Fall in the Foster Household

Here are some pictures of the Fall Happenings in the Foster Household!

Emmanuel enjoys splashing in his funky rain boots! 

We visited this awesome farm that has one of the best corn mazes I've ever been to!  

Emmanuel got an itty-bitty pumpkin to take to his Big Myrt.  (Big Myrt is my great granny...I don't know if the name will stick, but I like it!)  

He loved climbing on top of the tires...

and running through the little kids' maze. 

Also, there was this cool "sandbox" that was filled with corn for the kids.  

After playing in the "corn box," we took some of the corn and fed it to the chickens on the farm. 

And, of course, what toddler would miss the opportunity to push the pumpkins off the ledge? (This was not a game...they were selling these pumpkins; however, Emmanuel could not resist the urge to push the pumpkins off the ledge.)

Grammy Judy came for a visit. 

And...Emmanuel's favorite Fall activity (or every weekend activity)....

helping mama make crepes.  

Emmanuel continues to be a great reminder to us of God's love and faithfulness to us...even through the difficult times.  He is such a joyful child--he's strong-willed (like his mama and his daddy), but he is playful nevertheless.  We are so blessed to invest in his life.  We consider a privilege from God to be entrusted with his care.  This parenting thing is hard and filled with surprises, but we are thankful for the call...we are humbled that God would trust us with His child.

A Day in the Life of an Elephant.

Last week, a lot of strange things happened in my life.  First, my mom dressed me up as an elephant...second, people kept giving me candy, and third...my mom actually let me EAT some of the candy!  (I told you--strange things!)  

My parents took me to the local grocery store and there were lots of other kids in crazy costumes, too.  Most of the girls were fairies and most of the boys were spiderman.  As you can see, I thoroughly enjoyed the lollipop that my mom let me eat as we were leaving the store.  

We headed over to my cousins' neighborhood, and mom said that we were going to get MORE CANDY.  At first I wanted to remind her that there was an awful lot of sugar in candy that she doesn't really like for me to eat...but then my instincts told me just to be quiet and consider it a blessing! 

After we went to the first two houses and the nice people gave us candy, I realized that this was the luckiest day of my life.  I didn't have to beg or plead or anything...they were just smiling at me and handing me candy. 

My older cousins were walking faster than me...but I did not care...I was determined to walk the WHOLE WAY and to greet every neighbor so that I could get my candy! 

At one house, my very thoughtful oldest cousin, James IV, said, "Here Emmanuel--I got the candy for you."  Although he meant well, I wanted to do it myself.  My mom says that I'm very independent and a bit strong-willed.  I'm not sure what those big words mean...but I walked right passed JIV....

and crawled up the steps to the house...so that I could get my own candy.  The lady at the door was just a laughing!  
All in all, it was a fun night with my cousins...and see...mama EVEN let me eat another lollipop!