Fantastic Fall Fun with FAMILY!

We had such a great weekend with family in town! My parents and youngest sister, Ally, were so great to travel to the exotic Toledo for a little fall get away! We LOVED having them here! (but we missed the Kelseys and Josh and Trevor!)


I, unfortunately, did not do a very good job with the picture taking while they were here! I only took pictures on one day. But it was a great day, so that makes up for it a little bit! These pictures are all from Saturday when we went apple picking at MacQueen's Orchard...one of my very favorite spots in Ohio!Sam, of course, had to have a tractor in hand at ALL times!

Here's Sam taking a little jaunt on "Mr. Muffin" while at MacQueen's. He didn't seem that into the pony ride...his face was pretty much expressionless the entire time. But several hours later we were driving around and Sam piped up from the back seat, "I ride a pony! I ride a pony!" I guess all of the excitement just took a while to sink in.

And of course we had to make a stop at Handel's! This is a classic stop if you come on the Toledo tour with us. Who doesn't like icecream named "spouse like a house?"

We miss the Morgan clan already! It's crazy to think that next time we see them (in just over 5 weeks!) we'll be a family of FOUR!! AHHHHHHH!

LISTEN!

"Sam, listen to me."

"Sam, did you hear me?"

"Sam...what did I just say?"

"Sam, be a good listener!"

If you were to put your ear to my front door, phrases like those above are what you are most likely to hear! (Along with" don't jump on that" or "climb down from there")

But Sam proved me wrong tonight. It turns out that he has been listening! Our efforts at good parenting aren't being wasted after all! Listen for yourself:



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Dockter, Dockter... give me the news...

Well, as Eric and I sit here contemplating what to blog about our minds have drawn a complete blank. Sadly, there really isn't any exciting news to be had at the Dockter household these days.

Eric's been working like a dog finishing up his rotation in internal medicine. (He'll be done on Friday...hallelujah!) His appearances around the house have seemed few and far between; however, he's still managed to work in some time for BYU football...would you expect anything less?

Sam's a little anxious for Halloween and has already gone trick-or-treating to some of the neighbors (thanks Dusty and Leisy for playing along.) He seems to be obsessed with Halloween. We read books and talk about jack-o-laterns and ghosts all day long. This latest obsession has made for some rather humorous discussions at church when the Holy Ghost is mentioned.

And as for me...well, I feel about ready to pop! Only 6 weeks and 4 days to go...ahhhh, that sounds like an eternity! Does anyone else feel like time comes to a standstill when nearing the end of a pregnancy? I'm still feeling pretty darn good; mostly feeling anxious about adjusting to life with TWO kids!

The coming weeks are already looking more exciting for us. Mo-head and Jigga Joyce, along with Alster, are coming to visit this week. YEAH! We cannot wait! Family visitors are the absolute best.

Love Long Weekends!

I was shocked and thrilled to find out that Eric had ALL of Labor Day weekend off...no studying, no nothing! Last year, it seemed that every possible hope of a long weekend was demolished by professors scheduling quizzes or tests on the day Eric had to return to class; thus making it nearly impossible to enjoy a completely stress free weekend! So, this last weekend was wonderful! We didn't do anything even super exciting, but it was great to just have an open schedule! Here are some things we enjoyed:

The driving range...complete with an AMAZING sunset!

The Fulton County Fair...this was a REAL fair! Tons of animals, tons of cowboys and farmers! Little kids were dressed in their Sunday best showing off their prized sheep and pigs. It was great! We realized what city slickers we are. And to top it off, the main display this year was all about TRACTORS!! Perfect for Sam!

And last but not least "BIG MOMMA"...this has become a frequent saying of Sam's, and I was reminded of it this last weekend. Let me explain...

There are several BIG BOY restaurants around town here. We've never been to one, they don't look (or sound) all that appealing, but we drive by one nearly everyday. One that is particularly close to home has put this HUGE inflatable BIG (chubby, chunky, fat, pudgy) boy in front of their restaurant for advertising, and I remembered to snap a picture this weekend.

Well, our sweet little Sam has noticed some resemblence that I seem to have to this Big Boy. Whenever we drive by he excitedly yells, "BIG MOMMA!! Look like BIG MOMMA!"

Thanks, Sam, thanks.