Thursday, October 30, 2008

All Hallows Eve



Earlier tonight I succumbed to this enormous bone-cracking yawn and peered outside our windows at the pitch-black evening, and I thought, man, it must be LATE. Then I realized it was 7:30.
I’m not sure I’m really ready for it to be, like, November. I love autumn but it’s going by way too fast, the days are getting shorter and shorter and I swear the leaves just started turning but they’re suddenly already half-gone, and were those Christmas ornaments I saw on display in the mall tonight, REALLY?
I had so many good intentions for going all out for Halloween this year; decorating the house, making all kinds of treats and elaborately carving all the pumpkins, but somehow I blinked and what the heck, tomorrow’s the 31st.
They may not be elaborate but we did at least get our pumpkins carved

These poor innocent things have no idea whats coming to them!


Kaden didn't quite know what was going one. Either the carving was to loud or he was upset that Kylers hand had somehow disappeared in the process.




For some reason Kyler feels he needs to stand on the chair and carve his pumpkin shirtless

I love a man with a big, strong........knife


Someday I will have a nice camera that can handle the outdoor shots on Halloween


My pumpkin was so impressive it didn't get its picture taken. I think I vote for Todds this year

The Mom Song!

This is for all you moms out there. I think you can relate to this. I sure can! (its worth the 3 minutes...trust me) Enjoy!



This is my first time posting a video...hope it works!

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

What I love and What I hate Wednesday
I love this man...


Always!

There are many things I could say that I hate but today I just want to focus on what I love!


I have someone who loves me and wants to be with me through thick & thin...no matter what.

This ones dedicated you babe!

I Love You

Monday, October 27, 2008

Our Search For The Great Pumpkin 2008







I think I mentioned this before but I REALLY like Fall and we REALLY like going to the pumpkin patch! This year I think we set a personal record. 3 times! 3 times we went this year. The weather has been so perfect the last couple of weeks. We keep telling ourselves that we need to take advantage of every beautiful day because we all know what happens when winters sets in around here. 4-5 months of grey and drearyness! Yuck!






Plant Farm



Our first stop was a local patch called The Plant Farm. This was a spur of the moment stop because it was a nice day, Todd was home and it was the cheapest place to go. We didn't know how long the weather would last so we decided to just go for it just incase we didn't get another opportunity.





Here we are on your typical hay ride. Look at that poor little boy who forgot his coat. His mom should feel really bad about that.



Did I ever mention Kaden's amazing bionic ears?? Its true! Especially when it comes to airplanes. Those things really cause problems for him. He is still trying to get a handle on this ability and he's learning how to use it for the good of others.






I think he looks a little overwhelmed by all the pumpkin choices..what do you think?


Wouldn't be right if we didn't try and take a million photos to get that perfect one of the kids!




Cute little train ride around the farm




*cough *cough Kyler insisted we sit up front *cough *cough






I think I know what Kaden's favorite part was!









Remlinger Farms




We hadn't been to this place since Kyler was about 2yrs old. I think we had stayed away because its a 45 min drive and we thought it was a little pricey. But once we finally got there and payed our way in, I came to realize that what we payed and what we got for it....was a really good deal! The kids had a blast with so many things to do. Definatly a whole day experience!


First up was the "not very scary" house/maze. In the house we came across some train tracks. Oh no! Look out for the train coming!!!!





There's those bionic ears again. You never know when the power will be unleashed!

Next was a quick boat ride around the slough





Kadens thinking to himself....."in a couple of weeks, your going to be the centerpiece on our dinner table!"

This boy is always a picture waiting to be taken



We took a ride on some vintage cars. Look out, Kaden's at the wheel! We'll probably end up at the ice cream shop


Waiting in line for the train




My boys have grown so much this year. How tall are they this fall?




Kaden is searching for Kyler in the chaos of the hay maze/pit



Cute little ferris wheel for Kaden size kids!





Kaden is having the time of his life!



An little overview of the place. The trees are so pretty and everyone is having fun!


It was time for the spinning apple barrels. Kaden insisted he was big enough to go on it.



At this point Kadens is probably thinking to himself.."maybe mom knows what she's doing by sitting this one out"

My attempt to catch them in motion



I'm telling you this place is just like Disneyland only cheaper! They have flying pumpkins and its a close rival to the dumbo ride. (For some reason the boys are not convinced yet...but I'm working on them!)



You got to love those pony rides. This was Kadens first time on a pony. He was chanting "woh woh" the whole time.







They grow up so fast! I can't believe its already the first day of school!



Just when you are starting to enjoy your day of freedom....schools out and the punks are home!



We did some intense searching but I don't think the Great Pumpkin is going to be found here today.



So our search continues!!!!




The Farm
Our third and final adventure brings us to The Farm. We have been going here for several years and even though prices seem to go up everytime we come...its still a nice place to go. You might have heard of the place, it's the home of the famous Washington State Corn Maze.


What's the first thing we did when we got there? We found The Great Pumpkin!! Great job Kaden! (Hopefully it fits in the car) Now that the hard work is done....lets go play!



Lots of things to do like swinging and digging!



Playing in the hay seems to be a popular event this season. Good thing Kaden has Grandma to catch him when he falls





Do you see the 2 hooligans in the background?? They are waiting to bomb us with hay!



Who is this crazy kid throwing hay at everyone?? Someone needs to get a handle on their child. I tell ya...some peoples children!



Didn't you know that corn isn't just for eating??




I have to remind Kyler (and myself) that 4 cats are plenty. No more!


Heading out to the corn maze


Everything is sooo pretty. I love living here.


Kaden is leading the way so pray we make it through!



We found the Space Needle


Of course we had to take a trip to Forks! No Edward in sight but we did find this.....

Looks like we aren't the only fans!



Top of Mount Rainer. Uh oh...suns going down. We need to find our way out! Oh and at this point, Kyler is no where to be found. He wanted to be on his own so we ended up getting security to help us find him. Boy..some people just can't keep track of their kids!


Everyone please just look at the camera!

Kaden hitching a ride to the car...it was a busy day for those little legs!

Another year of great times at the pumpkin patch! I am really glad that Todd made it a couple of times with us. This is just the begining of fun times for the next couple of months. I love the holidays and getting together with friends and family.