Pumpkin Patch Pals!

We've enjoyed a few trips to the pumpkin patch this fall...first with Maddie's heart bff Teagan, her big brother Gavin and mommy Susie to The Country Mercantile. It was SO MUCH FUN!!! There was tons to do there and when you're with great friends like the Maxwell's, it makes it even more enjoyable. The kids kept us busy chasing after them in a straw bale maze, corn maze, barn full of farm animals, corn pyramid, and the pumpkin patch of course.





We also enjoyed a pumpkin carving party last weekend at the Schonewald's. This picture should include all of the kids at the party...crazy thing is Bryan and I grew up with at least one or both of all their parents! It's so unique that now all of our kids are growing up together and making fun memories like this! What can we say, we can't leave our quaint town of Royal. Should start a colony here...(our 3 kiddos are on the left side of the photo)
And our third and final trip to find that "great pumpkin" was with the preschool class on Tuesday. The highlight of this trip was driving Cade's entire preschool class, teacher and a couple of mom friend's in our farm's bus :) Good times!

H1N1 Vaccine

Yesterday Maddie was able to get her swine flu shot! Phew. Our family doc, Dr. Allred (uncle), called and only recieved 10 shots for his clinic...Maddie was lucky to recieve one being she's in the high-risk category and in 30 days will recieve the rest of the dose. The boys were also able to get the H1N1 flu-mist so a big SIGH of relief for us, hopefully we're covered now! We've had our Flu shots, H1N1, and Miss Maddie now waits for her VERY EXPENSIVE, monthly, super ouchie, 2 pokes each time Synagis shots regime to begin. Poor thing.

baby blues

The biology lesson I remember most was learning how to create the Punnett Square. It was a way of working out what the possible offspring traits of two parents would be by recording the dominant and recessive genes. It's funny thinking back to that same high school biology class that my future husband sat just a row away. We were great friends, who knew we'd eventually fall in love and marry? So what are the results of our square you may ask? We have one of each, how I love variety. Our calico kid's eye colors are as different as their personalities. It's been fun guessing whether the blue eyes these three were born with would change in time or not. But it looks like Maddie's baby blues are here to stay! Here's our little darlings, all at the same age, 18 months...

Maddie with her blue eyes, inherited from my side of the family...
Cade has the darkest eyes of the bunch...brown. He also has the LONGEST lashes too, maybe this darkens them up a bit more from the hazel color they used to be?!? And yes, those lashes have grown back after his trimming :) Jace has his daddy's green eyes that tend to change with what he's wearing...he's our chamelion

soccer fun

It's been so fun watching Jace play soccer this fall! This has been his first organized activity to participate in and it's been great watching him progress. He even scored a goal this season! Bryan coached his team and he and Derek have done a wonderful job with the kids. Before the season began, Bryan and I laughed that he may feel like Will Ferrell in the movie, "Kicking and Screaming" but this blue team was impressive. I do really wish I could have found Bryan that tiger striped blue sweatsuit to coach in though :) They've improved all season long and the smiles on the players faces prove that they've enjoyed it as much as the parents have! Way to go blue!!!