Fall decor

I decided to get out some of my fall decorations today even though we don't have any pumpkins or gourds yet.  Emily was fascinated and started asking a lot of questions.  Then she decided she needed to decorate, too.  This was her contribution.  Of course, she got upset when Lincoln wanted to actually play with the toys that were part of her display.  If you click on the picture to zoom in you can see the name tag she made for the scarecrow a la Thomas and Friends.  She just asked me what it was (scarecrow) and came up with "scrr" as the name.  Not bad for beginning phonic recognition!  The downside of decorating was that all of the sudden Emily decided it must be her birthday if it's fall.  She got me pinned down to the fact that her birthday is on a Saturday, but hasn't quite grasped the concept that it's in seven Saturdays and not this Saturday.  We may have to make another paper chain...