Martineau Family

All the girls from Rhett's side of the family met with the little ones for this photo shoot at a local Pumpkin Patch. It was 90 degress which did not make 33-week pregnant me very happy but I dealt with it. Louisa was hungry and as you can see also not happy and not dealing with it well. Once we got her down off the hay bail she raided the diaper bag until she found a baggie with a few dried apricots. She gobbled those up and was fine for a few more photos with her cousin Justice.

Aren't they cute?! Anyways, a couple weeks ago we babysat cousins Aubrey and Kate and decided to paint pumpkins. Here is a cute shot of Louisa and Aubrey working on their masterpieces.Well, I just wanted to post a few Halloween spirited photos before it comes and goes but now I gotta go work on costumes or we are going to get kicked out of the annual Harper/Martineau family Halloween bash for being slackers (everyone gets pretty into it - which is lots of fun - I just have been very busy and haven't gotten the chance to do much yet). Everyone have a safe and fun Halloween and I expect to see lots of fun blog postings in early November!

In addition to moving up in the world of sleeping arrangements, Louisa also now has a chore. She unloads the silverware from the dishwasher after every load. She took this chore on voluntarily and it seems to be working out quite well. After I remove anything sharp she proceeds to take each item and drop it into the silverward tray in the drawer. Once every piece is emptied she emphatically slides the drawer shut and walks off. Here is a picture of the finished product. Also, Louisa really seems to be getting ready to be a big sister. The other day I found her with the changing pad, diaper and wipes from the diaper bag all laid out on the living room floor. Laid out on the changing pad was Louisa's stripped down cabbage patch baby and she was cleaning her up with a wipey. I was shocked and delighted to see what little smartie and helper we have! I tried to get a picture but Rhett came in from work at that very moment and Louisa was eager to greet her daddy!