Play date and Pumpkins

I decided that Baylor needed a play date with her friends. It is normally just her tagging along to whatever Christian is doing, but today I tried to make it more about about her. Ben, Drew (twins from her class), Jay, Luke and Caroline (all from church) came to our house this morning. I am not normally a real crafty mom, but I had some left over from Christian's party so I let the mommies help the kids make some wiggly eyed pumpkins
The train table was the hit of the day...the boys all loved it and Baylor has been into choo choos for awhile now:) We all enjoyed the time together and hope to do it again soon



Last night was the first annual Pumpkin Carving night at our house. I haven't ever ventured here yet b/c I thought Christian was too young, but this year we did it. He thought the insides were pretty gross!! Baylor just thought it was funny to watch.

I'll post the finished product all lite up later:) Hope you all have fun Trick or Treating!!!

Class Party

Christian had his class Halloween Party yesterday. I was 'in charge' with help from 2 other fabulous moms. The kids all had fun. We had a simple game of toss the bean bags into the pumpkin (side note: the pumpkin used has been around since I was in the 4th grade!!) and a craft with foam pumpkins and wiggly eyes. We got a pretty good group picture
'Peter Pan' showing off his pumpkin in the class pumpkin patch
Everyone got to trick or treat to Ms. Pats office
The class went around and told each other who they were pretending to be and then what their real names were. They have talked A LOT about what is real and what is pretend.

My cutie was the leader of the day. He was able to hold the flag while the class said the pledge of allegiance (YES, I'm proud to say we do the pledge at our school) and then he said a very sweet prayer for our snack.

Trunk r Treat

Otter Creek hosts a Trunk-r-Treat every year that is lots of fun. The kids and adults alike enjoy dressing up and seeing one another. Until this past year when we moved into a neighborhood with more kids this was the only way Christian did Halloween, now we go to this AND around with our neighbors. This is a little silly but we have great friends in both places and want to enjoy the fun with everybody. Plus I have a secret you can't tell the kids--I've already taken most of the candy from last night to give out on Wednesday...Shhh!!

This year we (me) decided that the whole family would dress up. Baylor was Tinkerbell, Christian was Peter Pan, I was Wendy and Jeff got to dress up as Capt'n Hook. I have such a good husband...he rolls with the punches:) Christian was so excited that Mommy and Daddy were dressing up too!! We may have started something here...What can all 4 of us be next year?

Aren't these just the cutest kids?!?! So I may be a little bias, but they just melt my heart The family
Baylor and Christian getting some candy from Ms. Becky
Nana, Papa, Uncle Jeremy, KayKay & Tex (we missed you Mim and Travis) were all there. It is fun to be able to share these times with both families. I know it's not the best pic in the world...You can see the outline of our friend Brian:)
Nana, Papa and Baylor had some snuggle time at the end of the night

Look for more post as the week progresses...Christian has his class Halloween party tomorrow and than Wednesday is THE day all this silliness has been working up to:)

Our first field trip

We had our first school field trip on Thursday. Christian's class went to Walden Farm for a little lesson in farming and animals. They went on a hayride, saw lots of animals, played in corn bins and picked out their own pumpkin. Below is the whole class Christian, Anna Kate and Caitlyn have been best buds for a long time
Ms. Rita (our guide) is telling the kids all about cotton
Kobi, Cole, Christian and Marshall wait their turn to go through the hay maze
Caitlyn and Christian try out the well pumps to get some water. Christian decided he didn't want to REALLY have to do that every time he wanted water for something. His teacher, Mrs. Fisher, is on the right side of the picture.

My son....

Does not enjoy sleeping in new places. This picture was taken around 9 am...he had only been asleep since about 5am!! We stayed at my aunts house the night before Glendale days. Christian was in the same room we were...mistake # 1 and he has had trouble with shadows and stuff lately so being in a new place was mistake #2. We had a VERY LONG night and Baylor was luckily in another room or all 4 of us would have been up all night. My son also loves horses!! What could make his Tex any prouder?!?! This is Mandy, Sable and Christian before their ride.

Christian had the best time and my Uncle Willie (my mom's brother) even rode with him a little while. It was a perfect fall day and everyone enjoyed being outside.
Who knows...maybe some horseback riding lessons are in our future?!?!

Glendale Days

Mam-ma, Pap-pa, me and Kim at the parade. It was great to get to see them and spend a little time. Pap-pa is getting weaker every time we see him so say a prayer for his health.












Baylor loves her Mim (or Mi as she calls her)





Every third Saturday in October we load up in the car and go to Glendale, Kentucky. It is a small town near where my grandmother and aunt live. The crowds that attend this big festival increase the size of the town by at least three times the normal amount. There is always a parade with clowns, cars and more tractors than you could ever imagine!! The pic to the left shows Christian looking at a huge firetruck as it passes by. You can also see my Aunt Judy and cousin Mandy along with KayKay, Baylor and Mim. There are crafts and food as far as your eye can see. A group of ladies makes chili every year that people line up for (they brew it for 24 hrs prior to the festival). This was Jeff's first experience with Glendale days...I'm not sure he was all that impressed, but now he knows what we've been talking about all these years:)

Something to make you smile...

a bad hair day. This is how I found Baylor's hair this morning after a rough night of tossing and turning (I assume). Doesn't seem to bother her...Have a good day and try to stay dry:)

