Thursday, September 30, 2010

Fall Pictures
















































This morning I went to an old barn that I found along side of the road and brought along some pumpkins and gourdes and took some fall pictures with the boys! They turned out awesome and I was so excited to edit them on picnik. It was so fun to take them and the kids did great! I am truely blessed that our boys are truely best friends! Here's just a few of the 142 pictures that I took!

Carving pumpkins













Yesterday Mitchell got to pick out his pumpkins at Earl May. He was so excited to carve out pumpins he could hardly wait till this afternoon to get started. We stopped and got some LED lights to put in our pumpkins and Mitchell is excited for when it's dark and he can really see his jack-o-lantren glow! Mitchell did a great job carving his pumpkin all by himself and Connor had to have mommy help. They both turned out great and now we are officially into fall!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

picture perfect day







We spent most of the day outside enjoying the nice weather! The kids got some new paint last weekend so they were excited to try it out and paint some pictures. They decided to paint outside which was a great spot for our messy painters! They were wiped out after a long day of playing outside!

Monday, September 20, 2010

Safety City











This morning we went on a field trip with Mitchell's kindergarten class to "Safety City". There were four police officers teaching a lesson to all the kids to "Stop, Look and Listen" before crossing the streets! Mitchell and Connor did a great job learning and even got to give detective "McGruff" a high five before they left!

Day out with Thomas!









Mitchell and Connor on the train!

Having fun with the trains!



Reading a Thomas book with Dan Wardell!


On Sunday we decided to splurge as a family and go see Thomas the Train in Boone! The kids are obsessed with trains and so we thought we'd treat them to a day full of Thomas! Unfortunately, the weather was not the best, but we still enjoyed our day out with our family. There were lots of things to do, there were train sets to play with, Thomas stories to be heard, and trains to ride! I tried to get lots of pictures, although the kids weren't in the mood. The kids had a great time and were glad they got to go. After we were done there, we went to Hickory Park for supper. It was a fun day full of great family memories!

Karnival 4 Khloe Fun!

















This past Saturday we went to a local church in town to support alittle sick girl in town and to help pay for the medical bills. We had a great time and we were thankful it was indoors since it was pouring outside. They had clowns, bounce houses, sports complexes and many games to play while we were there! Nanna and Pappa Olson came with us to the event along with Addy and Caleb! The kids had tons of fun in the bounce house and got lots of necklaces and candy! It was a great turnout and there were alot of people when we left! I hope they raised alot of money to help pay for their medical bills and thankfully Khloe is doing well!

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Harvest has begun







On last week Tuesday, Elden has officially begun to bring in the harvest. It has been a beautiful week to pick and they got a good start. Although it's disappointing to not have high yields, it makes you appreciate the good yields they have had the past few years. Unfortunately, they lost a lot of their river bottoms due to the floods and some of the beans aren't looking to promising, so it might be a short season :) Every year I pray for a safe harvest since the farmers have such long hours and little sleep.
The kids even got to ride for the first time last week Saturday afternoon so they were excited to see Daddy and spend some time with him. It was a gorgeous day for them to ride. I couldn't tell who was more excited to see each other, the kids or their daddy! Here's a few pics of them starting this harvest season! Keep safe!

Monday, September 6, 2010

Pickin Gourds




Earlier this spring Mitchell and I planted some gourds and some pumpkins because Mitchell wanted his own garden. As you can see, he didn't do much weeding :) Tonight before it rained, I checked our garden to see if the gourds were ready to be picked and to my surprise it was! Connor was the one excited to pick the gourds, so we picked them together. I was surprised how many gourds we ended up with! Here's a few pictures of our gourd pickin!