Bishop's Pumpkin Farm Family FUN

The Thursday before Halloween, Jay took the day off and we took a drive to Wheatland, CA to the Bishop's Pumpkin Farm. We have gone in years past and treasure our memories there but have yet to take Sarah. We decided to go and let Sarah have some fun there too and continue what has become a tradition for our family. Colton likes to lead the way and show Sarah where all the fun is and what to do.

One of our favorite spots in the petting farm. The kids and I actually went into the pin with the goats and fed them food right out of our hands. Colton adores animals and likes to take care of them. Sarah however was more timid than Colton.

Sarah and I fed the goats together because her hands are so little that they goats would nibble on her finger tips hoping for more food. But she too became fond of the mini goats.

After a short hay ride out to the huge pumpkin patch we got to pick out our own pumpkins. I love the few of a field of pumpkins it is really pretty and makes everything feel like fall.

Colton couldn't decide which pumpkin was his favorite. But he was all smiles just to be there having fun on an overcast fall day.

Staying Busy and Enjoying the Life

It seems that once the leaves start to change and the weather gets just a little bit cooler that life gets busier and you loose track of time. Many things have been keeping us busy particularly our kids and we love that, every minute of it!!
Colton went on a field trip with his prescool to a Pumpkin Patch here locately. The class met at the Pumpkin Patch and got to play in the Play zone where they had a hay maze, a pool of lima beans, tree house tower, bush huts and tractors. They could even feed the goats. I am sure this was the favorite part. But the kids also went on a tractor ride through the walnut orchard over to pick a pumpkin and learn about how they grow. The trip's next station was to learn about winter pea plants and plant their own. What a great day in the sun with beautiful fall weather.

In our spare time at home Sarah and Colton enjoying playing together. Sarah adores her big brother and tries to find any way to do exactly what he is doing. Even if it means standing on a box of blocks just to make a slam dunk. They have a great brother and sister connection.

The kids love to play outside and Colton has learned to ride his bike without training wheels. He had a friend that did not have the training wheels and hopped on a started riding all by himself. And he didn't fall at all. We are so proud of his accomplishment.

Even when life is busy we LOVE ONE ANOTHER!

We still have not decided if Sarah is a tomboy or a premodonna. But she certianly LOVES to wear Mommmy's heels. Everyday she gets into my closet and clicks around the house in heels.

Even in the Busy moments of life it is important to capture and remember those precious memories that make you smile even for a minute!

Baby Girl, Our Sarah!

Sarah keeps us on our toes. She is into lots of things with curiousity wanting to be like Coco, Mom or Dada. She just wants to be a big girl. She certainly is getting big and learning so much.

Some of Sarah's favorites things: Baby dolls. She even says "Baby" and loves carrying and pushing around her Baby dolls.
Sarah other favorite thing is her Big brother, she calls "Coco" or "Bubba." But she is always looking out and asking for her Bubba, notice they both have sippy cups. Sarah always asks for her juice and then one for Colton.
"CHEESE" She can be a ham, when she wants to but not too often on demand. Here she is being more daring than normal by standing on her car. She is becoming a climber.
Two Peas in a Pod or a Laundry basket which ever is available. But either way they sure do love one another and it is great to see that relationship grow.
If his little sister is not destroying whatever he is building with then he is smiling and ready to play with Sarah.

Children are such a joy and really do grow up so, so, so Fast! Blogging is a nice way to keep track of their lifes and share with family great moments, all in one quick task.

We LOVE soccer!!

Colton is our SOCCER ALL STAR

and he looks forward to every Saturday he has a soccer game.

For some reason he kicks better when he sticks out his tongue. I think it is a concentration technique. And it seems to help in scoring all those goals.

1...2...3... KICK!
And we never forget to stretch after the game with our friends.

We do not want to strain a muscle.

And Sarah is the purplest cheerleader always yelling "GO GO CO CO!!" Our family loves soccer and we are enjoying this season with the YMCA.

Another Weekend at the fields!

Colton's skills in soccer have really inmporved this year.

He hustles, dribbles even shoots and scores...GOOOOAALLLL!!

An Evening at the Park!

One really great thing about California is that there are parks everywhere. We have searched out some great parks. This is a no sand, no bark, in otherwords not too dirty of a park, that is made for smaller kids with great swings.

Sarah is never happy to leave and is thinking "Oh no Mom!"

Colton still loves the slides and this tunnel slide is lots of fun, however Sarah didn't share the same opinion. No matter how much Big brother encouraged her she would not adventure down.
PEEK-A-BOO!! I see you!
Never Fear our Superhero is here up high and ready to fly!
We always have FUN at the park and the kids would go everyday if they could. There are many other parks that we are regulars at especially the park just up the street from us. But it is not my absolute favorite because of the sand and the kids get so dirty.

There is Officially Peace in the House when they are all Sleeping!!

Colton is by far our best sleeper!! I only wish he would sleep later than 6:30am. If I am lucky he doesn't come into my room and wake me up until 7am. But he sleeps like a ROCK!

Sarah is another story when it comes to sleeping. She sleeps through the night Yes, but at any noise she will stir. We think it is because she does not want to miss out on something. However she is so sweet when she sleeps and quite too.

"Did I see you taking a picture of me MOM?!"
The other funny thing about Sarah is that she doesn't try to climb out of her crib but she loves sticking her feet between the bars. One night when I went to check on her, she had fallen asleep with both legs stuck between the bars. If she keeps this up we will have to put her in a bed way before I want to. I still can't figure out how she got into this position.
Lullaby, my Sweets!! Nighty-night and Goodnight!