Pumpkin Patch and Hay Maze

Fall is my favorite time of year. This year we missed going to Cornbelly's, but we still went to a pumpkin patch. You got to pick your own pumpkins. After we picked our pumpkins the kids went through a hay maze. We finished the day off with dinner at the park. Everything was great. It wasn't too busy and the weather was perfect.

 Caleb loves little pumpkins

 Coleman waiting for "The Great Pumpkin"

 Just the right size

 Dad knows what pumpkin is best

 Tyler with his pumpkin

 I wanted to be different and picked a green pumpkin

 Happy Family

 Uncle Ben giving rabbit ears

 Kaelynn was the last one to find a pumpkin. Grandpa helped her pick one.

 The kids at the maze

 They had tractor rides, but we didn't go on one. Maybe next year.

Lake Powell

We went to Lake Powell this week with my parents and brother, Ben and his family. We had such a good time. We decided we will never again go to Lake Powell in the summer. Going in the fall is the best time. The weather is perfect, the water temp is still warm, the beaches aren't crowded, and the water is glass. We water skied, wake boarded, cliff dived, swam, fished, had camp fires, went for boat rides, and had so much fun!

 We stopped at McDonald's for lunch. Kaelynn and Mom being funny with  the happy meal.

 Here is sunrise one morning. The lake is calling to us!

We dug holes in the sand and the kids made mud baths.

 Coleman was the best baby. He loved playing in the sand. He didn't really get near the water too much.

 Kaelynn caught a fish all by herself. All during the night and in the early morning you can see and hear the fish jump. One early morning Kaelynn saw a fish jump and asked Ben where the poles were he told her to get one out of the back of the truck. She got her own pole and went over to her own spot. We kind of forgot about her until about 15 minutes later we heard her yell "I CAUGHT A FISH!!" It was a baby so we let it go. But she was the only to one to catch a fish. Her grandpa couldn't believe it. He tried a few times, but didn't have the luck.

 Here is Caleb and Grandpa trying to have the same luck as Kaelynn.

 Tyler and Austen fishing.

Ben LOVES to water ski. The conditions couldn't have been better. Look at that glass. The night before he declared he was going to water ski onto the beach, kick off the ski and walk away. We all laughed and said "No Way! Only 'The Fonz' in his leather jacket is that good" Well we were all silenced when he actually did it! I got it on video, but I was in the boat so I didn't get any pictures of the famous event.

 Playing in the mud

All the kids on the tube. Everyday we took all the kids out to a little cave in a rock that was just across the bay. They loved going over there and jumping in the water. Kaelynn was the bravest and cliff jumped from about 10 feet up.

Hello Fall!

Fall is my favorite time of year. I love to decorate, and read books to the kids and go on hay rides and look at pumpkins. This year all my decorations are in storage. But I wasn't going to let that get me down. So I ordered a few new Halloween books (since all the ones I have are, you guessed it, in storage) and found a few decorations and we had a "spooky reading night" for Family night. We turned off all the lights and lit some candles and took turns reading Halloween stories. The kids loved it. I want to do it again. I  might have to go to the library and find some more Halloween books. 

 Careful Coleman that's real fire!

 We also went fishing at Panguitch Lake last week. It was fun. Mom and Dad came with their boat. We started out a little rocky when Ben fell into the Lake and went completely under. It's a good thing we live close. We had a fire on the beach and ate hobo dinners.  They only caught one fish and it was small so no fish this time, but still a good time.

Coleman is looking off wishing that someday he will get a turn on the boat. He did have a good time. He is such a happy baby.

Random - I made this wreath. It's small, but cute!

More random - I couldn't help but take Caleb's picture today. He is such a handsome boy. He is just getting ready to leave for preschool. He loves it there.

Coleman gets mad and Caleb goes to preschool

Grandma gave me her bread recipe so I decided to try it out. It's still a work in progress. While I was kneading the dough Coleman got into the flour. He was really happy and having a fun time until I put the lid on the bucket. I guess he liked to eat the flour plain. Why bother with making bread? I should just give him a bucket of flour to eat.

 Caleb's preschool went on a field trip nature walk. I went with the class to help out. We had a fun time. It's amazing all the cool nature you see when you are actually looking. The kids even found a birds' nest.

 Here is Caleb with his sack trying to find some rocks

 Back at school to get a drink of water and make our nature collage

 Caleb dumped his bag out. His teacher put glue on his paper and they glued everything they found on the paper. I don't know if it will all stay. Some of the kids had pretty big rocks. Some of them every found some apples. Even if they don't all stick to the paper they had a lot fun creating!

Iron County Fair Parade

We had a great time at this years parade. The kids got so much candy. And I got to see the band. (YesIwasabandgeek)

Caleb got a frisbee. With those big eyes who resist? Tyler got an SUU shirt. With those glasses he looks so smart and ready for collage.

After the parade we went to the fair to eat and look at the exhibits. It was crowded, but fun. The parade brings back such good memories!

Back to School 2012

School started last week for Kaelynn and Tyler. Caleb started preschool this week. Kaelynn is in 3rd grade and Tyler is in 1st grade. I always hope/worry that my kids will be good and have good experiences in school. They both seem happy so far. I hope it continues. Caleb was happy with preschool. Coleman and I spend mornings together and it's kind of nice.

Kaelynn - 3rd grade

Tyler - 1st grade

Caleb - preschool

I just had to add these pictures. Coleman LOVES the dishwasher. He can hear it being opened a mile away. When it opens up he drops whatever he is doing for a chance to play with dirty dishes.

Panguitch

Right now I feel like my life in limbo. Since our house plans fell through we don't know what to do, or where we are supposed to be. I am kind of mad at Panguitch. Ben and I have been looking for a permanent place to live since we have moved here. It seems like homes and property are so expensive. If it wasn't so hard to reside in Panguitch things wouldn't be so bad. The people are very nice and the kids seem to really like it here. I think we will probably be in this rental until at least next summer, or until this home sells (in which case who knows what will happen). It is such a beautiful place. This picture is taken from our backyard. It has been raining a lot lately. Which makes things nice when you don't have an air conditioner.

Coleman's 1st Birthday Party

Coleman's birthday was really fun. We had his party in Cedar City. Grandma and Grandpa, Ben's Dad and his sister all came. We played relay races, had cake and just relaxed. It was a perfect evening.