Punkin' in a Patch

Here's our requisite annual photo of Ethan in a pumpkin patch. When you're a parent, you have to document your child every year in certain poses (on Santa's lap, in front of a cake, in a pumpkin patch, first day of school, etc.). I wonder how many mom-blogs will feature a similar photo. See? 2005: Ethan with pumpkin. Check. And 2006...wait...I don't have a pumpkin patch photo from 2006! I'm a terrible mother! Luckily Morgan snapped this one of him in an apple orchard in the fall of that year. That totally counts. Whew. On a related note, Ethan helped me make pumpkin muffins for his preschool class. He's such a good little helper.

The recipe called for some orange peel, which meant I got to use my microplane. I love my microplane. It makes me happy inside. Even if I only use it every other year and Jason thinks it was a frivolous purchase. And Ethan got to do this: How does he know how to do this? Must have learned it at school. Or from his dad. Definitely not me.

On a completely unrelated note, Colin has been smiling a lot, but his smiles are so elusive and our camera is so slow that we haven't been able to document it yet. Jason did get this post-smile expression that made us both laugh: In my last post I mentioned we had a tough weekend. In the post before that I mentioned I have a great husband. As evidence of both, these were delivered to my door yesterday morning: Thanks, babe. These made me question my plans to jump out the window and head to Mexico. You always seem to know when I need flowers and I always appreciate it.

In closing, the Ethan quote from today:

"I'm done with Carolina. I want to go back to Boston. I miss Boston a lot."

Where the heck does he come up with this stuff??