Red Barn Farmin' It

These are just some pictures that we took at the Red Barn Farm. Our ward has an activity there every year. The kids had a great time, there are animals to pet, pumpkins to pick, a hay ride, and a corn maze. It's definatly enough to keep us busy for several hours.

We were quite surprised that we didn't lose any of our monsters.

Here are the girls with some pumkins. I'm sure Tommy was supposed to be in the picture, but he probably found the animals, before I took the pic.

How do you get all your children to sit still? Give them a lollipop!

Here we are on the HayRide... and nobody fell off.

I have to say, I am very happy that my children like each other. I can see that my life would be much harder if they fought alot.

At the end of the night we had smores. Paige and Tommy made a great team. Paige's favorite part was the marshmallows and Tommy liked the cookies.

If you can't tell, Tommy has 4 cookies in this picture and he is eating it like a cookie sandwich*

*My disclaimer is that I am a good mother and I did not let him eat the WHOLE cookie sandwich. He only could handle a few bites and then he handed it off, but it did make a cute picture of him.

The Day before Kindergarten

So you are the mother of an almost kindergartener.... What should you do? Eat your sorrows away!! It's the day before kindergarten started and we thought we should go and celebrate Kelly starting kindergarten. The monsters decided that they wanted ice cream and we couldn't argue with that idea. We got to Haagen Dazs and started going over our choices. (In the future we will probably limit their "choices" to 2). Kelly tried a couple and quickly made her selection. Paige on the other hand was very Paige like. She wanted "Banila", but after seeing all the other options changed her mind. She tried several taking her time licking the spoon and making sure that not a drop went wasted. After trying many flavors she came to the decision that "Banila" was still the best. Boring to many, but not Paige monster. Luckily Tommy didn't get a choice, he had chocolate. Kelly tried really hard to keep her clothes clean. Obviously her face was a mess, but it was nice to have at least one child that didn't need hosed down. It was fun to watch Paige eat her ice cream. She tried to stay clean, but didn't have much luck. She did find a way though to lick out most of her ice cream while barely touching her cone (Which we paid extra for!) She then handed Daddy the empty cone and said she was done. Little needs to be said about this picture I guess. Tommy decided shortly after recieving his ice cream, that a spoon was a waste of time. He just stuck his face in his cup and proceeded to lick it out like a doggy would. When the ice cream melted enough he would just drink it.

Breakfast with Dad

There really isn't anything particularly exciting about these pictures, they just make me smile. Adam is usually in charge of breakfast on Saturdays so it's Donuts or German Pancakes. When he is feeling like "Super Dad" he will let the kids help him cook. I always think it's pretty cute.

Daddy Directing the monsters

Tommy trying to hold his own

Say cheese my little chefs!

The Wedding.

Happy Family?

So we made the drive across the state to go and see her and darling Dave get hitched. The trip actually went well. The bride did the normal crazy thing, but that was to be expected. My children did the normal... well you know the normal thing that 3 kids 5 and under will do.

The Stunning Couple

Seriously though, the wedding was beautiful. Michelle looked amazing (especially her hair). Watching Dave was one of my favorite parts. He looks at Michelle with adoration. I can tell that he realizes, Michelle is an amazing gift. Here are some of my favorite pics from their wedding. And yes most of them have my children in it, but come on they are adorable! Paige Monster My 3 Men My Kelly Anne Dave has Kelly's approval