Fun Day at Kelsay Farms

To end the weekend visit, Pa-paw and Ma-maw treated the kiddos with a trip to Kelsay Farms near Whiteland.  I think it is safe to say that everyone had a blast!  Thanks for remembering your cameras Ma-maw and Aunt Lisa.  Enjoy a *few* of the photos from our afternoon on the farm!

Until next time...

Jack-o-Lanterns

The kiddos and I set out the carved pumpkins this evening.  Luckily, I found a couple tea lights in the bottom of the junk draw (thank heavens for the junk drawer!)  They loved how their pumpkins looked in the dark all lit up.  I loved that I was able to get a decent picture of the three of them on my own!

Reba's flower and bee

Dallas' dirt bike man doing a flip

Julianne's pumpkin didn't get a design this year...

Alright, so here is my parenting-fail confession.  I put Julianne in the stroller in order to take the above picture of the pumpkins.  I did not buckle her, as I wasn't going to be that long.  Well, apparently, it was long enough for the little stinker to stand up in the stroller and fall out of it!  Yep, she landed on her head, in the gravel landscaping.  

Thank goodness she is tuff-cookie!

Until next time...

Pumpkin Carving

Over the weekend Reba and I picked up some pumpkins at our local Aldi's.  Daddy had part of the day off today in preparation of traveling for work; therefore, we spent the afternoon carving pumpkins!

Little Miss didn't waste any time digging in to clean out her pumpkin.

Daddy and Dallas working together

Putting on the designs

Carving...

Luckily, Momma was able to find some tea lights in a drawer, so we got to light them up once it started getting dark.

Until next time...

Fun Friday Fotos - Field Trips

On Tuesday, Dallas' 1st grade class (along with the kindergarten and 2nd grade classes) had their fall field trip.  Daddy was lucky enough to take the day off work and join Dallas!  They started with a trip to a local pumpkin patch - Goebel Farms.  They also went to the 4-H Fairgrounds for lunch and time to play.  Then, they finished up at Oaklyn Library.

These were the boys in Doug's group - Kaleb, Dylan and Dallas {Daddy was a little bit worn out when he got home :) }

Dallas trying to decide what to pick out in the patch

The three amigos and their treasures!

On Wednesday, Reba's PreK class had their fall field trip.  I was able to join her while Carla watched Julianne.  Reba's class went to Goebel Farms, too!  The kiddos were soooo excited to ride a school bus!

Reba taking her turn on the rope swing

Little Miss and the pumpkin she picked from the patch

At the end of the trip, Mrs. Gries asked each child what their favorite part of the field trip was.  This wheat table was Reba's favorite.

Until next time...

Carving Pumpkins

You might remember while at the pumpkin farm, we picked a couple pumpkins from the patch.  So on Sunday afternoon (to end Fall Break), we decided they needed to be carved!

Reba dug right in scooping out the seeds.  Dallas, as you can see, wasn't so sure about it!

Momma even got caught on camera helping get the guts out (mind you I'm standing behind/bending over the bench part of the picnic table; I wasn't afraid of getting messy - as it might look)

Once Dallas found a spoon, he was able to dig out the seeds

Then, the kiddos decided this was the best approach!

Daddy carveing drilling the design on his and Dallas' pumpkin

Their final product (go Redlegs!)

Reba with the girls' pumpkin

Once it was dark enough, we set them on the front porch and lit them up!

The kiddos loved 'em!

Until next time...