Fall... or so they say.

They tell us it's fall. Sigh. While others are making homemade applesauce, wearing sweaters, and sipping apple cider, we're still in our shorts & tank tops leaving the door open in hopes of a good breeze. Eric & I def. miss fall. Elliott is oblivious :) Something about missing this season gets Eric itching to spend 14 hours a day in the field, and dreaming of an orchard.

We did, however, get a little glimpse of fall last weekend! While 3 of us Monsanto wives headed off to a Beth Moore simulcast, the boys took the kiddos to Molokai's first ever pumpkin patch. They came back with some mini pumpkins for the little guys to carry around, and a few big ones for the wives to decorate. So fun!

Elliott decided he'd had enough of crawling, and took his first steps last week! It was pretty darn cute. He always gets SO excited when he hears the door open, knowing it's his favorite Daddy coming home from work. He crawls like mad, and Eric usually doesn't get even a foot from the door before Elliott's got ahold of him. This particular afternoon, I had Elliott standing a ways from the door waiting for it to open. As soon as he hears that creak, he was off, this time walking! He took about 3 steps, right into Daddy's arms. Guess his Pa is all the motivation this little guy needs. :) Eric & I were so surprised, we couldn't help but cheer and jump up and down for our independent little man. Elliott instantly realized he'd done something amazing, and started bouncing up & down in Eric's arms, then immediately wanted down to show off again. He walked back and forth between E & I about 5 times before getting scared after a few falls. Sadly, now he's onto us, and every time we try to let go of him while walking, he just plops himself on the floor as if to say, "no way, not again".

Hope this finds you having a blessed week! Enjoy a little fall for us, eh?

E^2, M & #2