Nov 6, 2012

Pumpkin Patch

Every year we go to Scholz's Pumpkin Farm in Orting.  We were beginning to wonder if we were even going to make it this year because our October became super crazy and all of the sudden it was the weekend before Halloween and we were just making it to the farm.  I can remember as a kid loving going to the pumpkin patch in the rain and I still do but now that there are 2 kiddo's and 2 pairs of muddy boots, it is getting less appealing!  Well we packed up in the van, boots, hats, rain coats and umbrella's and off we went.  It was down pouring just before we left home but by the time we got there it was just raining a little and we had a good time.  Every year we take the kids picture in front of the how tall this fall tower.  Here is this years.  It is always interesting what you may get with the 2 kiddo's.

So after we got the yearly picture it was time to just have fun.  We picked out some big pumpkins for Mimi and Papa's house but got small ones for the kid's to carve (daddy actually).  We had some more pictures and lots of fun stomping in puddles.  Looking forward to next year already.


Edith is a little short to look through the Gingerbread Man so we told her to give him a hug. 
 Love this picture each year as well.  Edith is determined to stand by the princess and and wants nothing to do with the other "people".


Aug 15, 2012

Last Day of School

I know that people say this all the time but it is so hard for me to believe that my baby is going to be starting Kindergarten in the fall.  This past year he had the honor of attending Community of Care Montessori Preschool taught by Ms. Sharon and Ms. Jennifer.  Two of the best teachers in my opinion.  I am a little bias since this is where I use to work also.  They are so caring and loving to each and every child that comes through the door.  Not that I want our little girl to grow up but I am excited for her to have the same wonderful experience that Elliott had.  Thank you Ms Sharon and Ms Jennifer for loving your job and all of the kids.  You guys are the BEST!  Here are a few pictures from the beginning of school and the last day of school.
Goes in as Buzz Lightyear
 
Comes out of the year as Superman!

With Ms Jennifer at the beginning of the year
 
With Ms Jennifer at the end of the year.  It was a sad day for mommy:(
With Ms Sharon whom I have known for probably 15+ years:)  Beginning of the year
 With Ms Sharon at the end of the year. 


Aug 14, 2012

Elliott's First Field trip

So in June Wes and I were able to go with Elliott and his preschool class on his first of many to come field trips.  We went down to Washington State Extension Center to the kids garden and got a tour.  It was a lot of fun and turned out to be a great day.  We were all set for rain but it was actually a little warm.  We were able to take Edith with us and they got a tour of the garden, and were told that they were going to see the Giant from Jack and the bean stock.  Elliott was so excited to see the giant only to find out that it was just his footsteps and his chair.  There was a little disappointment but he got
over it.  Here are a few pictures.

 Elliott found this chair in the garden and every time they would talk about seeing the giant and then they had to wait or it did not really exist, he headed back to it.  It was a quaint little spot in the middle of the garden.
 At the end of the tour the kids were able to plant a pumpkin plant.  Ours did not make it:(
 This was all that was there of the Giant.
 Elliott and some of his friends looking at plants.
It was a great field trip and we look forward to many more.

Jul 30, 2012

My baby is 5!

It is super hard for me to believe but our baby is 5.  Again I am behind on posting this since he turned 5 the end of May but still hard to believe.  For the first time we decided to let him have a small friend party since he was in a small preschool.  Well the small turned into a party with 16 kids.  We were going to have it at our house but decided to rent a park shelter instead.  That was the best idea my wonderful mother in law had.  Elliott decided he wanted a Lego Star Wars party which then turned into a Star Wars party.  Thanks to Elliott's Kuncle (my brother) and his Star Wars obsession we had plenty of decorations plus I had made some banners.  The week before the party Wes and I made water noodle light sabers as party favors and came up with all sorts of Star Wars themed food names.  the weather looked very questionable the day of the party but God blessed us with no rain and the party was a hit!  Here are a few pictures. 

Daddy Spent the weeks before the party building Corn Hole (aka Bean Bag toss boards)

Elliott got to choose his cake this year so this is what mommy got to make!

Some of the guests eating the Star Wars foods!






Present time is always a little crazy for this mom but we managed to make it through.


Here is the best that we got of Elliott getting ready to blow out his candles.  It was windy so I think that he ended up blowing out the flicker:)



After we were done with presents and cake we gave all of the kids and some grown ups the water noodle light sabers and I am here to tell you it was a super fun free for all in the field.  I am not sure who had more fun the kids or adults.

 


We feel so blessed that we are able to have such a wonderful, loving and caring little boy.  He has brought so much joy to our lives the past 5 years and we are excited to see what the future holds for him.  We Love You Elliott!

Easter 2012

I know that I am super late with this post but I am determined to get caught up this summer with blog posting so be prepared to be inundated with updates.  So this year we had Easter with my family at our house.  It is always fun to to have everyone together.  we started out the morning with our favorite thing, Church with our wonderful church family.  What a better way to celebrate our Risen Lord.  We love that we get to go to church with some of our extended family, Gramma Lynnie and Papa Wayne.  They have know me since, well forever, and I feel blessed that my kids get to grow up knowing these 2 wonderful people.  


After church we headed home and played in the yard for a little bit and took some pictures while we waited for the rest of the family to show up.  Our great neighbor came out to take this family picture for us.  It is probably one of the best pictures of the 4 of us in a long time.

This year we spent Easter with the Linington family.  As usual we tried to get pictures of the 4 kiddo's together.  This is the best we got this year.  Not bad when trying to organize 2 5 year olds and 2 2 year olds.  Everyone thinks that Edith and Mr T. look like they are going to a 50's prom.

This is probably one of my favorite pictures of my kiddo's.  It is proof to me that they actually do like each other!  



Even the grown ups got into the Easter spirit!
 
We had a great Easter with the Family!  

Here is just a picture that makes me laugh every time I see it.
  



Mar 22, 2012

Our baby is 2!

So I know that I am over a week late with this post but better late than never right? So we are still kind of in shock that Edith is 2 but she is. She has been an amazing blessing to our family. She definitely keeps us on our toes. She seems to have done things earlier than her big brother did which is fun but sad at the same time. She is quite verbal and we love listening to her talk and try to say things or try to figure out what she is talking about. She is a little petite thing which Wes and I daily wonder where she came from but we hope she stays that way. She is in the 75th percentile for her height and 25th for her weight. She loves to play with her big brother when he will let her, she loves Minnie Mouse, Tink bell (as she calls her) and Rella (Cinderella). She is more of a picky eater than her brother ever was but give the girl pasta and she is happy. We feel so blessed everyday that God gave this little bundle of joy to us and we can not wait to see the beautiful Princess that she will become. We of course had a Minnie Mouse party for her so here are a few pictures to share her special day.

Our own little Minnie Mouse!

Waiting to open presents

This smile just melts my heart!

So hard to believe that she is 2

Probably one of her favorite presents. A Minnie pillow pet from Nonie K and Papa K. Thanks guys!


Wes took these pictures. I think that he did a great job!

Daddy did the recoloring on his phone. Probably one of my favorites!

Trying to tell us she is 2. We are working on that.