Pumpkins and Swings

Earlier this month, our good friend Everett turned ONE!  He had a birthday party to celebrate and we, of course, showed up for the party.  I was solo-parenting at the party since Matt was out of town, so I didn't get to take as many pictures as I wanted.  Sadly, I don't have a single picture of the birthday boy!  He was busy being doted on by all his grandparents and eating birthday cake. 

Before I get to the pictures with the pumpkins and swings (as the title of this posts suggests), check out this one of Katie Wynn and one of her BFFs Alice enjoying some story time together.  (Yes, Alice is wearing a giant fuzzy pink hat...her mama said it was not a battle worth fighting.) 

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The pictures above remind me of these pictures from last year's Super Bowl Sunday.  Alice has been reading Katie Wynn stories and showing her pictures for quite some time now! 

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Now, on to the pumpkins!  Allison (Everett's mom) went with a pumpkin theme for Everett's fall party, so there were pumpkins everywhere.  It was like our own little pumpkin patch to take pictures in.  :)

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KW's buddy, Addi Clare, joined her for some pumpkin pictures.   At just five days apart, aren't they the cutest little friends?

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Emily and Jenny did some swinging and were even nice enough to let Katie bug swing with them so I could take Alice's picture. 

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Besides tons of pumpkins, Allison also has the best set of swings in her backyard!  The frame for the swings was left by the previous owner, and she had her husband, Christopher, install three new seats.  Lucky for us, two of them were bucket seats! 

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In case you can't tell, I really love swinging pictures.  Even if you have to take five hundred of them just to get a couple decent shots, I think it's totally worth it.  

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You know it was a good party when both babies in your car are sound asleep before you even get down the street. 

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Thank you, Allison and Everett, for providing a fun afternoon for us on a beautiful day!