Corn Maze

This last weekend I bribed my kids to help me clean the house and told them that we would do something fun when Matt got home from work. So I got my house clean, they surprised my by actually helping out pretty good. And we were able to spend some time together as a family and had a fun evening. We even got some exercise in, which was a good thing. The maze we went to was in the design of a Scout. The Boy Scouts are celebrating 100 years so the maze was cut out in honor of that. It was HUGE!! There were over 9 miles of paths inside the maze and 4 mazes inside of the one. We decided to go on the Blue maze which was just over 2 miles. We managed to find all the checkpoints that were in that maze. It took us a while to figure out where we were and where we needed to go, but once we did, following the map was easy. The kids had a fun time running around and hiding from us in the corn. They were both exhausted by the time we finished and Paige wanted to go home. We were hoping to go through another maze, but she changed out mind for us. We may consider going again because it runs through the first part of November. Matt and I even talked about going with some friends without the kids, or even a date!! (that never happens) so if any one is interested in going with us, let us know!!

Pumpkin Carving

I hesitated to carve pumpkins at all this year because the squirrels on our block are such a nuisance. I felt like we planted a garden just to feed the squirrels since we didn't get any corn, any pumpkins of the 5 we grew, and no butternut squash. So I was pretty upset that the squirrels benefited from our hard work and we didn't get to reap the rewards, so I was hesitant to carve pumpkins with the kids because I didn't want to spend all the time and money just to have them out one day before the squirrels destroy them. But I decided that I just had to do a pumpkin carving night, it has become a tradition in out little family and Parker was really excited about it. So Parker went to the store with Matt and picked out 4 pumpkins for out family. I called my parents to see if they wanted to participate, they said they would come over and just watch. (we were bored on a Friday night, and so were they) So when Matt returned with a daddy, a mommy, a kid size, and a baby pumpkin we were all set and ready to go. My dad ended up helping Parker and my mom helped Paige, who could care less what was going on. Matt and I were able to carve our own and before we knew it we had a family of pumpkins. I decided to go off the normal and I carved out a pumpkin that said "BOO" it turned out rather cute and I think I got the award for most detailed and longest time taken. I finished way after everyone else. Parker was anxious for me to finish so we could light them all and see them together. Finally I finished and we had 4 very cute Jack-o-Lanterns. Now we are hoping the squirrels don't devour them before we can really enjoy them. Anyone got any ideas how to keep the squirrels away??

Fall Leaves

Parker had been bugging me for a few days to go outside with him and rake the leaves into a BIG pile so he could jump in them. Well I had been putting it off, and kept forgetting about it until it was usually dark or too cold outside, (convenient huh!) Well the other day I remembered and took him outside to rake the few leaves that had fallen in our back yard. I was surprised at how much help he really was this year. He can actually rake the leaves into a pile and he did help quite a bit! After we had gotten them in a pile I told him he could jump in them, but first he had to go find his daddy to show him the BIG PILE! He can't do anything without his daddy! So Matt and Paige came out and Parker dove right into the pile of leaves laughing as he went. He had a great time playing in the leaves, we even burried him a few times. Paige on the other hand wanted nothing to do with the leaves, she hated the feel of them on her and started crying when we tried to bury her in the leaves. I love the fall colors and the cool crisp mornings. I love going outside with the kids and seeing them have so much fun with nature. Most of all I love taking pictures with all of the fall colors and the 2 cutest kids in the world!! (I'm the mother, I can say that about my kids, right!)

It's Autumn Time

Yay!! I think this is my favorite time of the year. The weather is just about perfect, Parker is in preschool, the leaves are beginning to change and the harvest is here with it's bounty! The only thing that I do not like about Autumn is... it's not long enough!!! Just when I am beginning to enjoy the change of seasons, it starts to snow!! I am just not ready for that yet, can't we enjoy fall for just a little longer!

We have been keeping busy here at our house. Parker is really enjoying preschool and learns something new every day. He is beginning to speak more clearly and increasing his vocabulary, some words we want to eliminate from his vocabulary already. He participated in his first Primary Sacrament Meeting program and did very well. I think most people were even able to understand his lines. He is growing up so quickly and will soon be 4 years old. It is hard to believe he was my baby that long ago. Sometimes I still tell him he is my baby and he says to me "No I'm a big boy!" it is true!! He loves his little sister and loves to torment her even more. For some reason he gets a kick out of making her scream. I am constantly telling him to leave her alone. I didn't think they would pester each other this soon, but at least they love each other and love to play together.

Paige is also growing way too quickly, she will be 18 months old next month and I can't believe that much time had flown by since we brought her home from the hospital. She is the sweetest little girl, she loves to be with her momma and doing exactly what I am doing. She loves to wear lip gloss and put on lotion. On the other hand, she does not like her hair done, but I love to do it. She is getting better at holding still while I put the elastics in. Paige is a complete copycat of Parker. Whatever he is doing she has to do as well. If he has something, she has to have it to. I keep telling Parker he needs to be a good example to his little sister, but he doesn't think that is fun. Sometimes I catch him saying "do it Paige do it" encouraging her to do something he knows she shouldn't be doing. She is also the monkey of our house. She climbs on everything and gets into everything. She is very smart and will find a way to get what she wants. She has learned how to scream very loudly within the last couple of weeks and loves to see exactly how loud she can scream. Sometimes I hear it and rush to see what is going on and she is laughing then screaming and laughing because she is screaming. She is one silly little girl.

I am truly lucky to be a mother to these two great kids, I really do love them even though at times they do test me. Matt and I are staying busy and counting down the days until he is done with school. 14 more to be exact!! We are hoping that a great job will come along and make us both very happy!! Our October is looking to be a pretty busy month, which means more to write about. We can hardly wait!

Pumpkin Patch

Okay so there have been a few fun things that we have been up to lately so I have a few posts to do this afternoon. The first is from Wed. when my mom and me and the kids went to a u-pick pumpkin patch. We thought Parker would love to pick out a pumpkin that was just his size. I asked him and he said "it's Parker Size". He was all about picking one his size, he didn't want to get a big one or a baby one, he just wanted one his size. We also found one that was sissy's size. While we were there they had his little maze from straw bales for the little kids to go thru. Parker loved playing in there. I was all about him playing in there it was FREE!!! Not too many fun things in life are free!!! I also got a few pictures of the kids on straw bales in front of a scarecrow. We had a fun time and enjoyed one of the fall activities around the area.