The Pumpkin Man

For Coulson's field trip in October we got to go to a place called the Pumpkin Patch.Daddy even joined us for this one. I think I was more excited than Cole because I had never been to a pumpkin patch before to pick out my very own pumpkin. When we arrived the kids all gathered together around some pumpkin headed scarecrows laying on the some hay bales and then all of a sudden, one of the started to talk to us, and then STOOD UP! The owner had dressed up as a pumpkin scarecrow, with a real pumpkin on his head, for the kids enjoyment. It was awesome. We then were given a tour of the place, and the kids got to pick out their own little pumpkins and take pictures with the pumpkin man. It was such a fun experience.

Halloween 2010

Not much happened for Halloween this year except that my whole family (minus myself) had the stomach flu. Cole felt well enough to go do some quick trunk or treating with Aly but that took 30 minutes and we were all back at the house snuggled up and handing out candy. Aly went as Roo from Winnie the Pooh, Cole was Leonardo the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, and I was a last minute witch. Hope everyone else had a great Halloween.

Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque

The first week in October I got the amazing opportunity to take my little family to the balloon fiesta in Albuquerque for the very first time. We spent an entire week with my family and had so much fun. My sister Katy also came with her cute family and it was the first time I got to meet my adorable niece Audrey! We had fun going to the aquarium, the natural history museum, and a very early morning at the balloon fiesta (Bret went nuts with his camera and got some great shots). We had a big birthday celebration for Alyson, me and Bret. My parents were also sweet enough to keep our kids while Bret and I headed to Old Town for a couple of hours. We just had to much fun playing everyday and were sad to make the long drive home.




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Still to Come...

I know I have been really bad a blogging lately and I really do have a good excuse. My whole family has been sick/ailed since the beginning of October, with everything! Flu, Stomach flu, strep, colds, migraines, burned, teething, acid diarrhea, and the list goes on and on. But I will update my blog; Here is what you have to look forward to

Balloon Fiesta
Halloween
Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
A Day In Our House
Thanksgiving
and so much more.

Don't give up on us yet!!!!

Happy Birthday to Me!

On October 20 I celebrated my birthday - kinda. Well not really. Sadly, my entire family had been sick since the first of October (and continued to be sick), so when my birthday came around we were tired and crabby from so many nights of walking the floors with flu, colds, teething, and all that kind of fun. Bret made me breakfast that morning and that was yummy. The real celebration came a week or so later when Bret took me out to dinner with some great friends of ours and then to Lazarus's maze. It is an old mental institute that is actually haunted but they also turn it into a haunted house during the Halloween season. It was a blast! I love haunted houses but haven't been to one in 5 years. Tragic, I know. It was the best gift he could have given me. I loved it. Thanks to everyone that remember my day and helped to make it special. I heard from so many friends and family that it made my head spin. You are all wonderful!

Alyson turns ONE!!

I can't believe where that time has gone. My baby turned on on October 14th and is now a sweet toddler running around the house. She is such a joy in our house. She started walking at 11 months and loves to chase after her brother and his friends. She LOVES purses, dressing up, and wearing shoes. She is always happy and on the go - even when she is sick. She loves playing with her brother and flying his super hero's, and car around the house and playing hide and go seek. Wrestling is also something she loves to join in on. She has a large vocabulary (as I am finding out) but for the most part chooses to let her brother do the talking for her. Some of the words she can say are eat, mo (more), this, that, Mama, Dad, light, what (with attitude), red, blue, yellow, ABCD, mooo, roar, voom (vroom), and so many more. She is quite the picky eater but loves most fruit, yogurt, and SUGAR. She has the biggest sweet tooth and can literally smell when sugar is in the house! Reading is something she does quite often and loves it especially when Cole reads to her. She is also quite the climber and can get on the couch, chairs and table, scale the closet in the toy room using toys, and is addicted to stairs. When she wants to be picked up she wraps her arms around your legs, looks up and start saying "ME, ME, Me, ME!" Until you finally relent and pick her up. We sure love that little girl! For her birthday she had three parties! What a loved little girl. We were lucky enough to have both sets of parents visit during first part of October and get to share in on Aly 1st birthday. She loved the cakes! Except she loved playing in them, I think she took a total of one bite of both! What a silly little girl. Happy Birthday Alyson!

One Year Stats:
Weight: 16.5 lbs - 3-5%
Height: 26 inches - 30%
Head: 75%

Bret turns the big 3-0

On Sept 22 Bret turned 30!! He had a wonderful birthday with lots and lots of spoiling. We went out to dinner at McGraths *yummy* and walked around the mall for a little bit. For his birthday present he received a new barbecue grill! Let me tell you - the next several weeks we enjoyed great food every night as he "tested" out his new gift. We are so greatful to have such an amazing man in our lives! Happy Birthday Bret!