Pun’kin Patch 2013

 

The kids and I met Jenny Pastore at a pumpkin patch and we had so much fun.  I have been playing around with a new photo editing tool on Windows 8, and I am really having fun. 

A rare black and white……but I thought this was kind of cool. 

The owner of this patch was so sweet, and pretty funny.  He gave us a hay ride around his property. 

Below he is having a little conversation with the “Troll Tree”…..do you see the face? 

The kids got a real kick out of the dog sitting on the top of his dog house. 

A rare shot of me with my kids…..wish Caelan was actually looking at the camera…..

Had to get this picture of Caelan with the sign of the pumpkin patch.  For a long time we have been calling her ‘gunkin’ which is what she would say last year for ‘pumpkin’…..I don’t know why, it just stuck. 

Beautiful Fall Night at the Park

 

Brennan has really been working on his park acrobatic!  He is skin, bones, and muscle –as illustrated here.  You’d never know that he is an eating machine!

Hike to Snoqualmie Falls

 

Its been such a beautiful fall.  We had a little bit of rain/wind….and on our first nice weekend, we decided to venture to Snoqualmie Falls.  It was really roaring – and we really enjoyed ourselves. 

There was a guy at the bottom of the falls who had this dog, and Caelan was an instant fan. 

This is her skeptical, “"’why do you keep taking my picture, mama?’ look….

Our alley neighbors, The Maybells, ended up having the same plan as us, and we met up with them for a few minutes before we headed home. This is Brennan with his buddy Nate.  Nate is about 9mo. younger than B. 

Happy Birthday Mama!

 

Wow, what a great birthday!

I was awoken on my 40th birthday by everyone singing our traditional “heeeyyy, it’s your birthday….heeeeyyy, it’s your birthday.”  Brennan was so excited to show me what he had decorated and for me to open my presents – which were truly THE BEST!  Caelan got me a hamburger from her kitchen (to represent going out to eat that evening) and Brennan got me a pack of little Diet Pepsi’s.  On his request, I have given up my daily Diet Pepsi, but I am allowed on on Saturday & Sunday…..and the ‘emergency’ ones he got me for my birthday. 

Breakfast was french toast – which is definitely my favorite.  Yummm….

My handsome boy on my birthday, getting ready for school.  I took the day off from work and went shopping.  It was a great day! 

Brennan has really be excited about the ‘bucket filling’ concept his first grade teacher has adopted in her classroom.  When you do nice things for someone you ‘fill their bucket’ and your own.  When its not so nice its called ‘dipping in my bucket.’  This sentiment on my birthday card was pretty special! 

Sean surprised me on my birthday by giving me EXACTLY what I wanted……a wine tour through Woodinville with my best girlfriends followed by dinner.  Icing on the cake was the Limo he arranged to drive us, and my friend Emily flying in from Carson City to join us.  It was an awesome surprise birthday gift.  My husband is the BEST!