Goin' to the Farm

Fall is my favorite season. I just absolutely love it. Pumpkin patches are at the top of the list. Where were these when I was a kid?? We took the kids to the farm a few weeks ago and forgot our camera! So today we went for Allie's preschool field trip. It was a blast. The kids just love all the activities there. We went to The Farmstead this time and it's the best for little kids. They had animals, the pumpkin patch, a bouncing pillow (like a trampoline), hay maze, cow train, corn box, slides, spiderweb, and a few other things that we didn't get to. They are both out cold in their beds and I'm going to join them for a nap myself. It was exhausting!

What a fun truck! Look at all those cute kids minus Katelyn...she's cute but was in her stroller!

The pumpkins the girls chose. Allie wanted "a little, tiny one."

The Bounce Pillow

Katelyn put her face on the Bounce Pillow to feel the vibrations. She was giggling the whole time!

Finding our way through the hay maze. Endless room to romp around!

Allie and "Perry" the cow.

The cow train.

Katelyn couldn't ride the train but they had one she could sit in. She was happy with that!

The corn box is serious business.

The girls could have stayed in this box ALL day. I had to bribe them out with fruit snacks!

If spiders looked like that I would have them as pets!! :)

Ready for my attempts at a pumpkin picture with the girls?

#1. Katelyn is eating her fruit snacks and Allie has her cheesy smile.

#2. Climbing on the pumpkins...cute shot though!

#3. And we're done. Let's go eat lunch.

Note to self. Should have taken these pictures right when we arrived.

{We heart FALL}

Our Abode

Yes, we love our house. It is so fun to always have something to work on. It's wonderful to have our own space to work on as we please.
I wanted to wait and take pictures until we were completely painted and decorated. But like that's ever gonna happen :) So you get what you get. It's very much a work in progress...but it gives you an idea.

This is the front room. We painted it (Behr Ocean Pearl), got the entertainment center off Craigslist and the recliner and couch are hand me downs from Doug's parents.

Then you walk down this hall into the next area...whoo hoo, here we go!

This is the family room. We painted it (Martha Stewart Moonshadow) and it looks out into our backyard.

The kitchen is right off the family room as you can see. It's even somewhat clean. That is a miracle. I love the island :)

The other part of the kitchen. We love our fridge given to us by my parents.

Garage shelves that Doug whipped out on Saturday. He's a stud, I know!

I LOVE STORAGE!!!

Right up the stairs there is a loft area which we LOVE. It's perfect for the computer because it's open but not right out in the open. Get where I'm coming from?? We painted it the same as the downstairs living room (Behr Ocean Pearl). It took us from 5PM-12AM to paint this room. It was hard because of the stairs.

Here are pictures of Doug painting above the stairs. I was freaking out...even though I was taking pictures. :)

We had to use Ben (our BIL's) ginormous ladder. I think it's called "The Little Giant."

That is all for now. I will keep updating you...when I can! The best way to see our house would be to come visit. So call now to schedule :)

September

Katelyn started walking!

Allie started preschool.
We painted a lot of walls.

Put up a lot of blinds.

Hung a few pictures.

Play outside in the gorgeous weather A LOT.

Went to a Fancy Nancy party for cousin Sydney.

Went to a party for Nan G (not quite a Fancy Nancy party but still very fun).

Canned peaches.

Hung out with friends and family.

And it's over. What on earth!?

House pictures are coming soon. I forget to take pictures everytime we do a project because we are in such a hurry to get it done. SOOO...someday I will get some I promise.

She gets compliments everywhere about her cute hair. It's so curly and the pigtails are pretty cute too :)

On the move now!

Ooh la la!!

Fancy Allie

Dress up with Allie. She took our picture too.

What Matters Most

Usually if Allie takes a good nap she gets to play a computer game before bedtime. Lately instead of computer games she chooses to watch these two videos. I love that I get to watch them everyday with her because they are such great reminders for me. I continually learn from my children. They are so pure, love the Lord with all their hearts, are quick to forgive, and love life. They are beautiful children of God. Enjoy.

WHAT MATTERS MOST

I AM A CHILD OF GOD

Those pictures I've been waiting for!

It happened. After many re-schedules I got the pictures of my kids that I've been waiting for. A wonderful friend, Annie Sorenson took them. She has her own studio set up in her house and it's amazing. She is very talented and so sweet! Look at those sweet girls! Don't you just want to scoop them up and cuddle them both!? I know I do...I think I will right now.

Preschool

Allie is starting a little preschool this year. It's once a week with 6 other friends. Each of the moms and I will rotate to teach them. So I will teach every 7 weeks. She loved her first day. She was "Queen for the Day" since her name starts with the letter A. I was that mom that stayed for a few minutes and took pictures. Can you blame me!? She got to share a story and some of her favorite things. This is what she said:

Who is in your family? Dad, Katelyn, Mommy, and Allie

When is your birthday? June. Wait, when is it? Oh yeah, March

Favorite Color: Pink

Favorite Food: Fruits and Vegetables

Favorite Toy: Bunny

Favorite Movie: Rapunzel

Funny Story: She shared about the first time she ate ice cream. That night we were getting her ready for a bath so she was just in her diaper. She started blabbing like crazy and we called it "Diaper talk." Here...you can watch it.

Dog Days of Summer

This is how we spent our last days of summer...

Dates to the mall...stopping at Mrs. Field's of course!

Splash pad

More splash paddin'

Taking furniture a part with lots of help from Katelyn!

Walks/bike rides

Park..haha!

More park

Ice cream

Getting settled in to the house and getting caught up on the blog....so pictures of the house will be coming soon!

Western Idaho Fair

Some friends from our ward invited us to the fair. Luckily they did because we are so out of the loop we would not have known about it.

It was a great time. We got to feed the baby animals, Allie milked a cow and rode a pony, watched the lumberjack show, saw butterflies and even "held" some, pet stingrays, and walked around. I forgot my camera so my phone will have to do for our memories this time.

They had Q-tips that you dipped in nectar and the butterflies would land on them. It was cool!

Pure joy!

Allie loved all the animals!

{I love us}

Married for eternity to my best friend.

7 years....August 14, 2004

I love this man!

How we celebrated:

Packed boxes and took apart furniture to move into our first home. Not too shabby :)