Fire station

 A few weekends ago the local fire station had an open house. We had fun checking the trucks out up close. Evan even got to spray the fire hose!

Evan refused to let me hold his balloon while he checked things out. He let Daddy hold it, but not me. Actually, he even let Emma hold it! All because when we went to SeptemberFest, I let go of his balloon by accident. Apparently I will never be trusted with a balloon again...

Spraying the "burning car" with the fire hose!

Puddles!

Riding in the ATV

"Alright, let's kick this thing into gear!"

We also had some fun playing in the yard and enjoying the beautiful weather.

My little helper carrying mums to the house.They were heavy!

Evan drew a goose and put leaves on for wings. He's definitely got his dad's creativity and talent for drawing!

Evan was having fun falling off his bouncy ball on purpose

Handsome boy!

Emma!!

"Cheeeeeeeese"

Laying down on the mossy walk isn't the best idea...

This is the face of a boy with a plan...

A plan to chase his sister with the pumpkin

Run Emma, run!

Emma's pumpkin

Emma kept saying "gentle", "flowa" while she patted the mums. So cute!

Pumpkin Patch!

We went to the pumpkin patch up in Southwick, MA this morning (not really a pick your own type of place, just a place with lots of pumpkins). The kids had a blast! They had the place pretty much to themselves except for one other set of kids around their ages. There was a little playscape, a "sandbox" with dried corn instead of sand, and a teepee. There was a hayride and a corn maze too, but Evan wasn't interested in either one. He was having plenty of fun with the other stuff. Emma could play with everything too! It was a great morning!

"I think this is the biggest one! Perfect!"

"Grrr. Nope Mom, don't need any help, I've got it..."

"See! I can do it, no problem. Now I'm going to play, you can take it from here, right?"

Handsome boys

Behind the wheels of the monster truck

"How many more years until we can drive?"  "Mom said 30, but I'm not sure I trust her. We should Google it when we get home."

"I'll have to stop you there ma'am. No moms allowed"

Evan wasn't too sure about some of the inflated decorations. I guess they were a little creepy for a 3 year old.

"This stuff is great!"

Making corn angels

Quote: "Look Mom, I'm a pumpkin, and my hands are pumpkins too!"

Sometimes we can't tell if Evan is hugging Emma or strangling her, but we just yell "Smile!" and try to get a quick photo either way...

Cute little pumpkins!

Lately...

Emma found Evan's set of clothes out one day and wanted to put them on, sneakers and all. Maybe for Halloween we'll just dress her as her brother!

And here she is in her "pretty" shoes. They're hand-me-downs that I pulled out the other day and although they're a little big, she loves them (especially because they make a great sound on the wood floors).

One night at dinner time, Evan asked if he could make a PB&J sandwich. And of course, Emma wanted in on the action. So this is make-your-own-dinner night at the Jeffrey house! 

"They're right there, do you think they're really going to let us do this?"

"Just don't make eye contact, and if they talk to you, act like you don't hear them."

And a little more jelly...

"I think you're cut off from the jelly Evan"

 

"I still think it needs more jelly..."

Making sandwiches is tiring work

Success!

Evan got a new Batman sweatshirt at the store. I saw it online and thought it was cool. He loved it and wouldn't take it off! He wore it to Touch-a-Truck (which we went to after the store) and he was the star of the show. Everyone was saying "Hi Batman" to him. He was a little shy about it, but it was cute. 

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Emma wasn't as impressed by the trucks

On the street sweeper

Big tires!

Back to work protecting the town!