Bates Nut Farm

Since Oma's didn't have any pony rides, we just had to make the drive up to Bates.

Carnival & Oma's Pumpkin Patch

We went to the Konnor Dodson's school carnival on Friday night and then went to Oma's Pumpkin Patch on Saturday with the cousins. We had a good time but got really dirty!

Lashes & Freckles

I just love Kate's lashes and Emma's freckles!

Announcing Noah Touchet!

Edited for photo & new info....he's HUGE!
We have a new nephew, Noah Lucas Touchet! He was born last night weighing 9lbs 7oz. and 22.5 inches long! We hear that mom and baby are healthy, but we imagine mom is probably a bit tired. Congratulations Paul & Amy! We can't wait to see some pictures and meet the little guy!

Spookley the Square Pumpkin

Spookley is huge in our house every year at this time. We watch it just about every day. Over. And over. And over. It is definitely not my favorite cartoon to watch, but the girls just adore it. It has a couple of cute songs that they sing along with and dance to, so as mommy, of course I think that's adorable. So at least Spookley has that going for it. Unfortunately, it probably won't be until mid-December when I can finally convince the kids to put this DVD away until next year.

I gotta say though, when it comes to kid-friendly Halloween shows, Spookley still beats any Peanuts Gang show. Have you watched those lately? I remember them being so great as a kid, but watching them as an adult now? It's actually shocking how bad they are. We've come a long way with kids shows since the 70s!

Parents, if you have any good recommendations for good kid's holiday shows, whether they be Halloween, Christmas, or whatever, I'd love to hear them!

Cruise Photos

We're back

Eric & I are back from our weekend Al B. Sure DreamTrip cruise to Ensenada. We'll have photos to share shortly. Al B and his family are all really friendly. His son, 'Lil B. Sure sang back-up at the concert on Friday night. On Saturday we got to hang out with the whole B. Sure family in the karaoke bar where they all took turns performing a few more songs!

The ship itself was really wobbly. We didn't get sick, but I still feel like I'm rocking back and forth, even sitting in a chair.

It didn't feel like a long enough vacation until we started thinking too much about missing the girls. They were as excited to see us as we were to see them. We spent yesterday playing with them so much that we actually wore them out before wearing us out! That was a first.

So Proud

I promised the girls that I would put their most current art project up on their bedroom door (the fridge is full). So I did it while they were outside eating a popsicle. When they came back inside and saw their door, Kate said "Mommy, you did it! I'm so proud of you!"