The Planting Project

We did a small project of pumpkin planting. Well... we didn't actually plant pumpkins...we planted flower seeds into tiny ceramic pumpkins that we broke the tops out of (it was a kit!!) and then all we had to do was water them. The boys loved it and didn't make too big of mess. They love watering it everyday and we saw some sprouts yesterday. We may have flowers by Thanksgiving!

The Great Pumpkin Hunt

Last weekend we ventured out to our favorite pumpkin patch/apple orchard called Jonamac. We have been going for the last few years and the boys really look forward to it. This year we went a little earlier than usual and there were actually pumpkins left! Of course being the bargain hunter that I am...I already had a porch full so we were good on that either way! We had a great day and fit in a lot of activities. The boys have definate likes and dislikes so we split up for awhile. We did a petting zoo, rode ponies, rode the apple train, played in the hay maze, raced ducks in a water trough, crawled through tunnels, played on the slides, picked apples, searched for pumpkins, did the apple slingshot, and much more. Here are some photos from the day!

Halloween 2004

Since I've been busy reading There was an old lady who swallowed a fly today (the same copies are starting to cycle back in...)I thought I would share another
Halloween picture from the past...Here are the 3 little pigs and the big bad wolf circa 2004! This is the choo choo wagon that I decorated to look like the pig houses. This was the ideal vehicle to take 4 toddlers around the neighborhood. I'm going to miss that wagon this year. I finally parted with it this summer and it should be interesting how long we will be out without a ride!

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly....

Apparently the school has a large collection of the book There was an old lady who swallowed a fly! Landon loves to read out loud to us and he has brought 3 different versions (only different illustrations) of this book home this week. After the boys take a shower in the evening he reads it to us as we lay on my bed. Lake is a faithful listener but Lawson and Logan didn't last past the first night. Today either the school is out of other copies or he has some new obsession...he brought home "My baby sister!" Not going to happen....

Halloween 2003

I thought it would be fun to take a look back over Halloween from the beginning. I know Logan was here first but since my scanner is giving me issues I will start from the time we had 4! Here the boys are the Teletubbies....

Wordless Wednesday

Happy Birthday Mom (and grandma!)

Today is my mom's birthday. I will be kind and not mention what age that would be. The boys have been excited all day to call her and really want to celebrate! We did finally call her and each boy got a turn on the phone! Happy Birthday Mom!