My Little Punkins

There is a farmstand near our house where I love taking my children. I feel like we are on a field trip each time we visit. This weekend I stopped by with the kiddos to pick out some pumpkins for Harrison's pumpkin party.

Peek-A-Boo!

I am glad Kennedy could appreciate the beauty in these warty looking ones.Mikey liked grabbing the pumpkins from the stack and throwing them back.
Thanks, Jack, for holdin' up the stack.
My little Cutie (pumpkin) pie!

Kennedy has begun to enjoy taking photos. The last two are courtesy of her.

Seven and a Half

Today is Kennedy's half birthday. She made her own chocolate bundt cake by reading the directions and following them perfectly. I merely supervised. How does the little girl who once made Easy Bake cookies with her mom grow up to be 7 1/2 and baking big cakes on her own? She also looked up the glaze recipe on the computer and made it herself.

The boys were very glad for a reason to eat chocolate cake!


I love homeschooling. Today as part of Jack's work, he got to make his initials out of floam.

More Ketchup, Please

Oh, how we love to celebrate life! Cousin Willem Dando turned one. We were thankful to be there to witness his first cupcake.We did the Puyallyp with a gallop this year. We arrived early and left in time for Mikey's nap.

We did stay long enough to see the giant pumpkins and buy some seeds to grow our own next year.The children always love milking Mabel in her stable.

"Wake up Bear, it's the first day of school!"Kennedy ~ Grade TwoJackson ~ KindergartenHarrison ~ Preschool Aria, our other second grade studentClass photo. Is Mikey a future class clown?

For a special treat, we made caramel apples. What a sweet way to begin the new school year.

Plain Ketchup

I am playing catch-up on my blog. I haven't written in a super long time. I am working on a 6 week Civil War unit for our home school co-op. It has taken over any of my extra blogging time. So here goes...

Kennedy lost her second tooth. Her first one was pulled out by the dentist two years ago, so this is the first one to actually fall out on its own accord.
Last weekend my gram and I did the Iron Girl 5k at Green Lake. I ran it four minutes slower than last year and she improved her time by several minutes!
My spunky gram won a prize for her age group. We can't remember if she was first or second. At 77 years old, she was actually the oldest lady registered in the race that day.

My gram is so great. I hope that when I am her age I am still competing in races.

Harrison was so excited to visit the dentist for the first time.
This is a little too reminiscent of the marshmallow incident in July.
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We had a little cupcake celebration with my dad for his 57th birthday.

Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Big Day For Jack! He Finally Gets to Chew Gum!

Every family has their share of quirky traditions. Our family is no different. Around here, if you want to chew gum, you have to be in kindergarten (or beyond) and it must be Saturday. Yesterday marked the first day for Jackson to qualify. He officially began his kindergarten homeschool curriculum last week and counted down the days until Saturday.

You Go Girl!

It happened this summer. Something magical. Something that we are all so proud of. Kennedy learned to ride her purple and white Sea Starz Quest with no training wheels!

Who Could Ask For Anything More?

I turned 35 last week. It was awesome. I got everything I could possibly want and more.

It started out at 8:00 AM...I actually got to sleep in! Ken woke up with the kiddos and made me breakfast in bed...blackberry pancakes and coffee.
We went to Saltwater Park for a picnic and played for a while.

Jack saw the sign on this electrical box and knew immediately what it meant. He ran over to us exclaiming, "There is a monster who lives in that box! If you bother him, he will come out and get you!"
Sweet Harrison gave me this beautiful "berfday fwower."We came home to Dixie cups. Below is Harrison's tummy after he finished his!
We went out on a motorcycle date, thanks to my friend, Steph, who stayed with the children. Please note the fabulous banner that my husband created for me while I slept in.Sun setting on Alki and a truly wonderful birthday.

"It is not the years in your life that count, but the life in your years."

~Abraham Lincoln

And then the next night I celebrated at Red Robin with Steph. So much to be thankful for!

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(I can't tell exactly how many candles are on that slice of cake)

Age 10