Sweetberry Farms

We had a great time on Friday at Sweetberry Farms. We went with other moms and kiddos on a field trip. The kids got to ride a hayride, walk through the corn maze, have a great pumpkin race, paint their pumpkin, work an old pump, shuck corn, and so much more. Here are some pictures on our adventures.

The kids at the farm.

The great pumpkin race - A and her friend Emma

C's favorite part was the goats!


B coming out of the cornfield

B pumping

The pumpkin falling...

A having her turn.

B was a little upset that we couldn't pick strawberries again. We got to look at them but they are still in the ground. We will have to go back when they are ripe and have more fun.

On the Up Side...

Well this week has been hard health wise in our household. We all seemed to have some nasty virus bug which is no fun at all. It slowly worked itself through all of us and now it seems that I can breath again. There are no pictures from this last week (be glad!) so I am going to post a few from our Halloween night. We are gearing up for B's pink pony party - I think it is going to be fun!

A loving the jumpy house slide

B having her turn with A

Costumes, Shamus, & Fun Oh My

Well, we went and had the kids pictures taken in their costumes - it was the appointment that should have been. Everyone was so happy - for the first hour. Unfortunately they had us wait forever and with three small kids 4 and under that just does not work well. Here are a few photos I snapped before we had meltdowns.

My Squirt

Snow white eating her apple

The princesses together

And yesterday we went to Sea World!!! We had so much fun. And we got to dine with Shamu. It was so cool to see the whales so close. Here are a few photos from Sea World.

The Cummins girls and the flamingos

This sea lion found A and kept put - he wanted her fish

See how close - very cool!!

David helping the girls feed the birds nectar

And I will leave you with C's enthusiasm for Shamu!

The Camera and Big Boy

Big Boy is really starting to have fun when I pull out my camera :) Can you say photo shoot?? Check out the photos below.

I asked C to sit down and look sideways, seriously, and this is what he did. Natural talent I am telling you!!

And he loves to show off his tongue so this is one for fun.

It just so happens that we are taking the kids tonight to get their pictures taken in their Halloween costumes. I hope that everyone is as cooperative as C this morning. A is going to be Snow White and she is soooo excited because Snow White is a brunette like her. B is going to be Sleeping Beauty and she is equally excited because her dress is pink and that is B's favorite color right now (Hence the reason why we will be having a pink pony party for her birthday in December). And C has opted not to be a princess and he is going to be Squirt the turtle from Nemo.

Pumpkins, Pumpkins & Cake

We went to the church around the corner from us yesterday to get some pictures in their pumpkin patch. If we wait too much longer, the pumpkins will all be gone. Here are some photos from out adventure.

A picking out a pumpkin she liked

Beverly with her mini one

Big Boy getting in on the pumpkin action

And of course I needed a good photo of the butterfly cake we started enjoying last night. The girls wanted to help me blow out the candles so here is one of that as well.

Mommy and the girls (getting some practice!)

Thirty One

Well, I am officially 31 - as of yesterday! First, thanks to my amazing friends and family for all the gifts and well wishes - I feel very loved. My fabulous husband made me two cakes. I believe we will get to enjoy the second one (a butterfly) today - yummy!!

Here is my first cake - the one we ate yesterday (starting at breakfast)

And in case you are wondering, here is what it looks like with 31 lit candles!

We are going back to Sea World on Sunday to celebrate my birthday and David and the kids made a reservation for our family to dine with Shamu - I am so excited :) - look for the pictures afterwards!

Big Boy and What's New

I cannot believe how big C is getting. I have been taking pictures of him the last few days wondering how he got so big. I have some of the cutest pics of him and have to share - hope there aren't too many!! Above he is practicing his cup stacking. He has to be the fastest 15 month old, and look how happy he is :)





Here he is playing outside in the car. Can you say Dukes of Hazard? Why use a door when you have a perfectly good window. I love the way he can think "outside the box."

Just look at that expression!

Things are going well in other news. A is eagerly learning phonics - she is eating it up actually so we will see. B is constantly talking about her birthday coming up so that is fun. We will probably decide on a theme soon even though it is not until December - gotta plan! We have begun to paint our kitchen - it will probably be a long process but I am really enjoying it so far. All the cabinets will be white and we haven't decided on the knobs yet. Here is a progress picture below - it is not finished but you can get an idea. We are going with a nature theme - after all, my dishes are naturewood!


Oh, and David must have cut C's hair last night when I went to the grocery store because it is shorter and it looks great! No more confusion for a girl I hope!!