I realized the other day that it has been awhile since I have put up any pictures so here is an update on our family. We went to a really neat pumpkin patch near our house and had fun looking at pumpkins, taking train rides, playing in the play houses they had there and walking through the forest. We carved pumpkins at my parents house this year. We thought that the kids would be so excited but it ended up being the adults who carved everything. The kids watched for a few minutes and then they were over it. For Halloween this year we went trick-or-treating around our neighborhood with some of our friends and family. The kids all had so much fun and got a ton of candy!
Brooklyn turned 7 months old and she is starting to move around a lot. Jace and Bailey love it when she tried to crawl on them. The weather has been great so we have enjoyed walking to the park. We try to play outside as much as possible since it's getting dark around 4:30 or 5 now. There is a park by our house that has a wobbly bridge at and Jace and Bailey have a new favorite game where they pretend they are grumpy old trolls. It is the only think they like to play there and they now call that park the "Grumpy Old Troll" park.
We have all been enjoying Brody's slow season at work and were able to take a few days and go to the coast ranch in Cambria. It was perfect weather while we were there and we went on a lot of quad rides, went fishing, played in the play house, relaxed while the kids took naps, and went to the beach. The kids love to play at moonstone beach in Cambria and collect rocks. Bailey had her pants so full of her "favorite" rocks that they would barely stay up anymore.
Since it's Brody's slow season at work he has also got to start going hunting a little bit more. He got to take our dog, Kaci, pheasant hunting and he said that she did great. It was one of her first times hunting and I know he is looking forward to going more with her.
While Brody was hunting I got to go to the zoo with the kids and some of our friends. It was so much fun. Jace loved running from exhibit to exhibit with his friend Brycen and Bailey liked following them around. Thanks Marissa for inviting us!
Thanks to the mom who asked if she could take a picture of our family for us.
She must know how rare it is to get one of everyone :)
Picking out our pumpkins.
Jace wanted Brody to carve a spider on his pumpkin to
match the one on his cheek.
Jace, Stet, Bailey & Brooklyn with their pumpkins. Carved by Brody,
Brittany, Heidi & Cody. Bailey thought her pumpkin needed to be
pink.
Getting ready to go trick-or-treating.
And we're off!!!
Family dinner with the Grandparents.
Brooklyn at 6 months old.
They got dressed in winter clothes all by themselves and
went on a polar bear hunt. Apparently they were successful.
We had fun enjoying the river while it was still a little bit
warm out.
Brooklyn is starting to have fun at the park too.
We went shopping for new shoes and she thought that she needed
this pink sparkly Dora purse.
Quad rides at the Coast Ranch.
The perfect climbing tree.
Bailey caught this fish for papa, picked it up and tried to
take the worm out. Good girl :)
The fishing was amazing! We probably caught around 15 bass.
Jace found a deer shed. He now tells us the story of
how he found it every night.
Family picture at the beach.
Jace running from the waves.
Jace and Bailey have been really into playing dress up lately.
I somehow talked the kids into stuffing all of my Christmas Cards for me.
They kept telling me how good they were at doing it.
Brooklyn is ready for Christmas
Jace, Brycen and Brooklyn at the zoo.
Group picture.
Brooklyn, Bailey, Brycen, Jace, Alexa & Rhett.
Silly snowmen.
Jace carried this Pheasant around all evening after Brody shot it. It got to go on
bike rides, took a "nap" in a tree because it's eyes were closed and played on the
slide with Jace.
Bailey had a "date" day with dad while I took Jace to a football game. They
picked me some pretty flowers and caught a butterfly.
Kaci practicing pointing birds in our back yard.
