Pumpkin Patch

On Friday we went to a local pumpkin patch to have a little fun. It wasn't quite as fun as the one in Cleveland, but the girls had a good time.They 2 mazes that were just for kids...no adults allowed!! Kind of scary to send your kid in there just hoping that they make it out ok!Here is Addie trying to pick up a pumpkin. She is such a goofball.Macie so proud that she could pick this one up. She took this whole pumpkin patch thing very seriously!! We were not leaving there until we had found the perfect pumpkin! Here she pondering on which one we should choose.And while Macie is serious about this pumpkin business....Addie could careless and is more worried about having fun!
Then we moved onto the bounce houses. Those things are soooo fun!! (No, Sara, I did not do these pregnant like we did when we prego with the first ones!! haha!!) The kids had blast and could not do them enough times. I love Addie's super woman pose on this!! When the girls saw this, they had to get measured. Every time they drink milk we have to measure them to see how big they have gotten. They are obsessed with getting big and seeing how tall they are. Funny girls! The best part is that they really think every time they drink milk, they grow!Addie's height.And the pumpkin cut out. The girls had a fun time and we can't complain either. We just couldn't believe how hot it was....still....Finally we ended the day with a hay ride around the pumpkin patch.

JOKE

So, On Monday I had another ultrasound to make sure that things were going good with the baby. During this ultrasound we checked the gender to make sure that it was really a girl.....and to our great surprise....it wasn't, it is a BOY! Holy cow!!! Shock, disbelief, excited...these are just a few of the things that we have felt. We can't believe that we are actually having a boy. We were sure that our home was going to be a home filled with girls and we were completely fine and excited about that. I liked that it was a girl because we already had everything for a girl and I wouldn't have to buy anything. I had already made headbands and bought matching outfits for the girls and everything!!!

Geoff was not able to come with us to the ultrasound because he was at work, so he called me to ask how things went and then he said "so, it is a girl right?" at this point I wasn't sure how I was going to answer because I wanted to see his reaction in person, so I went along with it and just said "yep, a girl." When he came home I had dinner on the table and on his plate I had this sign:

He was so shocked and just looked at me, mouth open, in total disbelief!! It was pretty funny! Then he says.."are you serious? Why didn't you tell me when I called?" I then proceeded to tell him that I wanted to see his reaction in person, so I didn't know what else to do!! HAHA!!

Needless to say we are all excited and are getting used to the idea...well, all of us but Addie...she "doesn't like boys and doesn't want to have the baby anymore!"

Rain!!!

Last Sunday it actually RaIneD!!!! So, naturally the girls wanted to take full advantage and who am I to say no when we NEVER see rain!! I can't pass up a good play in the rain opportunity! So before church they got all of their gear on and headed out with their umbrella's. I am pretty sure that they stayed out there for an entire hour. They could not get enough!! When it was time to come in, they insisted that I take a couple of pictures of them in their wetness....
They had ditched their umbrella's about half way through their play time, so they were pretty wet!So cute! I love that they know how to have fun and don't care if they get wet!

School Carnival

Macie's school had a school fall carnival that we were able to go to a couple of weeks ago. The girls had a blast! They stuck with the games that only cost a ticket or 2 and always came with a prize. Their favorite one was the fishing one. I am pretty sure that they did this one like 5 times.
Addie picking her duck.Here they are fishing.Old pilgrims. Macie was pretty mad that we made her be the boy....she was just taller.because she was mad, we had to do this one as well so she could be a cute flower. Silly girl!

Sayings

There are a few things that the girls have said lately that I really want to remember.
Macie came home from school about 2 weeks ago and was complaining that the boys on the playground were kissing her, they were chasing her down and making her kiss them!!!....I did nothing about it the first day she said it, but the second day, I emailed her teacher. She said that she didn't like school anymore and wanted to just stay home, so I knew that something had to be done. We finally got the whole boy chasing thing taken care of when she comes home and says to me:
Macie: "EJ (a boy from her class) is in love with me."
Me: what? How do you know this?
Macie: He told me. He tells me every morning that he wants to kiss me.
Me: What?!!! You don't kiss him...right?!!!
Her: No!! That is gross!!
Me: (sigh of relief)...What do you say to him?
Her: okay.... and he called me sweetie (at this point she starts to giggle)

I don't know what we are going to do with her when she is older if it is already this bad!! AHH!! Thankfully school has been going better and she is making friends and actually is enjoying going to school.
Addie goes to school once a week and loves it!! She asks everyday if it is her school day.
When we were reading scriptures the other night, she was copying what Geoff was reading and this is what came out:
G: And it came to pass..
A: And it came to pass..
G: that Alma
A: that Elmo
I was laughing so hard because every time he would say Alma...she would say Elmo and think nothing of it! So funny
On the way home from church today Addie says: "mom, I'm happy because our home is close to the church." So random and so funny that she would think to say this!!

