Pumpkins All Around~October 2010

Sonny's Preschool Class got to go to a Pumpkin Patch for their field trip in October.  It was a really nice day...not too cold, not too hot & not raining. It was really fun!!  Sonny tried out the rope swings they had & then we got to go on a hayride to pick out our pumpkins. 
I always think it's so fun to go & see all the pumpkins & take pictures of them all. 
Anyway...it was really fun & I'm glad we got to go.

Here's Sonny on the rope swing.
I love all the different faces he makes.

Here's some pics of the hayride, the pumpkins we got to pick

& just pumpkins all around the patch.

Sonny's 4th Birthday~October 2010

WELL.............

Sonny's 4th Birthday was back in October 2010 (I know...slacker me) & we celebrated by having a "monster" theme & going to a nearby park.  I planned 2 games for the kids to play (water balloon toss & pin the eye on the ghost) & then we sang Happy Birthday & ate "monster" cupcakes & opened presents.  I'd have to say it was pretty fun.  The best of course was the water ballon toss.  My nephew Mason loved it sooo much...he just really liked tossing the balloons straight on the ground.  It was so funny.  The kids had fun & I also made them clean up the mess.  We had lots of fun & Sonny did too even though he had been sick off & on with a fever a few days before.  He had to leave the party early to go home because he didn't feel good at all but he made it through all the fun stuff & the rest of us just hung around & cleaned up til we wanted to leave.  I'm so glad that everyone was able to make it & join us for the festivities.  Here are a couple of collages of the days events.

Playing water balloon toss & catch & pin the eye on the ghost.

Singing Happy Birthday & opening gifts.

You can tell Sonny wasn't feeling well....poor guy....I finally took him to the dr

a few days later & he

had an ear infection.

Here's me posing with the awesome "MONSTER" cupcakes.

So fun & easy to make. I made strawberry cupcakes...that's what Sonny wanted...with

vanilla & chocolate frosting.

Used candy corns for the spikes & skittles for the eyes & some heavy

duty blue food coloring for the dots on the eyes which turned your mouth blue.

I totally didn't know it would do that but I didn't eat all the candy....only the top part of the

cupcake with the frosting.....THE BEST PART!!!!

Family & Friends.

Thanks everyone for making this a special day for Sonny!!

And thanks Hollie for all the pics!!

I'm always so busy I don't really get the shots I want.

Happy 4th Birthday Sonny !!!!

Blake's Jog-a-Thon 2010

Blake's school had their annual Jog-a-thon the 1st week in October.
He said he was going to do better than last year & make it to 20 laps.
Well...let's just say he's an over achiever when he really wants to be.
He ran 35 laps!!!
He did so great & I'm glad I was able to be there :)
I wish they had a track program for kids in elementary school. I think it would be really good for him.
Grandpa Chuck was able to come too & I was able to see my friend Debie & her husband Mike.
It was a fun morning!!

Sonny's trip to the Firestation

Sonny's 1st field trip was in September & it was to a local Firestation!!!! Unfortunately I was not able to take him because I was working.
What??!! I was working....more on that later.
Luckily Grammy Sisa was available so she got to take him & take pictures too.
She said he was really good & had a really fun time.
I'm so glad she was able to take him. It's fun looking at the pictures & checking out his reactions.
There's a picture of him holding the firehose & it reminds me of when Blake went to the Firestation on a field trip & how I had to coax him up to hold the firehose. Two totally different kids!! After this trip to the Firestation Sonny said he wanted to be a Fireman when he grew up & I thought it would be fun for him to be one for Halloween. No such luck...he was adamant that he would be a Fireman when he grew up....NOT for Halloween. Crazy kid!!



Update....so I started working part time back in early September. I'm working at Macy's & I love it!! I was hired to help with Trim-a-Home (Christmas) & wherever else I was needed. I cannot say enough good things about Macy's. I swear it just totally fell into my lap (wink wink....I know Heavenly Father answers prayers) & I LOVE it!! Did I say that already??!! It's been great & totally fits into my schedule...I can work while the kids are in school & then get off in time to be a mom!! It's great!!

Discovery Park

My "Bonus Mom" Dawn works for JetBlue & one of the other airlines was having a BBQ at Discovery Park & invited JetBlue employees & their families to come along as well. I've never been to Discovery Park so I thought it would be fun to go. Plus there were going to be Bounce Houses, games & food. Bonus!! Me & the boys met up with my sisters Alicia & Amelia & our Parents & had a nice afternoon together at the park

(even though it was seriously HOT!!)

The boys had fun in the bounce houses you see in the background & here is Blake waiting for his turn athe the ring toss where you win suckers.

And here he is trying to win.

Here's Naunie with my Sonny & my nephew Mason waiting to win their suckers.

Blake played this spinning game for a long time & won a bunch of stuff. 

I would love to make one of these & have it for Birthday parties & other stuff.

Sonny & Mason.

Look!!!  We got our suckers!!!

Naunie & Mason.

He is such a "Kuty" pie!!!

Mmmmm...nothin makes a little boy happier than a sucker!!

We had a nice time & I thought the park was nice. 

Lots of places to have a picnic & to just run around.  I didn't see any playgrounds so if you ever go make sure you bring stuff to do...games or your bikes & make sure you have money for parking.

 (this was also the same day that my mom was released from the hospital after slipping & falling in a store she was shopping at.  she had a concussion so I picked her up & took her home because she was not allowed to drive.  I also helped her out by checking in on her over the next few days & picking up some groceries for her.  it's been about a month & she is recovering but she still gets a little woozy sometimes.  my poor mom.)

Happy Birthday Libby

Happy 5th Birthday Libby!!! 

Libby's Birthday was back in September & she  decided that she wanted to celebrate at one of  her favorite parks!!  It really is a cool park!!
 It was a great day for an outside party & she got lots of fun "girl" stuff.
Here's a fun picture of the new 5 year old that I took.
Doesn't she look oh so dramatic?!

The party was lots of fun with a pinata, cotton candy, cupcakes & a fun playground to play on.
Check out the pictures of Blake on the spiderweb.
(click on collage to see larger)

For Libby's Birthday present I decided to make her this cute little tote bag & fill it up with markers & pads of paper.  I found the instructions here on this cute blog called Cluck Cluck Sew & her instructions were easy for me to follow & execute.  Go check it out if you want a simple little tote bag.

Outside of the bag.

Inside of the bag. 

I had fun making this bag & yes I whipped it up the day before the Birthday party.  I am such a procrastinator!!  I decided that I should make some for "Trick or Treating".

Couldn't leave out some fun pics of my boys!!!
Picasa is a great way to "spice" up my pics that don't always turn out so great.
I love it because it makes me enjoy the pictures that much more :)

Aren't they cuties!!

A Temple Sealing

Back on September 11, 2010 I had the opportunity to attend the Temple Sealing for my cousin Jason & his wife Melissa. It was wonderful & I was so glad I got to be there. I'm so happy for the wonderful life choices that Jason & Melissa made to get to be a family through all Eternity. They also had their son Jason 2 sealed to them that same day. I'm so grateful for Temple sealings & that the Lord has provided a way for us to be together not just though this earthly life but through all Eternity. 

It was just a great day...inside & out :)

(Here's a couple of "fun shots" of some family members that were there)

Aunt Carol & my cousin Jessica

Dawn, Grandma, Aunt Denise & Aunt Jen

CONGRATULATIONS JASON & MELISSA!!!!