School Halloween Parade

I went to see B at his preschool for their Halloween Parade.
Brandon dressed up as "diego" from his favorite show.
So while all the other kids had elaborate costumes I home-made ours.
The store bought version wasn't very impressive and diego wears jeans and a blue shirt.
I didn't see a point in buying a felt version.
So after I got to school I noticed he didn't bother putting on his blue shirt and instead had on his basketball shirt that he wore to school.
So he REALLY looked like he had parents that didn't bother trying.
But he's still so darn cute.

They listened to a story until it was time to start and then they marched outside

And came back in for B's favorite part.
Cupcakes

Pumpkin Carving

I purchased a pumpkin carving kit at the store at the beginning of Oct.
B was SO excited that he carried around the whole thing for about 2 weeks.
(we didn't take the tools out so he just carried the cardboard package)
He even took it to school once or twice!
He just couldn't WAIT to "scoop out the gooey stuff"
So Kenn cut open the top and below is the face

Surprise! He did NOT like it
(normally I am the one that guts the pumpkin but I was making dinner)
So to save time daddy did it.
Skip forward to B drawing his "silly face" on his pumpkin

Then Kenn carved it out. I really love it

Then Kenn carved a Diego Pumpkin
(brandon is narrating for you)

Finished product!

He amazes me every year~

Pumpkin & Apple Picking

So backed up again! Oct we had events EVERY weekend so here I am finally updating them all.
(and sick none the less) Hey its another day as a Mom.

So the Middle of Oct we went with another family to go Apple & Pumpkin Picking.
Brandon was VERY excited.
It was a little Orchard that was owned a private farming family, who also had mums and made fresh apple cider.

First we took a tractor ride out to the pumpkin fields

Brandon had a ladybug land on him
(Thats good luck)

We loaded up the pumpkins and headed back

Then we went to pick apples.
this was the first time for the 3 of us
We got Granny Smith (my favorite)

The car was completely full... pumpkins in the trunk
apples and 3 HUGE mums.
The third was in my lap up front.
(my car had to be professionally cleaned after we got home)

We ended our visit with lunch at Sonic.
Kenn and I were excited b/c it was our first "real" lunch there.
We also got the famous ice-cream.
It was pretty darn good for fast food.
My personal favorite is the cherry lime-aid.
Too bad they don't have any closer.

After we got home I baked my first apple pie from scratch,
everyone seemed to like it so tonight I made 2 more for Sarah's house for tomorrow.
Brandon was slightly upset he couldn't eat one so I told him we could make one this weekend,
so he asked if we could go apple picking again.
I felt bad explaining that it was a special seasonal activity.
We really enjoyed showing him the process of Apple tree to Pie though,
it really hits home how to support the local farmers

PA weekend Part 2

The next morning the 4 of us went to LongWood Gardens.
I have to warn you all of these pictures are mine...
So if your looking for beautiful flower portraits from kenn you shall be disappointed.
I am much more simplistic :)

B checking out the flower

well looking inside of it...

This is Brandon and his Map. he LOVED this map
Carried it around all day looking for where we were on the map.
Pointing to where he wanted to go...
He took it to school the next day, and carried it around the house all week.
This map is still sitting in my living room.

One of the many cute kitties taking a nap in the sun.

B and the Bees

Cheesing by the waterfall

Brandon said the tower was his FAVORITE part of the trip.
We walked down the winding stairs to the waterfall below
and it was playing bells while we were inside of it.

Brandon took this picture of kenn and I believe it or not

B and the train garden

This is Brandon and the Children's Garden area.

Onto the rest of the garden...

And *My* favorite part of the Gardens...

Our PA weekend- Sept 2010 Part 1

A few weeks ago my mother, Kenn, B and I went to PA for a weekend trip.
Sat we went to the Please Touch Museum and let B run around.
He preferred the Car area where he drove and filled the car up with gas
and air in the tires.

At the grocery area he first ran and gathered his favorite foods:

(its cheese, bread, milk, a bannana)

But soon he found his calling:
Checking people out. This he prob would have stayed at all day also.

Onto Alice and Wonderland.
Which he remembered this Croquet part from last time.

Next the Jungle Music area:

This surprisingly WASN'T my idea

He finished up back at the cars and then it was on to the hotel, wine tasting and dinner.