Weekend Fun

We had another party with our cul-de-sac over the weekend...the Fall Ball (as we named it). One of my neighbors boyfriends parents (did you catch all that?!?!) has a farm in Franklin that we were able to enjoy. Fun was had by all. We had a hayride, painted pumpkins (figured out the WRONG paint to use for pumpkins:), ate some yummy barbecue and watched the kids play. My cute little family before the hayride
Nathan and Josh are just so cute
Aaron on the tractor...we saw several deer on our hayride, but it was too dark to get a good pic
Natalie and Baylor enjoying their food
The party had a bit of a rough start and end for our family. At the beginning...Jeff was the first to leave the cul-de-sac. He went to pick up the barbecue and had Christian with him. (He was attending a guy thing later that evening and needed to drive separately) Unfortunately they were the LAST to arrive. He drove around for two hours because I had not copied down the mileage on the directions and when he missed his turn he just kept on driving--sorry honey. At the end...Baylor had been feeling fine all day and acting great. She ate way too many Cheetos (thanks Tonya:) and an orange iced cookie along with a hot dog. Not the best meal I know...anyway....I changed her into her pajamas, strapped her in the car, changed Christian into his pajamas and strapped him into the car.. I had my hand on the handle to switch my car in reverse when I hear several moans from the backseat and then the sounds of Baylor throwing up!! I turn around to see nothing but a sea of orange gunk everywhere!!! Remember Jeff is not with me and everyone else was still down where the party was going on finishing clean up. By the time my neighbors realized I was still there most of the clean up was done (I was quite grossed out!!) and I was ready to get out of there. We made it home and into the bath...got dressed, layed her down into her bed only to hear those lovely gagging noises AGAIN!!! Back in the bath, change the sheets, get redressed and finally get her settled by about 10:30pm!!

Not the best beginning and end but we sure had fun in between:)

Pumpkin Patch with Friends

We went to Waldon Farm last week with our neighbor friends. Natalie, Christian, Baylor and Becca all had a great time. There were animals to look at/feed, a hay maze to navigate, toys to play with, a water pump to try out and of course lots of pumpkins to see. A snack of candy corn and juice was enjoyed:)
They had to search to find just the right one
"I found a little one Mommy!"
We may have a future farm girl on our hands...Baylor loved the tractors!

The time you wish...

you weren't the mom. We went to Chick-fil-a on Wednesday evening before church. We do this every Wednesday and it seemed to be like all others until...Baylor threw up all over herself and the floor!!! I had just looked at her and seen it when she did it again!! We (and the nice people that work there) had to clean her and the floor all up...not very appetizing for others trying to eat. Jeff was the best husband ever and took her home so I could go to church. She continued to throw up off and on until 11 or 12. Not the best night:(

We are pretty sure she just has a sensitive gag reflex. She has a lot of drainage right now and that seems to be the bulk of what keeps coming up. Her throat may hurt from it too, b/c she doesn't want to eat much. Oh the life of a toddler who can't really tell you what's wrong...

Welcome Fall

My mom and I went to a local farm to get some fall decorations the other day. Baylor wasn't too sure about it at first, but she started to warm up to the idea of picking out little pumpkins just her size. I finally had to go put some back when she wasn't looking:) Here you will see my little ode to fall. I love to decorate for holidays/seasons. When they saw the display a neighbor told Jeff he must have Martha Stewart living with him...HA HA HA. He rightfully informed them that I have the decorating thing down, but not anything else she does.

It may not be the best ever picture of the kids, but they look happy:)

"rerrie, rerrie, rerrie, rerrie"

Last night we gave the kids a bath a little earlier than usual and were hanging out in our bedroom. I was leafing through a catalog/magazine, Jeff was half looking through the paper and we were all half watching "the Singing Bee" (My kids love anything music). Baylor has a new gown with the Little Mermaid on it that we were telling here looked "So Pretty"...she pointed to herself and said "rerrie?" we of course agreed and said "Yes, Baylor you're pretty too". A couple seconds later I asked her if I was pretty and we got the big yes head nod with a smile. About 5 minutes after that she leans over to Jeff and say "rerrie", than leans over to her brother and says "rerrie", than points to herself and exclaims the same. (I was across the room) She then points over to me and says "Rerrie!". She proceeded to do all this again a little faster and we caught on to the fact that she was calling all of us "Pretty". What a sweet girl we have:)

We also heard our first sentence last night: "My lamby, Brutta, mine" Can you tell what she loves and what she wants to make sure stays hers? Her pink lamb/blanket goes with us everywhere. At least it is easier to keep up with than brother's blankie and puppy--hers is all in one.

For interest sake (and b/c we didn't have a blog back then) Christian's first sentence was: "KayKay, I eat apples"--of course it wasn't that clear, but we knew he was saying that.

Visiting Mim

We went to Alabama/Florida to visit Mim last week. Her and Travis are living near Ft. Rucker where he is stationed for the next 18 months or so. Dad and I hadn't seen their place at all and Mom only saw it when they first moved in. Mim has it fixed up so pretty and she couldn't wait to show it off. I bought her this pumpkin last year at 'Glendale Days' (which is a tradition in our family to attend every year on the third Saturday in October). She was excited to finally have a place to use it--it greets you as you walk up to their front door.
The entry way. She hung all the shelves and put the table together ALL BY HERSELF. She's become quite the little homemaker. Up the stairs on the right are two bedrooms and a bath. Their bedroom is really spacious and she has a walk in closet that she is oh so proud of. The other bedroom is more of an office with a couch that can be a bed. It is also where Travis keeps all his music 'stuff'. In the hallway to the left is the garage and a bathroom that also serves as the laundry room.
Their little kitchen that she makes all her fabulous meals in. I hate to admit that my little sister can out cook me, but she can. She really enjoys it and has the time to do it. I only do it b/c we have to eat and I so don't have the time to REALLY prepare a meal.
Their living room. Through the doors on the right you can go into their little backyard. It's not much, but they have a cute little rose bush and room for Travis' grill. I think he loves the grill almost as much as my sister:)