Pumpkin Fun

 Isaac had a Pumpkin Party today at school. It is a "Pumpkin Party" because they are not allowed to say "Halloween Party." I took the kid's costumes out of their cozy hiding place that they have been in since August for this party. They couldn't wait to get them on. They were so excited that they stripped to their bare bums to put them on. They were quite upset when I told them that not only do they need to wear underwear with their costumes, but that they had to wear clothes underneath it as well since it is cold outside. After some coaxing, they put their clothes back on along with their costumes. At the party, the kids painted pumpkins, played bean bag toss, decorated cookies, ate yummy treats and played with toys and the other kids. When we finally made it home, it was another explanation on my part as to why they can't wear their costumes all day today.

 After dinner, we decided to carve pumpkins. We have so many pumpkins: 12 decorative small ones in the house, 6 regular size pumpkins and 2 jack o lantern pumpkins. That is not including the pumpkins that I already canned. We carved 3 of them tonight and will save the rest for decorations for Thanksgiving. Isaac had a great time drawing the outline for the face on his pumpkin and Elizabeth had a great time drawing the hair for hers. All in all, everyone had a great time. We cleaned the pumpkin seeds and roasted them too for a post dessert treat! Yum! Elizabeth can't get enough of roasted pumpkin seeds. She ate them about as fast as she ate her brownie and ice cream that she had for dessert. Now all we need to do is make some Halloween sugar cookies and we are all set for Monday. ... And yes, I am still pregnant!

Farm Day

First, I'd like to say sorry for all the pictures. The slide show function that I normally use is no longer in service so until I find a new one, this will have to do.

Today I took the kids on an adventure. These first pictures are from Appleberry Farm in Cross Plains, WI. Despite it being very windy, we picked apples (Connell Red and Ida Red), played on the tire swings, bought apple cider and caramel apples and enjoyed eating fresh apple dough nuts before heading home.

 Earlier in the day, I took the kids to Hinchley Dairy Farms in Cambridge, WI for a dairy tour. This was FANTASTIC! The kids had a blast! It is a working dairy farm so we were able to get up close and personal with the cows. We were taught a lot about the farm and cows during our tour but I think the kids just liked being around the animals. The only thing that Elizabeth wanted to see was a cow going poop and pee. She was so excited when she finally saw it! We were able to milk the cows and pet them. We even were allowed to pet the baby calves and see one that was only a couple of hours old. Beside the cows, the kids had fun feeding the goats, chickens and sheep with corn that they took off the cob and they also had fun taking a tractor hayride to pick out some pumpkins. It was a great day and I can't wait to take the kids back in the spring to see the baby animals.

Baby Shower

 Tonight a couple of friends from church threw me a baby shower. It was a great night with great food and great company. I got a lot of cute and much needed practical gifts. I also had them take some preggo shots since I am trying to add to the very few that I have for this pregnancy. I will just round up and say that I am 37 weeks pregnant in these pictures instead of 36 weeks and 6 days.

Lady Gaga Inspired?

The only thing that I can think of is that maybe I play one too many Lady Gaga songs around my kids because I think Elizabeth was inspired to do her make up like her this morning in my bathroom. The best part about it was even after being wiped down with a baby wipe, the eye shadow wouldn't come off. So yup, we went to the library looking like this.

Fall Fun

 We have had a break in the cool weather and have had a warm spell here the last week and a half. It has been wonderful. It is absolutely beautiful ere with all of the leaves turning colors for the fall. Isaac and Elizabeth love seeing all the colors and get excited to point them out to me when I am driving. With the wonderful colors also means leaves falling. Well, Elizabeth doesn't like seeing the leaves fall from the trees. It makes her really upset despite me trying to explain to her that they will grow back in the spring. We have enjoyed playing outside everyday and I am glad that I caught a few videos and pictures of maybe our last bit of warmth before we hit the downward spiral in temperature for the winter.

Isaac said that he is swimming in the leaves.

Where's Elizabeth?

I love how Elizabeth is unsure as to what to do with the leaves

Bath Fun

 After enjoying the warm weather at the park, I decided that the kids needed to be bathed before they went anywhere in the house besides the kitchen. Tonight they had a more than fun time in the bath. Who knew that blowing bubbles in bowls and making fart noises with cups would entertain them for an hour. They only decided to get out because I promised them a movie before bedtime. I am glad that I was able to catch some giggles before they got out.