Evening Light and Bubbles

Every night for the last 2 weeks has been absolutely gorgeous!

The girls and I have been taking advantage of our beautiful view and giant deck till the sun turns the sky pink and dips below the horizon.

I didn't even bother editing these images because the sunlight was so perfect!

Pumpkin Patch 2013

We take the family to the pumpkin patch every year!

This year was no exception!

Lily spent the majority of the time out front and leading the way, Addison used her time to find all the dead ends and worry endlessly that we would never find our way out and be lost forever, and Scarlett decided that Mommy was a terrible walker and that Daddy was the best thing since sliced bread.

Pumpkin picking was a repeat of that last paragraph.

Enjoy some of the photos from our day!

Spunk.

This ones got it.

She's also no longer allowed to pose herself if this is what she's gonna be throwing my way.

Ah!!! 8!!!!!!

She did it!

She turned 8 this morning!!!

We enjoyed pink pancakes with M&M's and whip cream per her birthday breakfast request.

She received the traditional G-GPa and G-GMa birthday song phone call.

She chose her birthday dress and subsequent picture day outfit.

She picked out her hairstyle for the day.

She wanted a real hair braid headband.

She got to take her favorite pink icing cookies to share with her class.

She gave me her obligatory pretty smile.

Followed quickly by the "why are you taking SO MANY PICTURES?!" glare.

So when I turned around to walk away she surprisingly demanded that I photograph her "new" talent.

"Look Mama Velvet! I can do the one eyebrow raised trick like Daddy!"

"Did you get it?"

"What about now?"

"Do you see my one eyebrow trick?"

"You HAVE to have seen it!"

Oh sweet pea.

I saw the 1 eyebrow trick 8 years ago today when your Daddy showed me with pride the most beautiful baby girl he'd ever seen.

We can't wait to see so many more!

Happy Birthday Lily Monster!

And many more!