Last night, however, she discovered a much more fun way to get her chocolate fix...brownie mix! Melinda decided to make brownies for our FHE treat, and Laura was more than happy to help her clean the bowl and spoon. What a good little helper she is.
Laura would run from pumpkin to pumpkin. She would stop at a pumpkin and say, “I found one.” We’d respond with, “Do you like it?” She’d then say “Nope,” and run to the next pumpkin she found acceptable.
Laura also loved the haystacks that were there.
She turned her “little tiny pumpkin” that she carried on her lap the whole way home, into a Jack-o-Lantern, or as she says a “Pumpkin Patch” when we got home. When we told her it was too small to carve she improvised. She worked on it for 15 minutes to get it just right. She kept erasing with a licked finger. Here she is showing it off.
Laura is taking marvelous care of her “Pumpkin Patch.” She puts it on the porch in the morning and brings it inside in the evening when it’s “too cold” for the pumpkin.
We also received all our ordered family pictures, got them in frames and hung/arranged them in the family room. Laura loves being surrounded by family and so do we.
We also had book club this week. It was on Twilight and almost every lady loved it...some even as much as I did! We have switched from being church sponsored to being a neighborhood club. I'm enjoying the freedom of choice that gives us now. We had a lot of ladies come and I hope it just grows! More time with smart women is a good thing for me!
Naturally, my parents were a massive help. Dad is a whiz at the tile saw and Mom has an eye that is unequaled. Plus, they watched the Boo for us while we got messy in the mortar. Laura read with Grandma and particularly enjoyed the Grandpa slide. Thanks for all your help, Mom and Dad!!! I'm floored at what a good team we make while laying tile.
Tuesday morning she came in after Melinda had left to go walking with her friend, Karyn, and was FREEZING. She wanted to go down and play on the computer, so I told her she had to lay in bed with me and snuggle for 2 minutes to warm up before we went down.
The Master Bath has been put on hold while the furniture has been getting done. In other words, not having the cars in the garage was more annoying than only having 1 bathroom upstairs. Oh my, we are glad that the downstairs bath is finished.
Naturally, the river was the biggest hit with the kids. The weather was lovely on Saturday; nice and crisp, but not raining. Check out that carpet of leaves.
Here are Laura and Whitney asking for "big rocks". It was all about the splashes this trip. However, little Tay got the biggest splash of all when the water was too appealing and he became the splash. And, here he is before the splash.
Laura had a grand time and it was a wonderful end to her birthday celebrations. We're all sad the cabin is being closed for the season. But, that grin on Laura's face will make sure we come back lots next season.
We tied 7 balloons to the bag and had Laura put all her binkys in the bag. While she was putting on her shoes to go outside and let them go we lightened the bag so they would actually fly. (Not even a single binky in the bag allowed it to float.) So, we sealed up an empty bag with tape and Laura let them fly away.
This birthday really has been all about Laura's girliness. Here she is enjoying her "Belle" cake at Grandma and Grandpa's. 
All this cake joy (and a birthday meal tailored specifically to Laura's tastes) was after shopping for a princess computer game. She is obsessed with this game. 