Fall Festival Fun

We had a great time at a local church's Fall Festival! It was a great time. My boys couldn't make it but we had Camo Carter
Spidey Hayden
and Monster Truck Driver Wyatt that were able to go with us!
We didn't get to do EVERYTHING, but they did a LOT.
In fact they had 7 HUGE inflatable houses PLUS games PLUS trunk or treating!
The thing they LOVED the most was riding a horse for the first time!
I'm so proud of Wyatt - he is usually TERRIFIED of animals, but rode it like a champ!
It was a blast even if someone was a little grumpy...

A Family Favorite

One of our favorite things to do as a family since we moved has been going to the local dirt track! The boys LOVE LOVE IT!
Here are some pictures of our recent trip to watch the championships!


It was really cool and windy that night!


If you ask Wyatt what he wants to do on his birthday, he says go to the dirt race track! He is soooo in love with it! When we went the first time, he was mad that he had to leave early and Daddy and Carter got to stay late! This will continue to be a family favorite I believe!

Boy meets ... OUCH!

This is what happens when you are chasing your big brother through the house and he moves... leaving your face to meet the edge of the coffee table. OUCH ...
Day one (yesterday)
Day Two (today)Not as swollen today, but much more colorful!

How to carve the perfect pumpkin...

To carve the right pumpkin you
#1 - Draw out your plan


#2 - Draw it on your pumpkin
#3 - Hire the right help#4 - Keep a close eye on your hired help

#5- VOILA... the perfectly carved pumpkins...
Happy Harvest time!... Remember to let YOUR light shine!

Pumpkin Farm

On Monday I took the boys to a pumpkin farm not far from here. It was a great Christian farm and we had a great time. There was so much to do on the farm... not just pick pumpkins!
They had two old trucks they had converted into "corn kernel boxes". The boys loved digging and loading the kernels. I think they would've played in those all day! They also had a huge haybale fort and a lawnmower train that were a boy's paradise!

Before we headed out to pick our pumpkins the owner of the farm shared a wonderful lesson about how pumpkins grow and how we are to let the light of Jesus shine from us. It made the pumpkin picking experience so much more exciting! The boys are still looking for the "belly button" on the pumpkins!
Other activities at the farm were the corn maze (with Carter as our fearless leader!). We used antique machines to remove the kernels from the corn and grind them to feed the animals.
They had a wonderful gift shop, beautiful mums, and FINALLY I found butternut squash for a decent price!
It was a lot of work, but well worth the drive and effort! (can you tell just how hard it was from the look on Carter's face? )
Up next... our carved pumpkins!!

It's a Pizza Party!

So I've been MIA I know...
I've discovered that I have no moderation abilities in my body. I'm an all or nothing sort of girl!
(As evidenced by my eating habits! - Brings up an interesting thought about why people always start a diet on Mondays.. but I'll save that on for another time!)

Life has been crazy with moving, soccer games, and babysitting two more PLUS homeschooling Carter and NOW Hayden too it seems (he insists I really wanted to wait on most of it, but he really is into it - so why not!). I must say that I'm really impressed with how good he is picking up on things. We are all getting into a rhythm and some days are better than others.


Here's a look at our Pizza night (Chicago-style deep dish pizza) last night. We had a great time and WILL be doing it again. (I'll be posting the recipe on my recipe blog if you are interested.)
It was alot of fun for everyone and worth the work!
Have fun watching Bryan "spin some dough" (I had extras so we made 2 flat pizza crusts to freeze for another night)

I'll try to be better about keeping in touch. My goal is once a week... hopefully!

BABYSITTING

BABYSITTING - or as Carter says... "Cousins' Camp daycare"... in short watching my 3 nieces is what my life has consisted of lately... It's been busy and interesting. Girls are DEFINETLY different than boys!
The smallest one is H - she is 6 months and little for her age! This girl is tough though, she's already made it through Wyatt "helping" get her our of the pack n play!!
Next up is A - she doesn't slow down or let the boys stop her! She has already been found hanging on to the outside rail of the deck - because she saw the boys doing it!

The oldest is B - she is a true firstborn! She and Carter have already butted heads a couple of times. This year she starts kindergarten.. so I will only be watching her on teacher work days.
I've been trying to think of things to keep them busy... so far we've colored, fought over the power wheels jeeps, played outside, fought over the power wheels jeeps, played inside.. fought over the ... you get the idea!

Dress up has been a big hit, but we don't have the girly dresses!We even visited the local children's museum! It was great a very small local place to go, but great to let the kids go and not worry about them!

It was a great place to explore and escape the heat!!
These two don't let the heat slow them down though...