Pumpkin Patch

We went to an adorable pumpkin patch this year!

We went with just the 3 of us, but Scott ended up getting off of work early enough to meet us there!

Yay!

Addie was WAY too scared to get on the giant rocking chair.

Addie was determined to lasso the steer.  I loved how hard she tried! Though, she never came close. Maybe next year.

This is one of my fave pics of the kids.
It kills me that Scott's the one that messed it up by yawning!  He's the one I count on to be smiling:)

Man does this little guy love his Daddy cuddles.

Prepping for her future as a plumber.

Best Job Ever

I have the best job ever.

I really do.

I get to hang out with these little monkeys all day and do things like watch movies and pop popcorn on a lazy weekday afternoon.

It kills me how grown up Bennett looks watching a movie and snacking on his own bowl of popcorn!

Indoor Camping

Much to my surprise, Scott promised Addie they could camp in the backyard one weekend.

He promised this without first checking the forecast.  That Friday night turned out to be raining and under 40 degrees.  Camping in the backyard definitely did not happen!

We decided to do indoor camping.

I was thinking we'd grill hot dogs and marshmallows over our grill.  I totally forgot we had a fireplace that would actually make it fun!  Houston made me forget how awesome fireplaces are.  

Scott got to show off his fire making skills.

The kids had a blast!!!

Only problem is, now Addie won't stop asking if we can have camping!

(PS All of these pictures are horrible quality.  Fire lighting is not great, but I don't care:))

S'mores face!

 We blew up the air mattress, which Addie and Scott slept on the whole night. 

We also watched some Halloween movies and let the kids stay up late.

They were in love!

A Special Day With Dad

Back in September (yes, I'm that far behind!) Scott had a busy month at work and we didn't have any weekends without work to spend with him.  Finally, at the end of the month he had an entire Saturday off and we definitely took advantage of it!  

We took the kids downtown to Kaleidoscope.  It basically a gigantic art studio and the kids can make all sorts of art projects.  Addie loves it and Bennett's starting to get the hang of it!  Mostly he just loves running around.  After that we headed to Costco, which is always one of our family's favorite things to do.  We stopped for lunch.  Then that night before dinner we took the kids to the trail that's right behind our house.  Addie loves to ride her bike on it and Bennett loves to run.  We also watched a lot of football throughout the day and Bennett started trying to mimic the linemen.  Adorable!

This series of pictures is seriously some of my favorites ever. 

Hangin' Around the House

Here's a two month catch-up of the things that went on around our house.

The kids LOVE to do crazy picture games on the ipad with Dad.

Addie learned she can carry Bennett around.  He is not so thrilled about her discovery, though sometimes he'll oblige her and let her take him where she wants.

I love the little photo bomber Bennett and I got in this one.

Bennett loves to wear Addie's sunglasses.  He usually has a crazy turkey tail and when he wears these we call him Elton John.

He was supposed to be brushing his teeth and I found him like this.
I can't control him!

Love that he's lounging like an old man.
Notice his farmer's tan!

Whatever keeps him happy for extended periods of time while I'm cooking dinner.
I let a lot more slide when I'm cooking!

Addie's new obsession is this princess game on my phone.

We were so lucky to get Halloween packages from both sets of grandparents this year!
As you can see, Addie was beyond THRILLED to get The Little Mermaid.

He is way too cute in his Batman jammies.
Too bad he won't sit still in them for me to get a pic of how cute he really is.

I love moments when I go to find the kids and I find them playing so nicely, like this.
Melts my heart.

Loving that he can get in on the Play-Doh action now!

Rare morning cuddles with Dad!

Scott is always game for hot chocolate.  Addie definitely knows this and asks for it all the time!
I loved finding them drinking hot chocolate and reading books!

Utah Trip

Back in September the kids and I were so lucky to be able to go to Utah for a week's visit to see my brother come home from his mission!  Much to my dismay, I can only find 2 pics from that whole trip.  TWO!  I took a slew of them and they are nowhere to be found.  Not happy.  So I guess you'll just have to take my word for it that we went and had a wonderful time and loved getting to see Uncle Calvin and all of our other family!

Cousins reunited!