Letters to Leah {3 Years}

Happy 3rd Birthday Leah!

Here are some details about you in your 3rd year:

- You stated "school" in August and haven't looked back.  You love going to school and your teacher Miss Jessie.  You love interacting with all of the kids and adults there.  Your favorite kids to talk about are Mason, Emma, and Owen.  A couple of times you've even stopped in the other classroom to tell the teachers or kids good-bye, you're a social one.

- You're still a pretty good sleeper, but not quite as good as you used to be. You go to bed around 7:30 and wake up around 6:30 (but it depends on the day, because a couple of times you've tried to crawl in bed with me around 5:30.)  When you're at home you usually nap for 2 hrs, although lately it's been over 3.
- You've been in your toddler bed for about 3 months now, that might have something to do with the sleeping issue.

-Your favorite tv shows are Olivia and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, with an occasional Curious George episode.  Your favorite movies are Dumbo and Aristocats.
- You still love anything to do with cats and you have about 5-7 little stuffed cats that you ask to sleep with, but Pursley's still the favorite cat.
- You don't really have a favorite book, you just love to read.
- Your favorite foods are pancakes, spaghetti, and chicken nuggets.
- Your talking has improved so much, I love that you can respond to questions and carry on a simple conversation.
- You're really starting to play with your toys and getting into pretend play. You like to play trains, with your princess castle, color and make cards for just about anyone.
Happy 3rd Birthday Leah!  I can't wait to see all the changes and learning that happens over the next year!

Pumpkin Picking

We headed to two different pumpkin patches this year to pick pumpkins. 
The first one, Stuckmeyers, is right down the road from our house and is a smaller, cheaper, and less crowded pumpkin patch.  We went one Sunday afternoon with Sally, Trent, Brynn, Papa Jim and Mawmaw. 

 Trent and Leah enjoyed the bounce houses and blow-up slides, all free!

Our second visit to the pumpkin patch was with Leah's school for their fall field trip.  We headed to the Eckert's in Millstadt.  We'd never been to this Eckert's before and I was quite impressed with all the extras they had to offer.  I wasn't so impressed with their prices (luckily we went with the school and got a discount, but normally it's expensive), I also wasn't impressed with their pumpkin patch, it looked like they had just "planted" a bunch of already picked pumpkins in their patch, so you didn't really get to pick one off the vine, more like just pick it up off the ground.  Leah, however didn't seem to mind.

 Grandma Debbie and Papa Greg were in town to help celebrate Leah's birthday and they got to come along with us.

 Leah loved jumping on the blow-up pillow and riding the airplanes.

 Leah and Papa Greg, birthday buddies.

So much fun!  I'm sure we'll be making multiple trips back to Stuckmeyers and Eckerts in the years to come, we're so lucky to live close to such nice places where we can enjoy fun fall activities!