I love my girls and the things that they say! Life would be soooo boring without them around!

Painting

Here are a few things that we have been doing to keep busy lately.Puffy microwave paints. I found this online and new that I had to try it with the girls. To say that they loved it is an understatement. You make this paint and put it on cardboard and then put in the microwave and watch it puff up. Pretty cool. Macie is making a house.
Addie is making a blob. She actually sat and did this for about 45 minutes. AMAZING, seeing as I cannot get her to do anything artsy for more than 10 minutes at the most. And she keeps asking when we can do it again.Addie's final picture after it had been in the microwave.Macie's final picture.Since starting school, Macie is really tired. We have found her asleep on the floor a few times. This night she was asleep on the sleeping bags with books all around her. Poor thing has so much she wants to try and do when she gets home, but can never find all of the time that she needs.Here is Addie.....Being goofy...and thinking that she is being silly. Funny little girl. She on the other hand, could stay up all night.

Addie starts school

Addie has a started going to a preschool one day a week. She LOVES it!! She loves having something special just for her. She has to pack a lunch and gets to do some gym time with it. I can't believe that she is big enough for this, but really needed something just for her. It is so cute to take her and pick her up and hear all about her day.

The Park

Now that the weather is cooling down a little bit, we feel as though we can actually go out and explore without getting heat stroke. Last Saturday we went to an area park to check it out. It was a really fun park. The girls were in heaven. I feel like I haven't been taking a whole lot of pictures of them lately, so I took the camera to capture them in the fun. Here are a few of my favorites.

Macie swinging. This summer she learned how to pump herself. Hallelujah!!! She is getting so big.Here is Addie. She is such a cheese ball. Still feels like she needs to sit in a baby swing.Macie at the top of the climber.Addie showing me her "really cool trick". Macie climbing the rock wall. She would go all the way around and thought that she was pretty cool. She could not get enough of this toy.

my man...observing the children and looking good if I do say so myself!!Addie in the tunnelMacie coming out of the slideLeaving the park.

Sea World

Over Labor Day Weekend, we decided to take advantage of the nice weather and the places we live close to and headed down to Austin and San Antonio for the weekend. On Friday we got into Austin just in time to head downtown to the congress bridge where over 1 million Mexican bats fly out at the same time every night. It was pretty cool/gross/neat to see so many of them. It takes them over 1/2 hour to fly out from under the bridge and a lot of people go there every night just to see it happen. Here is our picture of the bats. Awesome....I know.
On Saturday we headed down to San Antonio where we hit up Sea World. Geoff and I were pretty hesitant to go and do this with the girls being so young, but we are soooo glad that we did. It was definitely the highlight of the trip. We all had a blast and would probably do it again if we could. Here are a few pics of the adventure.Macie on the Merry go Round.Addie and Geoff on the Merry go Round.Here are the Sea Lions. They were hilarious. It was so fun to watch them. Geoff and I found it so fascinating how well they train these animals.Here they are waiting for the Sea Lion show to start. This was Macie's favorite show. This is all she would talk about. She thought that it was hilarious.This is what Macie and Addie were doing almost the entire show. Quite funny. She just could not believe what she was seeing!!And this Sea Lion was just Huge!! I am sure that it weighs a ton and it was actually quite ugly.Here are the girls and Geoff on another ride. I was pretty positive that Addie would NOT like this ride and I was right. But, she did alot better than I thought she would, however she chose not to go on it again.This is another show. It had the dolphins and the acrobats and some of these beautiful beluga whales. It was seriously so neat. Again, Geoff and I were left completely baffled at how they can do this type of thing with such animals.Here are the girls during this show. They are in their swim suits because we had just gotten done with the swim park there and we were still wet.And here are the dolphins.
On Sunday we headed to the Alamo and Riverwalk. It was interesting to see, but hard with 2 little girls that were completely exhausted from the day before. I mean, Macie was crying that she was tired after walking for only 5 minutes. So, we didn't last to long.The Alamo.The girls at a pond inside the Alamo. This was, naturally, their favorite part.Here we are on the Riverwalk in San Antonio. They are on a bridge over the river.The last thing that we did was take a boat ride through the riverwalk. It was very beautiful and interesting. After the boat ride, the girls were done, so we called it a day and headed home. It was a very fun trip and we had a great time.