A pirate's tale

ARRRRmaties! I am Liam the Pirate, and I am fearsome, especially while wearing my hat!

I am always on the lookout for new and exotic treasures, like this spooky jack o'lantern. It must be a magical totem, because last I looked, it was just a plain ol' pumpkin!

I am also quite the swashbuckler. Just look at how handy I am with my sword!

No matter how scary most folks think I am, I always have a smile for my sweet Mama, who stopped trying to make me wear my hat after I showed her my scary face a few times! Happy Halloween to all!

A Brocolli Victory!

The trick is to use pesto on the hated veggie to get Liam to eat it!

The boy enjoys eating!

I can't tell if Liam is more like his Dad or his Grandfather Glenn in this video. Both make such noises while they eat, so I guess he comes by it naturally!

"Teach your children well..."

Liam was born into a sports loving family--understatement of the year, right? Anyway, this past weekend, Auburn played LSU. It was a HUGE game and at a decent time for little ones to watch, so Geoff and I were able to continue to teach Liam how great it is to be an Auburn Tiger!

Here, Liam gets a lesson on the "shaker" (NOT a pom-pom).

Here he is watching the game--look how interested he is!

He must have been looking for Uncle Connor, Aunt Shannon, Mims, and Grandfather, who were at the game!

Liam is beginning to grasp the fact that the Auburn family is a very loving bunch!

And whether Auburn wins or loses, Daddy is always there to wrestle and play cars while Mama celebrates or pouts as necessary.

The Pumpkin Patch

Last Saturday, Geoff and I took Liam to Hollin Farms in Delaplane, VA to get a pumpkin. It was a nice fall drive out in the Shenandoah Mountains on a beautiful, yet windy day. We caught up with the Nichols family there and had fun exploring the corn maze, gazing at some goats and chickens, riding in the red wagon, and picking out our pumpkin! It was so much more fun than picking out a pumpkin at the grocery store! We'll definitely do this again!

The corn maze was cool...

but it was hard to walk up and down the hills.

Lany and Liam enjoyed the wagon rides...

and Liam loved piggy-backing on Daddy!

Still not a fan

Liam is a good eater--he really does eat almost anything we'll put in front of him. Just the other night, Liam enjoyed pesto tortellini with asparagus--he ate every bite! After that, I decided to try broccoli again, but I took a tip from my friend Jen and put it in his macaroni and cheese. Needless to say, it didn't work. Next time, I guess I will make the pieces teeny-tiny! I am determined to get this boy to eat his broccoli!

Happy Football Season!

War Eagle, and Play Like a Raven!