perfect little pumpkin

hope everyone had a fun weekend! ready for an adventure all our own, we packed up and headed over to julington park (outside of jax) for a quick photo session with our favorite, jenn hopkins. she was doing a shoot in a pumpkin patch and we couldn't resist getting some of our own little pumpkin just shy of her 9 month birthday.

armed with her latest favorite snack, mozzarella cheese cubes and sliced pears, we got an early start. emma doesn't much care for long car trips these days....she'd really rather wiggle so we have to get creative. snacktime is the perfect distraction from the fact that she is tethered to her carseat for over an hour! she was even nice enough to share with mommy.

we arrived a bit early and there really wasn't a great place for her to crawl and play so we improvised a little. yes, we put our child in the trunk of my car and let her go to town. i said we had to get creative, didn't i?

a baby in a trunk! parenting at it's finest! :)

when jenn arrived it was time for the real fun....pumpkins!

emma, in true fashion, was very curious....about the pumpkins and the hay and just what in the heck was going on. i snapped a few on our camera while jenn was working her magic :) not only is she an amazing photographer, she is just so great with kids.....emma cooperated well and jenn actually got her to sit still for some really cute shots without bribing her with toys or food. i need her to give me lessons apparently ;)

pretty soon the shoot was over and we said goodbye to jenn and all the pumpkins. we got the chance to visit an old friend in jacksonville and introduce her to emma. isis actually used to babysit ryan and his brother when they were little so its always so fun to see her and share funny murphy stories. we hadn't seen her since probably a year or so before we got pregnant with emma so it was an especially nice treat. my how time changes things :)

it's exhausting being cute all the time...

after all the fun the morning could possibly bring, we packed up again and headed home. emma was out within 5 minutes in the car....sleep being an even BETTER distraction than food :) it's an obvious statement, but seeing the world for the first time (again) through her eyes is a daily blessing. tomorrow she will be 9 months old. this blows my mind....how did this happen so fast? at the same time, it makes perfect sense because i really can't remember life without her here.

i may be biased but i think we've got the best pumpkin in the patch :)