Fall Festival Fun

Yes, right now it is snowing here. So I am so glad that earlier this week I went with the kids to a local fall festival pumpkin playground. The only time we had was a few hours on Tuesday afternoon. So we took the drive to the pumpkin playground and had some fun. We took a hayride, climbed on a pretend train and tractor, and went down a lot of slides. It was a great way to spend an afternoon while the weather was nice. I am so glad that we went, especially since right now (just a few days later) it is raining/snowing outside.

Ballet Class

Aubrey and Alex take a Little Dancers class. Aubrey loves it because she gets to dress up in a ballet outfit.

Opening A Package

Aunt Kendra mailed Alex and Aubrey a Halloween package. They were so happy to open them and play with all the goodies.

Twin Group Halloween Party

We went to a local twin group Halloween Party on Saturday. Alex was Spiderman and Aubrey was a Pink Princess.

Having fun at the craft table.

New Blog in the Family

My sister, Kendra, has started a new blog. Come follow along as she and Rob start a new adventure with a baby girl arriving in January. I can't wait to be an Aunt on my side of the family. : )

http://rob-kendra-n-ourlittlemonkey.blogspot.com/

Fire Station Fun

Our local Fire Station had an open house last Saturday. Alex and Aubrey enjoyed trying out the fire trucks.

(Why is it that the one picture where they are all looking forward is the one with Dave pointing his finger at the camera. I guess this picture just shows how hard it is to get them looking at the camera. I probably had 10 other pictures taken at the same moment and this is the only one where they are looking straight ahead.)

Alex and Aubrey even had fun bouncing in a Moon Bounce.

Looking Into a Fountain

I just really like these pictures.

Trademark Show

We took a trip to the US Patent and Trademark Show last Saturday and had a great time.

It took awhile to get Aubrey to get close to the characters, but she finally decided they were ok.

Alex posing next to He-Man

Alex with a Michigan State University Spartan (for my Mom)

We couldn't leave without sitting in a Caterpillar.

Boo!

I don't think any words are needed.

What to do with a Happy Meal Box when you are done eating...

Ever wonder what to do with a Happy Meal box after you are done with your meal. Well here you go. Just put it on your head and watch a movie on the laptop.


(Please know that we really don't go to fast food that often, we just happened to be away from home at lunch time when we went out to McD's)

Kendra's Baby Shower

Last weekend, I went up to Michigan to celebrate with my sister, Kendra. She is expecting a baby girl in January and we are all so excited for her. It was great to see Kendra and the rest of my family too. It is times like these where I wish I were closer.

The hostesses and Kendra
(Bridget, Bethann, Andrea, Aunt Julie, Me, Kendra, and my Mom, Bonnie)

Kendra's Mom (and mine too!), Kendra, and Kendra's Future Mother-in-Law.

Out to the Pumpkin Patch

Do we go to the pumpkin patch and apple orchard....do we not go....do we go...do we not go? That is what we went through this weekend as we looked outside at the rain sprinkling down and as we looked up at cloudy skies. We finally decided to just hop in the car and take the hour long drive out to the country to see what would happen. It sprinkled/rained on and off all the way there. We almost turned around a couple times. But when we finally got to the pumpkin farm, it stopped raining. Thank goodness. We had a great time searching through the field to get a pumpkin. However as you can tell by our many layers of clothing and the wind-blown hair, it was very very cold and windy.

As you can see, there are no apple picking pictures because we decided that stomping through one wet muddy field was enough for the day. As the next few weekends are busy, we may have to wait till next year to go apple picking.