Picking Pumpkins

Jordyn and I are in a parent participation class on Wednesday morning. Last Wednesday we met up at Avila Valley Barn to pick some pumpkins. It had rained the night before so it was a huge mess and we both had to take our shoes off before we got into the car. Besides the mud, it was a very fun time. The kids got to eat an apple on the hay ride out to the pumpkin patch. They each picked out a sugar and mini pumpkin. Jordyn admired her pumpkins for the rest of the day.

Bowling Fun

We went bowling today for the first time since I was first pregnant with Jordyn. Craig and I used to bowl in a league many years ago, but haven't regularly bowled since we got married. Here are a few shots from our adventure.

Caitlyn got her first strike all by herself. Go Caitlyn!

Molly didn't get to bowl. We held her and she got to sit in her carseat. I am sure she will be bowling before we know it.

This summer!

I wanted to post some pictures from this summer. Between having Molly in May and then our other scheduled activities the summer flew by so fast. A couple of highlights were Caitlyn's 8th birthday, visiting Rebecca up at Hume Lake, and flying to Georgia for the first time with three kids to visit Craig's dad in Alabama. He didn't know we were coming and it was a great suprise.

We had a small birthday party for Caitlyn on the 18th of July to help celebrate her birthday. She didn't know any of her friends were coming. We kept that a secret so she didn't ask about it all day, every day. :)

The cake she picked out. We had so much left over it was ridiculous. Why can't I ever just buy a cake that gives every person enough, but none is leftover. That would be the perfect cake!

We just received our brand new SLR camera before going up to Hume to see Rebecca. We stayed there for 24 hours and took over 200 pictures. It was so fun to see how it worked. The above picture is the two girls down by the lake as the sun was setting. The weather was perfect up there.

Hume Lake is one of my favorite places in the whole wide world. Not like I have seen the world, but it is in my world. It is such a relaxing place and I always feel rested after returning from there.

Of course, I am going to have to continue the pictures later. I have too many other things I need to do today. Enjoy your weekend!

I decided to start blogging!

I decided to enter the world of blogging. I figured it would be a good way to let people stay up with our family when they don't live near us. We had a very busy summer and an even busier school year. I am going to include pictures as much as I can. We bought a new camera this summer that we love. We have experimented with it some, but have a long way to go.

Last Saturday a girlfriend of mine took some pictures of us out at Avila Beach. Afterwards we went to the park and then on to Avila Valley Barn.

I will post more pictures later. I hope to be diligent about posting so everyone can stay up with us.