Pumpkin Patch 2015

Updates on Clifton -
This boy loves to create.  You give him scissors, paper, crayons, and glue he is entertained for hours.  He also loves writing.  He is trying so hard to sound out words but often misses hearing the vowels.  We have been working on that but it's a hard one to learn when he doesn't hear a vowel in the word.

Updates on McKay -
She and I had a good week with little melt downs and tears.  I am trying so hard to find things that McKay likes to do.  She and I are different, but we have found baking, just simply playing at the park, getting a treat together, shopping, visiting the pet store, reading books together, etc...

Update on Stanley -
His personality is shinning more and more each day.  He is so fun and crazy.  He sure fits in this crazy family :)

These are the faces he makes the most.  He is always amazed by things and makes his "oh" face.  Then his stink face... just love it!

Monday for FHE we decorated cookies.

Or for Stanley eating cookies.

Alex was out of town for work this week so we made sure to keep ourselves super busy.

 Swimming with friends.

 Kids got new hair cuts!

 Visiting the pet store.. I really want to get McKay a pet of some sort.  She LOVES animals.

 Out to eat for dinner.  Stanley stole my sandwich!

We got to have our friends come play with us Wednesday and did preschool with all the kiddos.  I miss teaching Clifton and Baylee.

Friday Alex was back and we were ready to have fun as a family.

Miracle Ranch harvest festival.  This event gets better and better each year.  I sure love having things like this to do.

Saturday we went to pick out our pumpkins.

He was amazed by all the pumpkins :)

 My little pumpkin!

 "It has a bottom!"

 Watching us sling shot water balloons.

 Tree swing!

Tractor ride.

Farmer Stanley!
Luckily we got in all our fun before the kids got sick.

This is what we do when the kids are home sick.  Cuddle, watch tv, and take funny pictures.  Hoping this sickness passes quickly.

Fall is Here

Updates on Clifton -
He can be such a big helper.  He loves loves helping with Stanley. One the way home from somewhere this week Stanley was crying and wouldn't stop.  Clifton offered to feed him we tried a bottle he wouldn't take it so Clifton asked if he could feed Stanley real food.  All I had was yogurt covered raisins.  I said he can have those but only if they are bitten in half.  Clifton said yuck I don't like those.  I told him he didn't need to feed him then.  But Clifton insisted.  He bite the raisin in half, let out a big yuck, and feed it to Stanley.  And it made Stanley so happy.  Clifton did that the whole ride home to keep Stanley from crying.  What a sweet heart willing to do something he doesn't like to make his brother happy.  Now if we could get him and McKay to treat each other that way!

Updates on McKay -
It was a tough week for McKay.  Lots of crying and screaming.  I am trying very hard to figure what the best way for her and for me to handle her emotions.  By the end of the week things seemed to cool down and we had more smiles then let downs.

Updates on Stanley -
He had his 9 month check up.  He is now in the 5th percentile for weight at 16 pounds.  So glad to hear he is moving up on the charts.  Everything is looking great for him.  his breathing seems to be good and getting bigger and stronger.
He makes the cutest "stink face" (that's what we call it).

It makes us laugh almost every time he does it.
He is my mover... he finally figured out how to climb up the stairs.

Time for a gate at the bottom again.

Monday there was no school so we went out to play with friends.

Corn maze!  What a fun outing.  It was nice having all the kids home to play.  I often miss those days.

For FHE we did our annual pumpkin potato head decorating.

I think they turned out super cute again this year.  Oh how I love holidays!

This week we had some beautiful fall days.  So we got out and played because sooner than we know it it will be too cold to get out.

 Playing in the leaves!

 Picnic at the park.

Some family fun down by the bay.

Alex and I even got to sneak away for an hour and play tennis.  I won four games!!!  Out of ten but hey I'll take it.  Alex is the best hubby.  He has had meeting almost every night this week and is heading out of town next week.  The one night he had free he choose to take me out to play tennis and then have a movie night with the family.  I wouldn't have blamed him if he just want to be at home a do nothing after that crazy week.

Thursday afternoon we got to go to the Tacoma Children's museum with some friends.

Always a fun place to go and it was nice to go with our friends.

Saturday the kids and I decided we would drive out to Bainbridge Island do the pumpkin walk.  Alex had a meeting that night so he couldn't join us but went with friends.

It was fun to walk the path with tons and tons of carved pumpkins.  A very cute event.  Not sure it was worth the drive and crazy business for me. At least not without a hubby to help.