Parky's Farm Pumpkin Patch

The kids went to Parky's Farm today for some Fall/Birthday fun!

We road a hayride to get to the pumpkin patch.

Taylor found little pumpkin that was the perfect size for her to carry.

Charlie thought it looked like a good size for him too.

Afterwards we went to the petting zoo. Taylor said the goats felt cold. This goat took a particular interest in Charlie and vice versa.

Happy Birthday to us

The kids had a great time at their birthday party!

Everyone liked pin-the-tail on the donkey. (Taylor got hers exactly on it. Hmmmm...)

Mommy made special shirts for them to wear.


They got lots of fun new toys, games, books and clothes.

Mommy made an Elmo cake and Sesame Street cupcakes.

We sang Happy Birthday twice (Once for each of them)

Charlie loved his first taste of sugar.

The whole family had a great time.

Outtakes

Here's some outtakes from today's photo session:

Nothing like a sneeze to ruin a photo.

Charlie's saying "that's enough"

This is just to show my kids don't usually stand around angelically smiling and holding hands.

He couldn't get enough of those pumpkins!

Annual Portraits

It's hard to believe the kids will be 1 and 3 in a couple of days! They did great for their pictures today. Here's some of the best shots.

(I think Charlie looks like a little doll in this one!)

Fall Festival

Taylor had a good time at the Fall Festival this weekend. She painted a pumpkin, played games, watched a magician (she wasn't too impressed) and made halloween crafts.

Who Dey

The kids enjoy football Sunday. (They get to eat their lunch in the basement in front of the TV) Mommy and Daddy don't enjoy it quite as much. Who Dey? Everyone, apparently...

Cousins

The kids are spending lots of time together now that Aunt Jessica and I alternate watching them once a week. They seem to be having fun together.

Go Bengals

We were at the Bengals game the day of the big wind storm. Good seats, bad game.

Trip to the Zoo

We went to the zoo with Aunt Jessica and cousin Grace and Jacob last week. The best part was feeding the giraffes. Grace was scared at first, but Taylor did it right away!

Detroit Lakes

Taylor went on her first vacation to Minnesota with Mommy and Daddy.

She did a great job on her first plane ride. Her favorite part was the shade on the window.

She swam a little bit with Daddy (until her face got wet on accident).

She did a great job fishing on the boat! She wasn't sure what to think of them at first, but then she decided they were pretty neat.

She really liked the pontoon boat and even went tubing with mommy!