Thursday, October 28, 2010

Bounce House Pumpkin Patch

I love when they put a huge pumpkin patch with so many fun things to do in the middle of town and every time we go anywhere we pass it! Thanks pumpkin patch people, I love hearing my child ask EVERY day if we can go to the bounce houses. So finally we decided to go...they leered us in because we don't want to hear our child asking anymore!

This was only Jake's second experience with bounce houses and he was pretty nervous. What I do love about this pumpkin patch is they have a toddler bounce house. The sides are low and I could lean over to hold on to Jake while he jumped. So I bounced Jake up and down and until he finally felt comfortable and he was off and running!

James decided he wanted to go up the 30 foot slide! I was shocked because he is a timid kid. So he started up the stairs and going so slow all the kids were passing him up and trampling over him. Once the girl told us to take his socks off he was up in no time!

He loved it, went up and down so much it definitely tired him out!

Loved riding the John Deer!

I am definitely not a petting zoo person. Not going to lie, the animals totally freak me out! They are so sketchy, they had ducks and a goose in there! Aren't geese mean creatures...and ducks in a petting zoo? Really?? Maybe baby ducks, but full grown ducks? If Craig wasn't there with me there would be no way I was taking my kids in there! Thank goodness my kids aren't freaked out. James loved bunny. He told me he needs to get a bunny as a pet! No thank you!

Jake loved the bunny too!

James was trying to pet these chickens that ran away from him. Thank goodness!

Baby animals...so cute! Notice the goat hiding under the house because James was chasing him!

Baby goat!

The kids had a blast and we were lucky we went on a Tuesday because we could buy an unlimited pass, for much cheaper. After all this Craig took James back after dinner to go up and down the slide some more! When they got home he was asking to go to bed! :)

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Tanaka Farms

On Saturday I decided that I wanted to take the boys to Tanaka Farms. It was the first weekend day in a long time that we had nothing to do. I had heard that you could pick your own pumpkin and I thought it would be fun and something different to do. We all loved it!

Mommy and her boys

James showing me a very bumpy pumpkin!

Jake picking his pumpkin!

James & the scarecrow!

Looking at all the veggies.

Running through the corn maze!

When we got to the center this is what was there. Mommy and Daddy were a little disappointed, for all the walking you just see these little stick figure veggies!

The only half way decent picture I got of the boys!

In the wheel-barrel!

James went on the ATV course and loved it. We were a little nervous having him drive through this course but he did great!


Jake just sat on this little one while he waited patiently for James.

They had tractor hay rides and this was our tractor that pulled us. The boys loved this and we enjoyed it too as it took us through the whole farm and we got to see all the veggies they grow and the cannon where they shoot pumpkins!



We will definitely come back here!!

Monday, October 11, 2010

Homecoming-Sophmore Year

Last night Brianna had coming, yes last night...it was on a Sunday! I know weird but they didn't have school today. This year homecoming was much easier...she didn't have a date! YAY! A bunch of people went in a large group of 45 kids. Some had dates some did not have dates. Brianna was glad she didn't have a date so she could dance all night long and not have to worry about ignoring her date! Nice huh? SO she had a great time and wants to go stag every year!! Fine by me! :)
She wouldn't let me take a picture of her by herself so this is what I got!

Brianna & her BFF Brooke :)

Brianna and her cousin Chelsea

All the kids she went to grammar school with

Hopefully every dance she goes to will be stag!! I am glad she had such a fun night!!