An afternoon of cookie decorating with Theresa & Jacque

Today the kids were treated to a very special afternoon. Theresa and Jacque took them out to lunch, they decorated cookies, and went to the park to play. I enjoyed a nice few hours to myself as Kasey was at fire school. I kinda didn't know what to do exactly however I ended up reading the paper and a magazine. For me that was very relaxing. The kiddos got home about 4pm and had a lot to tell me. Kaitlyn was very proud of her cookie decorating skills and Grant had collected Horse Chestnuts at the park. We put them in a cup for him. He kept wondering why we would giggle when he would ask "where are my nuts?" All in all a great day. We are heading to Dailey's birthday party in a few minutes. Wow, she is already one year old. Kasey's fire training went well. He came home very tired and had spent most of the day completeing different stations for their drill. We are very proud of him as he has put in a lot of hours and studying into this and is now an offical volunteer firefighter! Thanks Theresa and Jacque for the fun afternoon with the kids! They had a wonderful time!

A trip to Harvest Fest in Cle Elum

Last weekend my mom and I took the kiddos on a road trip went to Harvest Fest in Cle Elum. It was perfect fall weather, although it was a bit drizzly and cool. The kids didn't seem to mind at all. We rode on the wagon, bobbed for apples, went throught the corn maze, saw the famous Performing Pigs, and Kaitlyn even rode the mechical bull. This week has been busy too. On Tuesday, Kaitlyn's class went to the pumpkin patch for a fieldtrip. It was almost 70 degrees too. The kids quickly peeled off their coats. Mrs. Krogstadt was Kaitlyn's substitute teacher for the afternoon (or Shirley as Kaitlyn quickly corrected me! hee hee) It was fun to help all the kids with their pumpkin journals too. It reminded me how much I miss teaching. Granters had a busy week at preschool too. He loves to bring trucks to share with the other boys. All of us are fighting colds too so hopefully this weekend slows down a bit so we have time to rest. Kasey has his last day of fire training tommorow where they get to practice in an actual burning house and it is also Dailey's 1st Birthday party.

Kaitlyn's first tooth fairy visit

Officially the first time the tooth fairy has been to our house. Silly girl went to school yesterday with a very loose tooth and came home with the tooth missing. Must be somewhere on the playground.

Jack-O-Lanterns

Here are the kids pumpkins all carved. They scooped out the insides and drew on the faces they wanted.

Pumpkin patch

Last weekend we visited the pumpkin patch. The kiddos had fun picking out the perfect pumpkin. Kaitlyn picked one just her size. Grant picked on that was huge. Savannah went with us too. I think the kids favorite part was riding the ponies. They even tried the gunny sack race. Kaitlyn did really good however Granters legs were just a little too short and he couldn't get the hang of jumping forward. He finished the race though in his own time. Grandma Mary was there too along with Justin, Becca, Dailey and Rachel. Even ran into Grant's preschool teacher Michelle. Lindsey, Connor, and Aubree were there at the same time too however somehow we missed seeing them. Was definately the gathering of everyone in town. It was a fun afternoon for sure and great weather. After the kids got home they painted their pumpkins.

Kids just wanna have fun!

Kaitlyn had her friend Savannah over on Friday night. They had so much fun. The girls are very good at letting Grant play with them which is nice.

Kaitlyn's drawing

My cousin recently had a little boy and we got her a card and a gift. Kailtyn was so excited to write her name in the card and draw a picture. Man, she is growing up so fast.

Tractor Rides & Threshing Bee

A few weeks ago we took the kiddos to the Annual Threshing Bee here at the Olmstead Park. Grant had such a hard time picking out his favorite and of course they had to "ride" all of the tractors. There was a balloon man there too so both the kids got balloon hats. It ended up being a very fun day.

1st Day of School

As you can see it has been a busy few months for us. Here are some pictures of Kaitlyn's first day of kindergarten and Grant's first day back to preschool after the summertime. I was so proud of her on the 1st day of kindergarten. She got herself all dresssed too! I walked her to her classroom and in she went. Wow, how fast they grow! When she got home I got to hear everything about her day! Granters loved being back with his buddies at preschool.