Coming To Terms

I think Charlie is finally coming to terms, in his own way, with having a new brother or sister. This morning he asked me, "Mommy -- You have a baby in your belly and I'm not allowed to squish it?"

This, believe it or not, is progress.

27 Week Belly Shot

And I continue to get bigger...

Connors Farm

This morning we enjoyed a corn maze, bounce house, pony rides and apple cider donuts at Connors Farm, and I got some pictures of the New England fall foliage to boot:

Proof Positive...

... that Charlie has inherited my singing (in)ability:

Too Much Dora

The following conversation is how I know Charlie has been watching too much Dora The Explorer:

Charlie: (brandishing a large plastic dinosaur) "The dinosaur is going to eat you, Mommy! Tell the dinosaur to stop!"
Me: "Stop, dinosaur!"
Charlie: "Mommy, the dinosaur speaks Spanish! You have to tell the dinosaur to stop in Spanish!"

Not So Much A Work Of Art

So I made an apple pie this afternoon. Instead of just putting the top crust on, I decided it would be pretty to use a cookie cutter in the shape of a fall leaf, cut out leaves made of dough, and arrange them over the top of the pie. I swear I saw such a thing on the Food Network a while back... Anyway, let's just say the finished product tasted a lot better than it looked! I would like to say that the picture doesn't do it justice, and that you really can tell the top is decorated with leaves in real life, but that would not be the truth:

Apple Picking

We went apple pciking at Honey Pot Hill Orchards this afternoon; Charlie was a self proclaimed champion apple picker: "I very good at picking apples! I a very good climber!" Here are some pictures.