Fall Tradition

Today, the annual trip to the pumpkin patch. Tonight, the annual blog about the pumpkin patch. It was a warm afternoon (hence ice cream instead of hot chocolate), everyone came home with the perfect pumpkin, and a good time was had by all. Even Laura enjoyed herself after recovering from the fact that the pumpkins were already picked. It's not a real trip to the patch unless they're still on the vines apparently. Now for the carving!

Mary, Mary...

We spent two and a half hours at Discovery Meadows this morning. It was beautiful and peaceful, and a good time spent with old friends. The moms visited while the kids played. Hard. We barely saw them except to occasionally dole out band aids and flush sand out of the eyes. Hours later, Mary stood up from the couch where she had been playing Wii for a bit. Left on the couch cushion was half the sand from the sand play area at the park. Confused, I went to investigate. This is what I found:



"Mary, how many times did you slide down the sand hill?"
"Oh, about a hundred."
Obviously!

Apologies

I apologize for the terrible text on this afternoon's post! I sent it from my phone while sitting out in the beautiful sunshine, watching Laura try out her new skateboard. I did take the opportunity to change things up a bit. Hopefully that will inspire me to blog a bit more often...

Laura's New Hobby

Laura is so much like her dad. She is a saver and a shopper. First,
she saves her money. For a long time hates to part with it even when
it's for something she loves. When she finally decides what to spend
it on, she shops around. About a week ago, she decided she'd like a
skateboard. After several hours online comparing colors, prices and
styles, a trip to Walmart for baseline information, and checking the
Sunday ads, we came home from Big 5 this afternoon with all the gear.
So not how I operate! But, after almost 15 years married to Steve, at
least I get it. I'm proud of her! She wouldn't get any pink gear
though they do make it. The pink helmet has a special place for a
ponytail even! Oh well, I guess they can't be girly girls all the
time. And doesn't she look darn cute in her new stuff? Watch out Tony
Hawk! Here she comes!

You know summer should be over when...

the kids are really excited to play in the rain. They splashed,
stomped, and got soaked in a huge puddle out front. The boots and
raincoats sure didn't stay on long!

Big Girl With Sparkly New Braces!

A Perfect Day