Congratulations to my FRIEND Candy Murnan. I am so excited you are bringing your little girl home from Guatamala. Isn't it fun being a mama! I love you guys. Kya Blu you are just the cutest little Guatamalan Princess around!

TRICK OR TREAT...

Well it was quite an eventful evening. I am completely exhausted. We sure missed daddy tonight. This was the first big thing daddy had ever missed doing with us. Lainey talked to him tonight while we were out. She cried for a few minutes afterwards. It almost sent me into tears...but then again everyone knows it doesn't take much to get me in tears. DRAMA! All the kids are sleeping sweetly and I have raided the candy buckets!

Daddy we really missed you tonight. We know you are freezing your buns off in Milwaukee. Can't wait for you to get home. We love you!

PUMPKIN PATCH...

We had such a great weekend. On Friday Jonathan, Danielle and kids came over for chili and a campfire to roast marshmallows. It was great fun. Then on Saturday we went up to Young's Farm to the pumpkin patch with Jeremy, Kandi and kids. We all had such a wonderful time. My mom is now here until Thursday and I am looking forward to enjoying some time with her. Today we already shopped our hearts out while Sean watched the kids (thanks Sean), and will probably do that for 4 more days straight. I sure do love ALL of my family! That's my eye Ben. Don't poke it out!
I love these big orange things.
I love you daddy...but, I said ma ma 1st.
You're funny daddy!

Colty and Tyger coming out of the hay maze

Whee Hudson!

Hudson, Lainey and Liberty got to do a zip line. They landed in a pile of corn at the end.
Nice drop
Toothless
Hang on!

Ben, that's called Hay. Don't eat it!
Cousins
Tyger is the king of taking a whizz wherever he feels the need. Here, he decided to whip it out beside a tractor. He did it later on in the day too. He has no shame! We just turn around and there he is peeing for all to see.
Lainey girl had her "not so loose" tooth knocked out at school on Friday. Her and another litttle girl ran into each other. I'm not sure how the other girl's forehead is. Lains came home with a fat lip and bruised gums. Pretty soon, no one at my house is going to have enough teeth to eat normal food. Thank goodness I have an abundance of baby food. EEEEWWWW! Ava, you so pretty!!! Auntie Rhonda loves you!

There was this ginormous python, or whatever kind of snake it was at the festival. Hudson Tyger and Colt handled this thing like it was an earthworm. So DISGUSTING! I did not even put one finger on it. This is my niece Ava touching the Beast.
Hud is quite the snake handler
We just had to get this pic of Ben with the Beast
Yikes!!!
Ben and Ava sitting in a bulldozer scoop

It seems only yesterday...

.I really can't believe how much my peanut has grown. He had a check-up on Monday. He weighs 18.5 lbs. and is 28 inches long. He's in the 75% in his length. Don't know where he got that long little body from. Benjamin, you are such a joy to have. Mommy loves you so much. I loved that tiny baby stage, where I could just hold you for hours, rolled up like a little Tootsie Roll. I hated when that stage ended. But now, you are just such a funny little guy and kick back. I love it! Right now you're chewing on a Tonka Tractor and spinning the wheels with your sweet little fingers. I love you to pieces

Also, my little Huddy Buddy lost his other top tooth. Actually, mommy got her hands on it, again. I just can't help myself. I will post pics for the grandma's soon. I just crack up at his toothless grin. It's very cute! Of course, any mother would say that, but it's true people.

Believe it or not, I do have more vacation photos to post. I wanted to tell my mom that I had a really wonderful time with her. I just especially enjoyed spending time painting the kitchen and our short little shopping outing we had by ourselves that one day. Thank you for being such a wonderful mom. I think about how you're doing all the time and just want you to be so happy. I love you so much! I figure I will continue with you the stupid poem thing that dad and I had going. So here goes:

Roses are red.
Posies are pink.
You're the BEST mom ever.
That's what I think!

ENTIRELY TOO MANY PICTURES OF KNOTT'S BERRY FARM...YOU'LL SEE WHAT I MEAN...

I could just eat this Charlie Brown alive. My Tyger Ty is squishy cute!
Little Varmint #304 1/2

MORE KNOTT'S PICTURES....

We had fun at Knott's, but are ready to go home! It was a long day, but the kids were so good and we had a GREAT time.
Gazing at my grandma
Check out these beautiful tree trunk thighs. I take after my daddy. The cellulite takes after mommy though.
Tyger you know how to pick the treasure. Mama loves pearls.

King of the mountain...we let him think that anyway.

YES, MORE KNOTT'S PICTURES............

Grams this funnel cake sure is good!
This is the ride mom and I went on at the end of the day. My stomach had recovered from the earlier upset and I just couldn't leave without going on one more. Even if it was going to send me over the edge. IT DIDN'T... I didn't see my lunch, again.
Grams, I'm just not quite sure what to do with this funnel cake.
Us coming off the BIG ONE. Smiling and all!
I think I've decided...I'll smoke it!

AND MORE KNOTT'S PICTURES...

3 generations. Love my mom!
This is the ride Hudson wouldn't go on at first, then we couldn't get him off it.
This is an old school house that was there.

GARLIC BREADSTICKS! Why haven't you given me these before?

AND FINALLY...THE LAST OF THE KNOTT'S PICS...THAT I'M POSTING ANYWAY...EMAIL ME IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE MORE...HA! JUST KIDDING!

Which ride should we go on next?
Lains and Grams
Daddy and Kiddos on the Calico Mine ride
The ride right before this picture was the first BIG ride the kids went on, outside of Snoopy Land. Hudson wouldn't go, because he was just unsure about it. That morning I put a long sleeve shirt on under his T-shirt. This is what he told us. "Mom I probably couldn't go on that ride because I have this long sleeve shirt on. Maybe if I take it off, then I can go on that ride." He was feeling a little embarrassed because Lain and Tyger both went. Just thought that was a funny, interesting excuse. He did go on that ride several times before we left. At least 5 times. Good Job Huddy Buddy!
Yeah, this stroller ride is F-U-N!!! Whooooooo!

The kiddie ferris wheel. The first ride to start my nausea.
I've always loved roller coasters, but have gotten a little more queasy with each child I've had. I can barely get on an elevator without feeling dizzy. I went on a roller coaster with Sean after this ride. Let's just say I got to see my breakfast again. YUM!I love you Snoopy!
Wheeee!!!
You're the man! Look at you with your hands up in the air.

HELPING GRAMS...

Just us !!! Laying in the leaves and loving each other. I LOVE MY BABIES!


RAKIN' and RAKIN'


Helping my grandma...

More rakin'...

















ALL DONE!!! BAG IT UP...