Pumpkin Patch 2008

There is something special about watching the kids in the pumpkin patch. Who knew that a big orange gourd could be so much fun? Although it seems we are a bit late getting a pumpkin this year, we still had lots of fun at the Covenant United Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch. They had many to choose from and we love the idea of supporting a local church through the purchase of a pumpkin. We will be carving this good ole guy this afternoon when Daddy comes home from work.

Halloween Portrait Session 2008

The boys had sooo much fun taking these pictures! We went to Portrait Innovations (as usual!) and had them made. I can't wait to see how much fun the have on Halloween this year! Are they not the cutest pirates you have ever seen?

Kaleb's 2nd Birthday Party

When Kaleb found out it was time for his birthday party, he was so excited! All week long he talked about his birthday "potty" (for party) and his cake. We had beautiful weater all week long and the day before Kaleb's party, the weather drops to the low 60's. Lovely. Knowing that he was very excited about his party, we decided to go ahead. Afterall, the kids could wear coats and long sleeves-right?

The morning started out great! Everyone was up and ready when we were supposed to leave and Ashley and I drove out to Summerfield to blow up balloons (for free) at the real estate office she works at. Donald followed behind us. We blew up about 30 large balloons. When we came out, we saw that Donald had left, so we had to figure out how to get 2 people, 30 large baloons and the cooler into her 2-door Honda Civic. Funny. We had no choice, so we did eventually figure it out. I was covered in balloons and we laughed about how I had a built in air bag in the event of a car crash. I called Donald and we met back up to transfer these balloons to our car. Off to the park. Everything went great and we had a blast at the party. We grilled out hot dogs and Aunt Lindsey made a very cool clown cake for our little birthday boy! Kaleb had so much fun with his family and friends. We made chocolate covered apples with sprinkles, oreo crumbles and M&M's. We hired a clown, but Yippee Spoon was sick so Sweet Tart filled in for her. She was wonderful. The kids got balloon animals and face painting done. They all seemed to enjoy the party.

Happy 2nd Birthday Kaleb

Gem Panning

On October 12th, we went gem panning at Castle McCulloch with the Millard family. We all had such a great time! The weather was beautiful and it was the perfect day to get out and do some activities outside.

After learning of the different prices of buckets we could choose from, we chose to do one $10 gem bucket and one $10 fossil bucket. We started with the gem bucket and I was amazed at what came out of there for $10!! Huge chunks of amethyst, pirates gold, aquamarine, rose quartz, crystal quartz, citrine, etc. Beautiful! Although Brendan is stoked about finding a shark's tooth, the fossil bucket was less appealing. A cool experience, but we would definitely stick to the gems in the future!