You can never have too many pumpkins, right?

Okay, so this post includes our second and third trips to a pumpkin patch this year. A few weeks ago we went with Grandma Morden, Kim & Taylor, Robyn and Great-Grandma Rushworth (or GG as we call her) to Bishop's Pumpkin Farm in Wheatland. It was a really great place and the kids had a blast. The horse rides were probably my favorite part. It was so fun to see the kids riding. Ben was so funny bobbing around like a little cowboy. And he only freaked out a little bit.

Apparently Ben thought that his cat needed to be included in the photo. That is his favorite stuffed toy. We also enjoyed a train ride, hay ride, petting zoo and going into an old train car.

Our final pumpkin patch trip was with Rachel's preschool. There are 6 girls and 2 boys in her preschool class. Those pictured above are all wearing their Happy Days Preschool shirts, looking over the fence at a cow. We got to go on a fun tour to see goats, cows, chickens, an alpaca, bunnies, horses, and llamas. They have been learning about animals, so this field trip went along with that theme.

They also got to help bale some hay and, as you see above, milk a cow (well, kind of). The kids had a great time.

At the end of the tour each child got to pick out a pumpkin. Rachel had fun rearranging some of the piles after she had picked hers.

Justification Starts Early

Bryan likes to keep his bottled water in the refrigerator. Rachel thought that she was a big girl and that she should have her own cold water bottles too. So, to differentiate between Rachel's and Bryan's water, Rachel will use a marker and put an R on her bottles.

So yesterday Bryan saw that Rachel was drinking the water he had put in the refrigerator for himself. Bryan said, "Rachel, you took one of Daddy's waters again." (This was not the first thieving incident.) Rachel's confident response was "But dad, I put an R on it!" This, apparently, was perfect justification for taking Daddy's water.

My two bathing beauties! They always have to have their blankets right after they get out of the bath tub, and they like to keep their towel on as long as mom will let them.

I've been trying to convince Ben that Superman is cool so that he will wear this cute sweat suit I bought for him. I finally succeeded today in getting him to put it on. It's all about Spider-Man with Ben. I recently downloaded the Michael Buble version of the Spider-Man theme song and we have to listen to it several times a day.

Ben's Personal Stylist...

Ben is finally starting to hold still a little bit for me when I cut his hair. I guess I no longer have that as an excuse if his hair looks bad! Bryan finally persuaded me to "just try" cutting his hair. It's not as hard as I expected, although I am far from a new career! Just try not to look too closely to my two sweetie's coiffures and I can continue to claim that I'm good at it!

It's Autumn Time!

We took the kids to the Elk Grove Harvest Festival after General Conference last Saturday. The weather was beautiful and the kids had a great time picking out pumpkins.
Ben was so excited about every pumpkin he picked up. "Pump-poom ma!"
The fire department had a truck there that they could climb up in...to state the obvious.

I Love to See the Temple

We took the kids to the Sacramento Temple for Family Home Evening. This was their first visit and they were very excited. It was neat to be able to feel the spirit of the temple with them and teach them about the blessings of eternal families.

The water fountain of course was the highlight for them.

Happy 4th Birthday Rachel!

The Birthday Fairy came to make Rachel's 4th birthday special. She decorated the hall right outside her bedroom door so it would be the first thing she sees on her special day. (Thanks Becky for giving me the birthday fairy's number!) She loved it, in case you didn't notice. The fairy dust (aka confetti) was fun; we're still finding it around the house.