"true love" and a pumpkin patch

allison and casey had a housewarming party this past weekend, and isaac was in high heaven. he is such a social kid, and loves to be the center of attention, not to mention to be around copious amounts of food with plenty of people to feed him.

he is wondering where he can get a party cup.


isaac asking for a kiss...

and julianna was more than happy to plant one on him

we also went to bates nut farm on saturday, and isaac was freaking out. he was so excited to be outside, crawling all over the pumpkins. it was like a pumpkin kingdom there, thousands of pumpkins, not to mention the animals and various booths selling things like kettle corn and bratwurst. it was an amazing autumn day, brisk and clear, and a truly enjoyable time.

the "fairytale pumpkin". too bad for isaac it didn't magically turn into a coach to take him to the ball. he didn't have his glass slippers with him anyway so i suppose it was ok.

it was all smiles at the hay bales.

isaac wanted to chew on the stem, and somehow it was ok. perhaps it was the magic of fall or the great pumpkin or something.

how freaking cute is our kid?!

the look...

...the crawl...

...and the bail. we were laughing so hard that it took us a while to get him up.

a super appropriate family picture- "nut farm"

ryder will be here in about 2 months or so, and we are getting ready for him. it is super exciting, but a little scary as well. although isaac crawls and climbs like a madman, he still doesn't walk freestanding, which grants us a little reprieve for now, but it will be a bummer if he is still on all fours when his little brother gets here. for now we will take it one amazing fall day at a time.