Some Halloween Fun

A few weeks ago, we were able to go down to Oregon and visit Grandma and Grandpa Hill. While we were there, we went to one of their fun pumpkin patches. Since Moses Lake doesn't have any pumpkin patches, this was a big deal. We were able to play on the fun playground they had.

We got to pet and feed some very hungry goats.

The highlight was definitely riding the cow tractor ride. I was actually very impressed with it, and the boys loved it. We all had so much fun...that is until Weston started feeling sick and wanted to go home. :)

Solid Foods are so Tasty!

Liam started eating baby food a little over a month ago. He is still pretty messy while eating, but he is slowly getting the hang of it. So far he has eaten Rice cereal (not a fan), Sweet Potatoes, Peaches, Pears, Applesauce and Squash. I think pears are his favorite and I can't blame him...its my favorite too.

Our big 5 Year-Old!

Kallen was so excited for his birthday this year, so we promised him that he could have an actual party with friends. He never has had a birthday party with friends before, it has always been with family, so this was a big day for him. He was so excited. He requested a blue and green party with bugs. So I tried to fulfill his wish and this is what we came up with.

These are pictures of the decorations before all the guests arrived. All the food isn't out yet and neither are the presents, but you get the general idea. All the food was labeled with bug names, such as "Caterpillar Pop" and Gummy and Beetle Bugs.

We even had bug themed games for everyone. There was a pollen hunt where you looked for yellow pollen (candy) left by the bee's and also a caterpillar cocoon race.

Then it was food time.

Kallen loves doughnuts, so that is what he got instead of a cake...they were crawling with bugs of course.
Finally, the presents. Everyone was so nice and got Kallen some incredible gifts. He loved them all.
These were some of Kallen's favorites. He loves his pirate ship and plays with it every day. Playmobil makes the coolest toys. Now he wants to add to his fleet.

Also, he got live caterpillars for his party and we all had so much fun watching them grow into butterflies. How cool is that! You can buy caterpillars and raise them into butterflies. We loved checking on their progress every day for about 3 weeks. What a fun gift.

Happy Birthday Kallen!

Kallen's First Day of Preschool...Again

This year, Kallen wasn't as excited to go to preschool in September. I think he was a little nervous because he was starting at a different school and didn't know anyone. Don't worry, he has since decided that school isn't that bad and enjoys it every time he goes.

I'm trying to be a good Mom and take pictures of his first days of school, but because he didn't want to go to school, Kallen decided to give me the most forlorn look he had.

However, he can never hide a smile when I start bugging him about "not smiling". Here is a smile that sneaked out even though he was trying his hardest not to smile.

Then I tried bribing him with a cookie which resulted in this silly face. Even though it wasn't quite the smile I was looking for, he got his cookie...hey, it was better than the frown. (Yes, I bribe my kids.)

Finally, this is the best smile I got out of him. He was busting out laughing by then because he thought he was being so hilarious with his silly faces. What a goof ball.

It's Official...Liam's the Cutest Baby in the World!

This little boy is such a joy! Tyson and I have really enjoyed having him in our lives. He smiles for us all the time and in turn makes us all so happy. I can't believe he is almost 6 months old!

Summer Part 2

The rest of our summer...

Had fun playing in the pool in the backyard.

Kallen took swimming lessons and learned so much.

Had some fun with fireworks on the 4th.

We enjoyed dressing up in some interesting outfits.

Some of us even learned to play games with our tongue and had lots of fun doing it.

Quick Summer Overview

Okay, instead of trying to make posts on everything we did this summer, I decided to make one big post with pictures of everything. Here's our summer in a nutshell...part 1.

Had some fun at the fair...a lot of fun.

Watched a Memorial Day parade.

Kallen learned the joys of cleaning...and also enjoyed wearing stylish clothing while doing so.

Liam enjoyed his first bath...well sort of. However, now he absolutely loves them.

Kallen graduated preschool...that is, his first preschool. He still has one more year of it before Kindergarten.

The boys loved picking flowers all over our yard and neighborhood. Some turned out to be weeds instead of actual flowers, but they didn't care.

Enjoyed playing some baseball with Dad

Oops, missed that one...

Side note: While playing baseball, Tyson accidently hit Kallen in the nose with the ball, which you can imagine, didn't turn out so well. At first we were afraid that Kallen wouldn't want to play anymore, but he surprised us. After crying for a few seconds, Kallen happily said he'd go out and play again...but only after declaring with a very stern voice that he'd play, "only if Daddy doesn't hit me in the head again."

Well, thats part of our summer. More to come soon. I still need to download more pictures.