Enjoying Fall

We love fall at the Falkins' house! One of our favorite fall traditions every year is to make pumpkin bread. This year after helping in the kitchen, as the pumpkin breads were baking in the oven Anna and John Caden took off to their own little kitchen in the playroom. John Caden's latest and favorite new word is "What?" (Which, when he says it sounds more like "Whaaa--atttt??" like a combination of an old man who can't hear and a bird squawking). Anyway, I overheard Anna saying to John Caden in the playroom, "We have to turn our oven down so the pumpkin bread doesn't burn." To which John Caden of course responded with one of his "Whaaa-attt's?" So Anna again stated, "We have to turn our oven down so the pumpkin bread doesn't burn!" John Caden again asked "Whaaa--atttt?" Several rounds of this continued, each time with Anna's voice escalating with frustration, "WE HAVE TO TURN OUR OVEN DOWN SO THE PUMPKIN BREAD DOESN'T BURN!!!!" Finally, realizing that it was much too complicated of a sentence for John Caden to ever understand, Anna gave up and stated simply and sweetly, "I love you John Caden, that's all I said, I love you." John Caden must have been satisfied with her answer this time---no more "Whaaa--attt's?" were asked.