tye dye fun

I found this unpublished post and remembered why it was never posted. The kids made tie dye t shirts this summer that turned out pretty cool. Unfortunately, later that day Amelia came down with that nasty stomach bug that landed her in the hospital overnight. Somehow, I haven't been able to get both kids with their shirts on to pose for the final product.  However, I have plans to make shirts again this time with the whole family up at the cabin next May.  I plan on making the whole family pose in their cheesy shirts next time!

the pumpkin princess and young jedi....

Halloween felt different this year. Maybe it was that it was a Monday or maybe the kids are older and wanting to go in different directions. This childhood thing is going warp speed!

wednesday to do

Today I will:
try to finish two sewing projects while Amelia is at preschool
get a watch battery
face the music at the library re so very late/lost kid library books
transform Amelia into a Pumpkin Princess and take some pics
do laundry
pick up from early release
attempt to go for a run with the kids in tow
clean bathrooms
wash hardwood floors
finish Mom's birthday gift (only 1+ month late)
make chipotle rockfish foil packets for dinner
carve pumpkins and roast pumpkins seeds

a good day

Sunday was a good day. The sun was shining. I was surrounded by family and love. So thankful for those kind of days.

preschool field trips

Amelia's school year started off with a few fun field trips. A few weeks ago her lil class went to the Great Harvest Bread Company and was able to tour their bakery, learning how to make yummy bread.

Last week her class went to a little apple farm where there were able to watch and give a hand making fresh apple cider. Their secret ingredient was a few yummy pears thrown in to the mix. Tasty.

pumpkin patch 2011

We made our annual trek to the pumpkin patch this past weekend. I was informed once again by a certain Grinch that our family days at Stoney Ridge are over. But once I got him there he once again enjoyed himself. We enjoyed the beautiful sunshine and we waived the "you can only get a pumpkin you can carry to the car" rule this year. Aiden's weighed in at 35 pounds and Amelia's was 22 pounds.

*cute,funny, sort of sad story from the pumpkin patch - We were petting a big sweet Angus cow and Dale made a comment about yummy meat. Aiden looked at Dale funny and said you don't have to kill the animal to get the meat do you? I couldn't help but start laughing. I guess Aiden thought you humanely sliced meat off a live animal and it could keep on living.

I do have another child...

I feel like Aiden doesn't get much airtime these days. Mostly because he is at school all day opposed to the four year old that is joined to me at the hip. When I look back at this blog...four years and counting... I see Aiden's life is recorded but that changes as they grow up and spend more time away from home. That almost sounds like he's already left for college! Truthfully, Aiden does choose to spend a lot of his time not with his family. He is busy with school, soccer and major playtime hours with his friends. It does make me a lil sad but also makes me treasure that time we do have together. He is still such a sweet sensitive boy and I love the time I do get to spend with him.