Marlow's Pumpkin Patch

We took the kids to Marlow's Pumpkin Patch again this year. My mom was down visiting, so she joined us. It had rained all night last night, so it was a bit muddy, but the kids still loved exploring. Kinsey really liked seeing all of the characters, especially Elmo.


























We did get to take a hayride on the "pirate ship", which both the kids loved! It was a fun morning and of course, we got several great pictures!

Hawkins-Schwartz Apple Orchard

We went with our MOPS group for an outing to Hawkins-Schwartz Apple Orchard. It was a very chilly morning, but the kids had fun exploring the straw maze, playing a few games, tasting some apple cider and then taking home some yummy apples and a little pumpkin.

Kinsey could not understand the "apple toss" game and instead wanted to eat the apples rather than toss them! We finally got her a clean one at the end that she could enjoy and only the core was left by the time we got home . . . my kids LOVE apples! I posted all of these pictures on facebook, but here are a few for the blog!

Kinsey's ABCs

Kinsey singing her ABCs . . . of course, when Dave got home from work at lunchtime, she sang the whole thing start to finish without any help! And as usual, I didn't have my camera going then!! Oh well, this version is still pretty cute too : )

Pumpkin Picking

Some friends from church offered to let the kids come and pick a pumpkin out of the field behind their house . . . however, we had to come over Sunday after lunch. Kinsey was really worn out, so she and I stayed at home. And Jackson and Dave went out and picked out two pumpkins. Jackson was so proud to show me the two he had picked for us when he got home!

Cardinal's Playoff Game

My parents scored some tickets to Saturday night's Cardinal's playoff game against the Dodgers. They had enough that Dave could take Jackson and my brother-in-law Brent could take their little boy Blake. Unfortunately, the Cardinals never really came alive in the post season, so it didn't turn out to be much of a game, but it is always fun to experience the atmosphere of Busch Stadium!

Day Out with Thomas

My sister and mom asked us if we all wanted to go over to Granite City on Saturday for a "Day Out with Thomas". The kids had a great time, though muddy, it was a beautiful day! They got to take a train ride on Thomas, play at the train tables, in a ball pit and inflatables, meet Sir Topham Hatt, ride a little train, get "choo-choo" tattoos (as Kinsey calls hers), and more. Here are a few pictures for the blog of our fun!

Mommy's Little Helpers

Little Egypt Parade

This past Saturday was the Little Egypt Festival and Parade in our town. Originally, I was going to walk with our MOPS group and push the kids in the stroller, but my midwife thought that might not be the best idea. So instead, I got to watch with Dave and the kids. A few pictures of the kids all sugared up as they literally ate their way through the parade. . . at one point Kinsey had multiple suckers that she was trying to shove in her mouth all at the same time! I am sure the BIG bag of candy we collected will more than carry us over until Halloween!!

Hunting with Daddy

My Growing Belly-24 Weeks

I went for my 24 week prenatal appointment this afternoon. My midwife said Kayleigh was measuring fine and her heartbeat sounded great (145-150). No big news at this one . . . I go back the end of October for the ever exciting glucose screening! Unfortunately, I won't have another ultrasound until the end of November, so the mystery of the placenta previa continues as we won't find out for sure until that appointment at 32 weeks. Thanks for your prayers!

Too early for video games?

I guess it is safe to say that Kinsey has certainly been watching her daddy and brother! Check out this video . . .

Baby #3 has a Name . . .

Drum roll please . . . . Baby #3, Baby Girl, Baby Jarrett and everything else she has been called in the past several months has now been named . . . after searching the family trees and asking our family for suggestions and ideas of family last names, we have come up with . . . Kayleigh Faith. Kay is my mom's middle name and Leigh is a family last name on my grandpa's side (my mom's dad). So there you have it . . . it's official. Please continue to pray that the placenta previa issue would be resolved and that the placenta would move up as Kayleigh and the uterus continue to grow. Thanks!

Headed Back Home . . .

We had a great vacation and are glad to have the 17+ hours of driving behind us now and to be back to our own beds : ) Jackson and Kinsey both loved playing with all of their CO cousins. Here they all are after church on Sunday before we left (L-R: Caedmon, Ciara, Anwen, Riana, Kinsey, Aidan, Jackson and Cian). We just did one stop on the way home in Hays, KS and were surprised to learn that the hotel priceline booked for us had a 100 ft. waterslide. So we took our time getting around on Monday morning so we could play around a bit. Jackson about wore the slide out . . . he LOVED it! Kinsey actually liked the pool too!

Glenwood Springs

We took a trip over to Glenwood Springs to ride the tram up to the top of the mountain. They have an amusement park and caves at the top. We weren't sure the kids would do well going through the caves at their ages right now, so we decided to let Jackson pick a ride in the amusement park. We walked all around and he decided he wanted to do the "Alpine Coaster", which is a roller coaster that he and Dave could ride over the side of the mountain together. Jackson loved it!!! We also ate lunch on the outdoor patio that overlooked the valley. It was beautiful!!

Colorado National Monument

After the Dinosaur Journey, we went on to the Colorado National Monument for a picnic lunch, visited the Welcome Center and then drove through the rest of the park. It was BEAUTIFUL! It is amazing how God created this amazing landscape!