Pumpkin patch trip

This year we ended up at the pumpkin patch solo. Past years we go with friends or family, but timing wise it just didnt work out to meet up with anyone. But that was ok becuase we had a great time anyways, just us as a family. We found this great farm last year, Bauman Farms, in Gervais. And were pretty sure its where we'll always go as long as its open. Its one of the biggest pumpkin patches we've ever heard of locally. You pay $10 per person and you get to play all day long, and do all the activities as many times as you want. Thats pretty great compared to most patches that make you pay per activity and can add up pretty quickly to way more than $10. We spent most of the day there, had some yummy apple cider donuts for snack, played in all the mazes (including the dark one that Eli and I were in for over 2 hours while Daddy and Zach ate hot dogs.) We bounced on the bouncey pillow (and Zach got angry everyone kept bouncing him to the edge), rode zip line swings (which I was so suprised Zach did too!), pet lots of animals, wrode a tractor hay ride, and so so sooooooooooo much more. It was a fun packed day, and they both passed out in the car with exhaustion within minutes of hitting the road. We didnt buy any pumpkins at the pumpkin patch though. We grew TEN in our garden this year, so instead of buying pumpkins we bought Bauman farms yummy apple cider, some donuts, and lots of other yummies they sell in their store there.
These pictures are all off of a disposable camera because our digital broke. So I ran out of film durring our pumpkin painting. :( Its too bad too because it was pretty humerous. The boys ended up painting themselves, and made for a crazy shower. We got it on video, maybe I'll have to just post the video of it since I dont have pictures. But I will also take a picture of the boys with the finished results of our pumpkins on my NEW CAMERA my hubby just bought me. Yep, Im back up and running...blogger watch out.

Zach and soccer....not friends

Since Zach turned 3 this summer and was now old enough to join his first season of soccer, we decided to sign him up on a team. Eli started at 3 also, on the same team. Little Kicks. Its more of a camp style that teaches them the beginnings of sports and lasts about 8 weeks, every saturday morning. Our very first practice Zach took off running with his team and coach. I was so proud of my brave little baby. But my brave little baby quickly melted...and every saturday since that day, its been the same exact story line. We get to practice all amped up and ready to play, run to the team...play and stretch for about 5 -10 minutes...and then MELT DOWN. I think we've decided that maybe he's not the sports nutt that brother Eli is. Zach can run around the house all day long and not get tired, but put him on a team and all the sudden he's couch potato city. So where we push Eli to do sports, because he loves them....I dont think we'll push Zach much anymore unless he asks us to. He may just end up a Drama and Choir boy like his Daddy was and put his sports career in his past. We'll see, we never know. Because even though it was a fight at practices, he was so proud to brag to friends and family that he plays soccer now. So here is what every saturday played out like:
Time to stretch

Playing red light green light with the ball

Go Zach Go..nice job! He's the one on the far left

And were done....

No really...he's done for the day. He's "tired". 15 minutes complete..dont even try to bribe him to play more. He goes totally noodle legs on you when you try.

So Ive decided theres nothing wrong with going to college as a Drama major. He could be our next Brad Pitt. ;)

Kindergarten school pictures

What a handsome little Kindergarten boy! I have to admit, I think he's one of the cutest little handsome boys Ive ever seen...and I dont think its just because Im his Mommy. ;) We cant go anywhere without someone commenting on his looks, his beautiful green eyes, his heart warming smile, or his cute little "butt chin". He's so cute with his reaction to his "fans" as well. At soccer this last week, the lady passing out their team pictures stopped when she got to him and their conversation went as follows:

Lady: "Man, youre a little cutie arent you?"
Eli: "uh hu" (with a big cheesey smile across his face)
Lady: "I bet you hear that all the time?"
Eli: "uh hu" (with an even bigger wrench your heart out cute smile, nodding his head in agreeance with her))
Lady: "I bet youre going to win all the ladies over someday hu?"
Eli: "uh hu. Im going to go play soccer now" (as he's waving to her and still wearing that ear to ear smile)
....what a flirt. We may be in trouble.
I was very excited for his "1st" school pictures to arrive. We did his hair all handsome, and then I threatned him when he got on the bus NOT to touch his hair until after the pictures were taken at school. :) The background color came back wrong than from what I ordered (I ordered BLUE not red...yes I know, I gave up a red something? am I sick? I guess they knew me though, and still gave him red) but I was very pleased to see that he smiled nicely for the camera and hadnt touched his hair all day long!
Now in my school years, we werent technologically advanced like things are these days. With his picture order we also got a cool cd that had these 3 different styles to his picture saved for us so we can share our pictures online too! Wow, why did I order all those wallets then? ;)

Once again, if you havent noticed our blogs slowing down latley, were having camera issues. Again, we broke ANOTHER digital camera. Ive lost count how many we've gone through in our marriage. We've been told that we should just buy those childrens fisher price cameras. Its probably best we do, then the next time we drop our camera in a puddle, the sand, at the fair, etc...it wont matter because its child tested! hehe So, soon my friends (when I can find the time to go buy a new camera...or develop the film on the ever so trendy disposable camera!), blogging will resume. Give me a week, and I promise that pumpkin patch and all will be clearly blogged for all you viewers. :)