Our Fall

Last year when the Halloween stuff was on clearance I bought these pumpkin faces. The boys mixed and matched and stuck them in their pumpkins, it was a lot easier than craving! Kellen and Scott did carve one together.
Both boys got to go to the pumpkin patch with their classes. I got to go with both, however Kellen's pumpkin patch pictures are already on a CD along with his birthday pics, we recently moved so I am not sure where they are so no posts for those things this year. Anyways so this is Jakob on the hay bail pyramid in the tunnel that went through.
This is Jakob's pumpkin he picked from the pumpkin patch.
Our church had a carnival before the trunk-or-treat, so this is us at the carnival. Scott's parents got to come over for our nieces baptism, also on Halloween day, so we had a busy day with family, it was great times.
Kellen was a Seahawks football player, he was doing all he could to get the good vibes out for the team, however it has not worked as Scott planned.
This year Jakob new what he wanted to be. He wanted to be a "red race ca" and because he could say it and I could understand it, I did my best to fulfill his wish. So here he is. Yes, Jakob is really coming along with his talking. Preschool and speech are really making a difference, his confidence has really grown.
Here are my boys after their buckets were full and their feet tired. I do have to put a shout out to the good candy this year. I don't know if the sales were better on the good candy or what, but this year was good. Not a lot of crap and of course that is what is important to the kids, not the parents, I promise.
So we moved again. No we did not buy yet, we just moved into something a little bigger and more updates. Something to be a little more cozy in for a few years. We have decided not to buy until we have the business paid off in 3 years. So the first few days we were in the new place Kellen was raking leaves, and the best part is he just did it. Apparently he enjoys it.
The first day was the big piles and now he is lucky to get a little grocery bag full, but I encourage it. Jakob can't be bothered.

What have we been up too??

So because Scott and I spent our first summer married as Ice Cream truck drivers, I had to let the boys go out and choose an ice cream.
Jakob chose the "banana rocket" ice cream stick, it was huge.
Kellen chose a classic, the ice cream sandwich.
So this year we didn't get to go to the BIG fair in Puyallup, we settled for the little Benton-Franklin County Fair. The boys didn't care they had fun, however Scott was a little disappointed.
So Grandma Whitemarsh had a brilliant idea. She put together little crafts for the kids and then they had them to do over the summer when they were so bored. The boys loved them. Thanks Grandma!!
At the fair we got a pass for a free game. So we took the boys bowling, which they absolutely love. I think since the whole Wii Sports game they think they are pros.
Kellen may not be a pro, however he was beating me until the very end I ended up with 2 more. Umm yeah I suck, Ricks College bowling class did not stay with me.
We went to a Hot Air Balloon light show. Not as cool as we thought it would be, but Kellen liked it and that was worth it.
Jakob did not. He hid his face the whole time, when we were walking away he finally wanted to look at the balloons. I think he was afraid they were going to be like fireworks, which he hates.

First Day of School

Kellen started Kindergarten September 1st! WHOA!! He was so excited, I however had a hard time.
Jakob started preschool September 8th, he was so upset he did not get to go with Kellen. He had a hard time while we would drop-off and pick-up Kellen until he started.

My Coming of Age!

I am canning without my mommy!
My sister-in-law, Andrea and I have been cannin' fools. We did peaches, pears, and peach salsa earlier. We have started on Apple stuff...applesauce, apple pie filling and maybe some apple butter. We got free apples with very little hail damage and are hoping to do a lot for our food storage!
Kellen's Watermelon. They did not get very big but they were sweet. We cut them and ate the bigger ones. We will have to see if next year we can get some bigger ones.

Our Fun Summer is Coming to an End!

One of my huge sunflowers! We are waiting for the seeds.
Boys just wrestlin'- an everyday occurrence, not just in the summer.
Kellen did 2 swim sessions and now he is a fish. We have tried to swim a lot, he loves it and does so great! He is preparing for our pool...someday!
We went with Dan and Andrea and girls for a hike through a cave. The hike is great for kids, not too long with a big reward in the end- a pitch black cave and then a water fall too!
Along with swimming, Kellen also learned to ride a bike with no training wheels. This was a cousin effort. While we were camping the dads took the training wheels off to see how the kids would do and Abby and Kellen got it. They were so excited and had so much fun.
For our camping trip with the Whitemarsh family we went to Salt Creek. It is up by Port Angeles on the Puget Sound/Straight of Juan de Fuca. In the morning when the tide was low we went exploring. Scott is holding a crab. We saw lots of crab and other sea stuff that I can't spell.
Again, out on the rocks at low tide exploring. Salt Creek was a great place for family camping. The kids had a great time exploring and did pretty well playing together.
On the way home he rode the Ferry across into Seattle. The kids thought is was great, it was a good way to change up the long drive home.
On the Ferry Boat.