Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Carving Pumpkins

We went to Gallagher Farms to get some pumpkins and do their hay and corn mazes. We also got cider and donuts to bring home and enjoy. Then we carved our pumpkins. Lauren's was Tinkerbell, Camden's an Angry Bird, and Carson's was Mickey Mouse. The kids were pretty happy with the finished products.

 My three favorite little people

 Sitting with the scarecrow

 Camden and Lauren in the corn maze

 Carson walking through the hay maze

Gallagher's

 Cleaning out the pumpkin guts

 Teamwork

 Finished product lit up

On the porch with their pumpkins

Maison Fall Party

Every year our friends the Maison's have a Fall Party at their house in Rose City. They go all out with activities for the kids to do. There was pumpkin carving, pony rides, rubber duck races, a pinata, pizza, and a hay ride. It was a great time. The weather was a little cold, but we had sunshine. It was a great time to catch up with friends and have fun with all of our kids together.

Cousins: Marissa, Lauren, Camden
Joshua and Carson

Joshua and Carson

Pony ride for Camden with Mr. Shawn

Lauren got to go a little faster

Carson wanted nothing to do with it

 Joshua was all smiles!!

 The kids lined up to throw their rubber ducks in

 Some floating down the river 

 The kids waiting to see who wins at the finish line

 Lined up for the pinata

Lauren

 Camden

 Enjoying some pizza

 Daddy and Carson

 Hay ride

Shawn's beautiful Clydesdale horses

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Disney Trip Day 5

Our last day at Disney was spent at Magic Kingdom again. Only this time it was just Trevor and I with the two older kids. We were able to do a lot more of the rides, even the big ones like Space Mountain and Splash Mountain. The kids are big fans of Splash Mountain, but not so much of Space Mountain. :)  That night we headed back to Downtown Disney for dinner at T-Rex. It is like Rainforest Cafe (a kid favorite), but with Dinosaurs. We had an absolute blast on our Disney vacation and the kids cannot wait to go back!

Opening Ceremonies

 Buzz Lightyear ride

 Mad Tea Cup ride

 Winnie the Pooh ride

 Ice cream break

Hands up on Splash Mountain

 After we conquered Splash Mountain (a few times)

 Having fun at the Splash pad since we were already wet

 Dinner at T-Rex

 Checking out the dinosaur

 Inside the restaurant

 Our family

Disney Trip Day 4

The next day we went to Epcot. The kids enjoyed the Finding Nemo ride and Talking with Crush the sea turtle. We also went on the infamous ride Soarin'. There was a lot of interactive play areas for the kids to enjoy as well. We visited some of the countries and Camden and Dad looked for clues from Agent P. For lunch we went to the Akershus Royal Banquet Hall to meet the Disney Princesses. Lauren dressed up in her princess outfit and was in heaven. Camden was shy around the ladies and Carson actually wasn't scared of them because they looked like regular people in pretty dresses. That night was watched the Epcot Illuminations show. The kids got Mouse ears that they had been asking for since we arrived at Disney. Another wonderful day in the memory book.


 Epcot

 The kids inside Bruce's mouth

 Looking at the fish

 Talking with Crush (very cool interactive experience)

 Mom and kids with Nemo and Dory

 Dad and Camden looking for clues

 Lauren and Belle

 Sleeping Beauty

 Cinderella

 Snow White

 Ariel

 Our family

 Illuminations show

 Dad and his three mouseketeers

Lauren

 Camden

Carson