Fun Fall Day

Josh and I kept Greg and Cici's girls last night and part of today and got some fun pictures of all the stuff we did. Nothing terribly exciting, as we didn't leave the property, but we still had a good time.

Before Malia and Elizabeth got here yesterday, Daddy and Bennett gathered some leaves and sticks for the bonfire we had later.

Bennett and Elizabeth had loads of fun playing with Josh on the couch.

And then they got together for a very serious game of (whatever those things are called).

After a fairly rough night (I suspect Bennett may be getting some molars in), we had pancakes and bacon this morning for breakfast. Everyone enjoyed them very much, especially cheeseball Bennett. It's so funny to me that in some pictures he really looks like he's starting to slim down and lose some of that baby fat, and in others.... well, not so much.

After breakfast we headed outside to enjoy the beautiful day that was today! Man, we enjoyed this weather.

Then Josh filled up the wagon with little ones and took them for a fun ride up and down the driveway. Over and over and over...

... and tried a couple times to dump his cargo. Some loved it (Malia), some hated it (Bennett), and some were completely indifferent (Elizabeth).

We had a really good time just enjoying the day and each other's company.

I was sad that Bennett didn't get to see his other cousins Mac and Rachael on Friday like we had planned. Right before his nap Friday, Bennett kind of had a little fit, refused his lunch and wound up with a fever of 102. So I gave him some Tylenol, put him down for his nap and called Lauren. I hated to cancel, but I would have hated if anything had been passed along to any of them.

Of course, as soon as Bennett woke up he seemed fine. He still felt warm for a little bit, but he was eventually back to his normal self. I really think it may be teething since he's been having trouble sleeping the last few nights; last night being the worst. Ugh. Hopefully it won't be a long, drawn out thing.