Video to Go with "Super Saturday" Post Below

I tried to upload some other cute video from the pumpkin patch, but they were all too big and were taking way too long. So this is it for now!

Super Saturday

We had such a fun family day on Saturday. We all went to the local Farmer's Market because the kids have been LOVING fruit so much lately that we wanted to get thee most delicious. The kids had fun picking out their own fruit, though Eliza got a little scared when the strange farmer man offered her some grapes to taste. That sent her into a meltdown, but she quickly recovered at the next stop where they offered samples of Asian Pears.
We decided to surprise the kids with a trip to one of our favorite October spots...the pumpkin patch. Saturday was opening day and they were ecstatic when we pulled up and remembered all the fun things to do there from last year. They insisted on pulling the wagons, going through the hay maze, running through the patch and getting up close and personal with the sunflowers, waiting forever for the tractor pulled hayride through the corn fields to begin, playing in the huge corn kernel box, and trying to pick up and throw down as many pumpkins as possible. They had a blast and that is why we will be going back most likely at least twice/week over the next month. They can't get enough and it is a great place to take pictures. Speaking of pictures, I really did want to get some cute ones and I even tried to dress Eliza in some Fall colors that might actually go with the orange pumpkins and the green patch; however, she is extremely opinionated and HAD to wear her favorite hot pink and gray outfit that Grandma recently gave her. I guess i'll have to bribe her next time to wear what I want her to wear, but i definitely wasn't up for any battles this Saturday.
After the pumpkin patch, we were off to another one of our favorite spots...Costco. The kids love going there for hot dogs, churros, and soda (yes, i am a very health conscious mom as you can tell...) and then of course we always love roaming through Costco to see just how much money we can spend in one visit! By the end of this, the kids were so tired they both fell asleep in the car on the way home, which meant a nice peaceful afternoon for me and Geoff of laying on the couch watching football, of course until the lawn guys came and woke Kolby up, but at least he loves watching football too...
The day ended with Geoff and the kids going to a friend's for BBQ and the BYU game while I went with all the wives to the Broadcast. Apparently, the 7 Dads had 23 kids all under the age of 5, except 1! The women definitely got the better end of the deal this time. All in all, a most fabulous day!

Can't Wait to be a Big Sister

I thought this was a cute/tender moment. Eliza loves to hug the baby by hugging my belly. Kolby loves to do it too cuz he actually recognizes when the baby is kicking him. Hopefully they will be this tender and sweet when the baby actually comes. We'll know soon enough...

Our New Favorite Place...

The kids and I have been going to the new SportsPark by our house every day! We love it. They have 3 different play areas that are all huge, tons of soccer fields to run around on or throw the football around on, and the best part of all (besides lots of clean bathrooms) is the big sprinkler pad that has water shooting out of it from 11-7 every day and is a great place to run around and stay cool. We go there with people from preschool, people from church and our neighbors...everybody wants to do it! We are so glad we finally got something so fun here close to our house. I think after 4 days in a row of going there, we might pass on tomorrow, but I'm sure by Saturday they will be begging to go back.

Tulare County Fair

We love the Fair! It comes around every September and in our little town it is pretty exciting. The kids love to go see the animals, but do not like to touch (they are a lot like their mom that way!) but it makes it easy on me since I don't have to worry about sanitizing their hands every two seconds. This year, they loved the bubble area where they could make huge bubbles with the ginormous bubble wands. And of course they are at the stage where they want to ride all the fair rides and eat all the fair food. Did someone say funnel cakes??? It has become our annual tradition to go with our friends, the Roaches and the kids have so much fun together. Kolby's highlight was the monster truck show. He thought that was "so awesome" and continues to talk about it on an almost daily basis. I think I'd better get online and start looking for some tix to a Monster Truck Show...it would be a great father/son outing and he would be in heaven. I keep trying to upload some photos but for some reason it won't let me tonight. So I'll put some fair photos on another day...

The Polka Dot Princess

A couple weeks ago, Geoff took Kolby with him somewhere and Eliza was so sad to be stuck at home with me. So we turned it into a fun girly night. Painting her fingernails and toenails is always fun for her, but I also curled her hair for the first time and put real make up on. She definitely felt like a princess. She ate it up for a few minutes and then was off to the trampoline, not really caring about her princessiness one bit. It was so cute and fun and I am sure she had a better time with me that night than she would have had with Geoff and Kolby. :-)

Where Have I Been?

We have endured the very hot summer here in CA and are now enjoying beautiful Fall weather! It is fabulous! As you can tell, I'm not sure blogging is really for me and that's why I didn't post anything after our "New Addition" announcement, but since I love reading other people's blogs, I figured I would give it one more try so our friends can stay up to date on our little family and how cute our kids are. :-)
We are 11 days or sooner (if this baby decides to come on its own) away from having Baby #3. I am feeling ok, but maybe that is because I just feeling like doing nothing but sitting around. The kids are keeping me on my feet, though by insisting on taking daily bike rides. I am sure I look hilarious 9 months pregnant and riding a bike with a stroller attached behind, but at least it is some exercise and the kids love it. We had a fun trip down to the UCLA vs. BYU football game at the beginning of the month. It was a little out of control since our kids didn't take naps and only slept 5 1/2 hours the night before because they were so excited to see their cousins and grandparents and the dogs. Eliza finally crashed for the 4th qtr, which meant we were able to enjoy the game a little bit. Of course it is never enjoyable when the Cougars lose, but...We are so excited for baby #3, especially to find out if it is a boy or girl and then so excited cuz Geoff is taking 6 weeks off work to hang out with us. Can't wait! Then I will have some fun stories and pictures to post, but until then no promises...