Thursday, October 20, 2011

Rock Creek Farm

One my most favorite activities to do in the fall is to visit Rock Creek Farm.
Usually, we go early in the season to miss the crowds and snow, but somehow the month of October has flown by, so we decided to go after Matt got home from work yesterday so we didn't have to go on the weekend when this place is a MAD house!
We got there just in time to find the perfect "small" pumpkin which Ashtyn searched high and low for...





Eli could have cared less about the pumpkins and just wanted to play in the dirt...


...and he also loved eating the dirt!



Ashtyn found this tiny, baby pumpkin and was so proud of it...
(I'm not really sure if it is even considered a "pumpkin" but she loves it!)
and Brooklyn found some too!

The best part about going when we did was we got the Bounce House all to ourselves.
Ashtyn, Brooklyn and Eli jumped and jumped and jumped...



Next it was off to visit the animals...

Do you see what my son did there - he climbed right up that fence!  He probably would have jumped in if I hadn't stopped him.  That little goat would have nibbled him right up!
Eli loved walking on the Hay stacks...

Rock Creek Farm is my favorite!
We will be back next year for sure...

The Best Part of Fall is...

 jumping in a BIG pile of leaves!










and that's just what we did yesterday in the beautiful fall sunshine!
Happy Fall!

Birth Control

On Sunday, Matt and I watched Carlin and Louie for Sarah so she could go to her Yoga Training class. 
We had the boys with us ALL DAY! 
I am not going to lie - I have been getting the baby fever lately!  I don't know why, and it's not like we can even have more babies because of the "Big V", but in the back of my mind I have kept wondering if I will always regret not having another baby...until SUNDAY!
All the kids were actually very well behaved, but I have to say after a day of having four kids, running around for 8 hours straight, pouring gallons of milk, wiping dirty faces and butts, changing diapers and constantly picking up toys - Matt and I were exhautsed when Sarah came to pick them up, and the idea of wanting a third child FLEW out the window. 
I think I am good with my two, and if I get the "baby fever" again I will just borrow from my friends...
Our Sunday, was actually very enjoyable - EXHUASTING - but like I said the kids all played well together and it was nice to spend some quaility time with all of them.
The kids played in the play room until it warmed up outside... 

 Then we had movie time...Tinkerbell!
Apparently the movie was boring, because twenty minutes later they were all wrestling each other on the couch... 

 Once the boys finally laid down for naps, Carlin and Ashtyn did a craft with Auntie Em...
 After naps, we made lunch and then headed to the park...












 I was so PROUD of Ashtyn!  She slowly has been getting better at riding her bike, but she never wants to take it farther then the driveway.  Well, on Sunday we talked her into riding her bike with Carlin to the park and she did it!  She made it all the way - stopping every minute along the way (she just learned how to use her brakes!) But we safely made it to the park!
 On the way home she shouted -"WATCH THIS...!"
and lifted her feet off the pedals - it was so cute!
She is growing up way to fast.
 After the park, we spent our last hour together washing the 4-wheeler, which I think was Carlin's favorite.  He loves to help Matt wash his truck, so when Matt offered the 4-wheeler his eyes lit up!



I really have to say I enjoyed my Sunday with these precious kids.  And BIG thanks to my sweet husband, because without his help I am not sure it would have been fun at all.  Not many husbands would dedicate a whole Sunday to watch their own kids let alone the neighbor kids - so Thanks Babe - love you!
And don't worry - no more babies for us...Sunday for me was perfect Birth Control.

Casa Bonita

On Saturday night we headed to Casa Bonita with The Harms Family.  I haven't been there in years, and with it declaring bankruptcy we thought we better visit before it completely goes out of business.  It didn't look like business was hurting on Saturday night - the place was crazy busy!
 The place hasn't changed a bit - the food either, which is still just as disgusting as it was years ago!  But the sopapillas were EXCELLENT!

While we were eating, the kids were climbing all over the rocks...
 

 After dinner, we ran around the place and watched a couple divers!
Then off to the arcade which was a MAD house!
 Eli loved pulling the tickets out of the games and ripping them apart...
The girls loved playing skee-ball and won enough tickets to get some prizes!
It was a fun night out with our best friends...
But, I am thinking that's the last time I need to visit Casa Bonita - Adios!