Fall Fun!

October has brought a lot of excitement to our lives. Here are some highlights of the fall season: A visit to Vesperman Farms with Grandma and Grandpa H. Riding a hay wagon and picking out our pumpkins made this trip worth it.

We've spent lots of time with Uncle Ryan. He and Eva enjoy some time together in the masses of leaves in our front yard.

Tonight we hosted a "Pumpkin Carving Party" at our house. Grandpa Ron works carefully on his masterpiece of the year. Eva has her own fun with the seeds and gushy parts.
A sneak peek: here is our little chick!
The Hollingsworth pumpkins of 2007...a spider, a pirate, a happy baby, and Scooby-Doo.

Beth's Wedding!

Time for some back-blogging. We spent the weekend of October 19-21 in the Quad Cities for Beth's wedding. Everything was beautiful...the bride, the ceremony, the reception, the weather. It was a perfect weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Tony Runkle!!
Dad, Mom and Eva pose for a shot.

"Where's your belly button?"

Eva is learning so many new words in the past few weeks. Talking to her has taken on a whole new excitement. We're still waiting on her to talk, but she understands so much.

A few of her new words are belly button, hair, hand, shoe, shirt, duck, dog, cat. She can also sign dog, hot, more, and food. We are eating this up! Responding to "where's your bellybutton?"

All smiles in her tunnel...many thanks to Randy, Sue, and Steve.

The refrigerator is an exciting place for Eva. Here she is, biting into Dad's pepper from the Farmer's Market.

Transformation

Okay, I'll admit it. I have way too much fun with Eva's hairstyles.

Here is Eva, squeaky clean from her bath, getting ready for bed. (And, playing with yet another household item that she has decided is way more fun than any of her many toys...the laundry basket.)
And here she is the next morning upon waking up-

Mom says, "Eva, I love the toupee!"

Dad says, "It's a Donald Trump look-alike!"

Just Like Dad...

In case you can't tell...Eva is a major source of entertainment at our house. It seems she is always coming up with something new and goofy to do. She has discovered a new toy...Dad's neckties. He loaned her an older model. She enjoys wearing it around the house - "just like Dad." "I'm ready for the meeting."

Up close and personal.