and we traveled up north for a housewarming/BBQ. Dillon and their daughter Riley have always been buddies and today was no different. The kids all had fun turning the backyard into a mud pit!

Dressed in style.

Playing with Joshua.

Sisters in swimsuits.

Double trouble.

Zonked on they way home.

Dillon Gets Real About the Tooth Fairy

I always sort of dreaded Dillon losing her baby teeth--such a visceral reminder of her growing up, shedding her little kidness more each day. Well, it finally happened. She swore us to secrecy, so I can't reveal how, but let's just say dinner time was quite bloody!

We had to triage with some cotton balls.

Here she is with her missing tooth.

By the way, Dillon lost another tooth about a month later. And was quick to point out that the tooth fairy wasn't real. Neither was Santa or the Easter Bunny. I guess that makes things easier...