Fall Days

We LOVE the fall. And we enjoyed one sunny fall day raking our front yard and playing in the leaves. It was one of those really happy moments where everyone was getting along and life was perfect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cornelius Pumpkin Patch

 I coordinated a trip to the Cornelius Pumpkin Patch for the joyschool mommies and kids. Alli and Rev drove up with us on a Thursday morning and we were the first group of the season to come through, so we had the cream of the crop in our choice of pumpkins. It was beautiful, blue skies, and freezing cold. Literally, it may have been freezing temperatures. At least it felt like it. The kids still had a fun time tromping through the patch and picking pumpkins. Then I handed out cookies while the kids listened to a presentation about pumpkins and how they grow. It was a fun, albeit, cold morning.

Taytum and her friends Jillian and Seattle... and Bentley.

 Bo-Bo and her pumpkin pick.

Munching on cookies.

 

 

Beckett Turns One!

My baby-baby is ONE!!!! Oh Beckett Boy, how did this happen?! STOP! This little man is just my favorite (one of four other ones). He is such a happy, handsome, owl-eyed little thing, and I just adore him. I don't know if it's because I'm not pregnant (like I usually am by this time around) or thinking about future babies, but I am just enjoying this little guy so much, and am loving him being my baby. I can see why babies of families are babied. :)

We celebrated Beckett's birthday a couple days after his birthday on a nice, quiet Sunday afternoon with my parents and Nic, Alli, and Rev. It was so low key, but perfect. Beckett enjoyed plenty of presents and cake and ice cream, followed by a bath.

 

 

 

 It was a slow start with his cake, and first Beckett was all about the texture. He would put his hand in a glob of frosting and then just squeeze it through his fingers. Then he tried some and decided he liked it. And then he would grab and eat chunks from all different sections of the cake. After he got his belly full he was just laughing and slapping the cake, flinging frosting everywhere in the meantime. It was all over him and the floor. He loved it!

 

And post bath...

 

 

 

 

Beckett at 1 loves:

-Taking baths

-His Aiden and Anais blanket

-Sucking his first two fingers

-ALL food!!! All baby and all table food. All fruits and all vegetables. He. Loves. Food.

-Taking his own bottle

-Watching Dad throw a ball. He laughs every time Jefferson throws a ball up in the air and catches it. Every time.

-Mommy

-Clicking his tongue

-Popping his jaw 

-Crawling up and down the stairs

-Playing with his siblings

-Standing up to everything

-When I sing to him

He does not love:

-Getting in his carseat

-Drinking out of a sippy cup

-Getting his diaper changed

-Getting dressed

-Reading books. He'll just grab them out of my hand and throw them, or close the book as soon as I try to open it. 

The nicknames of Beckett:

Beckett, Beck, Beckett Boy, B-Boy, Little Buddy Diapers, Buddy Diapers, Buddy D, Shlubadoo, Shlala baby, Shlubby, Little Buddy, Man Cub, Cubby, Man Child, Little Man, Baby. 

Happy Birthday baby boy. We could not be more thrilled that you are the baby of our family. You are practically perfect in every way.

Tulelake Fair

We made our annual trip to the Tulelake Fair. Last year my parents took my kids because it was just a few days after I had Beckett, and this year Jefferson wasn't able to accompany us because he had a football game (he's the trainer for Klamath Union's football team). My parents and Nic and Alli went with us though. It was beautiful weather!

 

The kids got wrist bands and got their money's worth for sure! Taytum and Bentley stuck to the slower, safer rides, and we rode the carousel about ten times.   

Carter and Andi on the other hand preferred something faster and scarier. If they were tall enough to ride on it, they went on it.

 

All the kids rode and loved the pony rides. It maybe wasn't quite so thrilling because Grandma and Grandpa have horses that the kids got to ride this summer, but still fun.

What's a fair without some delicious fair food dinner? Luckily Wubba's had a booth there, so we enjoyed pulled pork sandwiches! So yummy!!!

After rides, ponies, pig races, and dinner, we headed to the rodeo. Andi was particularly intrigued with the rodeo princesses.

After the rodeo the kids insisted on some more rides, and then finally we headed out of the fair with cotton candy and dough boys in hand and landed home after 11:00pm. It was a successful fair run.