Today is mid-point for the Pumpkin. He is half way to seven and half way done with six. The Niece! will be three on Sunday and sometime this month the 2nd niece (or nephew) will be making a debut. Sunshine M. will be four the Sunday after this one. How time flies.

October has long been my favorite month. I love it. Right now the weather is chilly and gorgeous and the pumpkin patch is a waiting...

The Three First Born

Uniquely Albertan

Just outside of Edson, en-route to Jasper, this sign caught my eye. I laughed so hard that I just had to do a u-turn and come about again to get a picture.

Left Alone with Auntie: Quick! Call for Help!

Sir Spudly Grrr (12 mos)

Pit Stop in Jasper, Alberta

Bennett Pumpkin and The Niece! in Beautiful Jasper...

Proudly showing off his "Moon Rocks" for the camera.

Feel free to correct me if I am wrong, I believe this is a heard of juvenile big horn sheep:

My memory card was full, so I had to resort to taking the following pictures in postage stamp size...I think they are quite beautiful despite their lacking file size; I could have reached out and touched the critters!

Bennett & The Niece! in Blue River, B.C. (last stop before home on our long journey)...

Me & My Boy

An off centered, unedited self portrait, taken at the end of our hike by the river this evening...

Never argue with a woman who reads...

One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap.

Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors, and reads her book.

Along comes a Game Warden in his boat. He pulls up alongside the woman and says, "Good morning, Ma'am. What are you doing?"

"Reading a book," she replies, thinking, 'Isn't that obvious?'

"You're in a Restricted Fishing Area," he informs her.

"I'm sorry, officer, but I'm not fishing. I'm reading.''

"Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment. I'll have to take you in and write you up."

"For reading a book?" she replies.

"You're in a Restricted Fishing Area," he informs her again.

"I'm sorry, officer, but I'm not fishing. I'm reading."

"Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment. I'll have to take you in and write you up."

"If you do that, I'll have to charge you with Sexual assault," says the woman.

"But I haven't even touched you," says the game warden.

"That's true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment."

"Have a nice day ma'am." And he left.

First Day of School

Hair Today. Gone Tomorrow.

My six year old officially denounced the shaggy do of his that I so love. I took him to a real hair cutting place and he got it cut all military-esque as per his choosing. I nearly cried when six inches of his hair fell to the floor. Is this because he is starting "real school" tomorrow and I am feeling resistant of the permanent change? Or is this because I am really just that tired. I'm thinking it might be a mixture of both. The hairdresser put red gel in his hair. I thought it looked more like Halloween blood, but it totally made his day. So, that is where things sit tonight. Exhaustion. Nostalgia. And a whole lot less hair around these parts. Damn he's handsome. My boy.

Two Little Frogs

Sunday Evening

Cheeez!

Found! Big Brother's Train Whistle...

Big Brother Steals Back Train Whistle...

Big Brother Protests Over Returning Said Whistle...

The Baby!

Yet to master the starbucks cup, young Lukey contemplates the mess that has become him...

Kid's raspberry steamed milk with whip cream, anyone?

Updates!

Updates throughout June/July/August on Bennett & BP blogs.
Some updates on Turkey Liver blog.
Msg for url's if needed.

Picture of the Day

The Niece! (2 yrs, 10 mos), Bennett Pumpkin (6 yrs, 4 mos)

What a fantastic waste of an hour!

~ 2008 Darwin Awards ~

Regarding his "Baby" Brother...

Bennett (said while poking his brother on the top of the head with his index finger): Mom, babies aren't 'spose be big like this one; they're 'spose to be tiny, tiny. That's what they're for!

Dean & Lukey

Oh Baby! (August Edition)

Emma Jean entered this world at 7:53 this morning, weighing in at 8 pounds, 2 ounces and measuring 19.5 inches long! Many congratulations to my dear cousin Adelle, her husband Mike, big sister Megan and big brother Jacob!

Pumpkin points of view...

Conversation with Bennett last night, while making supper:

Bennett: I want a dad.

Heza: You had one.

Bennett: Yeah, but he made bad choices.

Heza: That he did, my son.

Bennett: I want a new one.

Heza: Okay.

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Conversation with BP1 last weekend:

BP1 (while referencing a fore mentioned "dad" in conversation): ...with...you know...(pause)...I don't want to call him that.

Heza: You can call him whatever you want. I call him the sperm donor.

BP1: Stupid. No, Stupid Head.

Heza: Okay.

BP1 (picking up previous conversation at point of detour): ...well, Stupid Head...