Pumpkins Galore!

We finally got around to carving pumpkins the other day! Last year the kids tried helping but as soon as they stuck their hand in the pumpkin and pulled it out, it was enough for them! (They didn't like the way it felt) This year on the other hand, they both helped cut and clean the pumpkins. Rheanna was excited cause she got to use her pocket knife that Mo and So had given her for her birthday! Jacob helped just a little bit, he said that they (the pumpkins) were stinky! He was pretty much our entertainment while we carved.
Jacob wanted the scary face pumpkin this year and Rheanna wanted hers to have vampire teeth. Jonathan also got me a BIG pumpkin! I needed some practice before our wedding! (We are using pumpkins in part of our wedding decor, carving our initials in some of them.) All pumpkins turned out pretty good!! Here's a few pics!


Rhea cutting, and Jake trying to pull the top off!



Daddy had to step in and help a little bit....



Cleaning the pumpkins



Clean it out good!

Jacob.....the Entertainer!

Jake and his scary pumpkin!

Rhea with her Vampire teeth pumpkin!

ScArY!



SpOoKy!!!!!


The kids also decorated pumpkins with SoSo to enter in the Library's Pumpkin Contest. I thought they did an Awesome job! They didn't place but got Honorable Mention! Rheanna decorated hers like a black cat, and Jacob decorated his like a Frankenstein Gobblin!

Rhea and Jake with their decorated pumpkins!

Jake's Gobblin!

Rheas black cat!

All in all we have been pretty busy and with Deer Camp, Thanksgiving, and Christmas right around the corner it is only going to get worse! Whew! I am getting tired just thinking about it! I am excited about Deer Camp this year! Rhea might be able to shot her first animal (hog,deer,coyote,etc.)! She still needs a little practice but she is a good learner, so I'm not to worried about it!
Well Until Next Time................God Bless!

Pumpkin Patch 2011

We got to the Pumpkin Patch this year around 9:15, in just enough time to take a few pictures, jump on the moon bounce, and high-tail it out of there. The RAIN finally came!!!! It was AWESOME! The rain was beautiful, and thank you God for sending it our way! The kids had fun picking out their pumpkins and can't wait to carve them. They each got 2 this year, one to carve, and the other one to decorate and put in the Library's pumpkin decorating contest. I can't wait to see what both of them turn out like! Here's our photos from the Pumpkin Patch:

Rhea and Jake Fall 2011

Pumpkins!

Family Fall 2011

Brotherly, Sisterly Love!

Love this photo of them!

My favorite one! Pumpkin Patch 2011

Until Next Time......God Bless!

Rheanna's 9th Birthday Party!!

This year for Rheannas Birthday Party, she wanted to have her party at home! Her explanation of why she wanted to have her party at home: "Kimmie, I want to have my party here [home] this year." Me: "Any reason why?" Rhea: "Well if we have it here we don't have to spend any money!" Then Jacob chimes in: "Well, you could have a Bowling Party! Or Skating!" Rhea: "NO!! We will have to spend money if we do that! Gosh Jacob!" ......They sat there debating back and forth for a second. I sat back and listened to both of their points. Although I was definitely on Rheannas side! LOL! It was finally decided we were having her Party at the house! Rheanna had it set in her mind that she was having her party at the house, and no one was going to change her mind! .............I guess all my preaching on bargain shopping was actually working!! Who would have knew!! (Every time we got to the store, no matter what it is for, I always bargain shop! And I have always been teaching the kids this as well. For instance, Rhea needed some head bands for school. She had picked out some at Claires. It was 2 of them for $5. But if we got them from Target she could get 5 headbands for $3.97. Which is the better deal? You guessed it! To Target we went. She has caught on really well and always looks at the prices now. She does pretty good in the grocery store to!) Ok, enough rambling about that!!!
We had her Birthday party at our house on the Saturday before her actually birthday! We had a great turn out!! All our friends and family came! She even got a special phone call from Grandpa Jerry! He called and had to wish his Princess Happy Birthday! It is always nice to hear from him and Jane! Hopefully we will get to visit them soon!  Rhea had loads of fun! And said it was the best Birthday EVER!!
Mo and So helped out of course, as always! Mo made the Brisket and SoSo made Rheannas 'cake'( peanut butter rice krispies, one of my favorites) She got lots of great gifts and we were happy that everyone came out to celebrate!!



Rheas surprise from me and Daddy!



Happy Birthday Rhea!!

Until Next Time........God Bless!

Another Just Realized Moment......Splashway!

Here is another blog I simple forgot about posting! Can't believe it, cause we had so much fun there! Splashway! After the Fishing Tournament in Palacios we came back home and got a good night sleep for  Monday! We went to Splashway in Sheridan! Last year we went to Schlitterbahn we had loads of fun, but we wanted something more kid friendly. So I found a great deal on Groupon, once again, for half price tickets! They sold out like hotcakes and glad I got some in enough time! We left mid-morning and got to Splashway at just the right time. The kids had a blast! They loved it! Rheanna was the dare-devil of us all, she went on the new slides they had. They were HUGE! And one was a straight drop off, but she showed all of us up!! She went down it TWICE!!!  We had a great time and we definitely will be going back next year!
Here are a few pics:



Rhea and Jake before jumping in at Splashway!



Rhea climbing across the lily pads.

On the log now, she made it the whole way without falling off!

Floating around...

Rhea and Jake got 'dunked' with water! LOL!

Jake going down his favorite slide!

Stopping to eat some lunch!

Hiding in the tunnels!

CHEESE!

Rhea at the front of the HUGE drop off slide!

There she goes!!! She was hanging on to her cap! LOL!

Overall to was a great last Summer Adventure!
Until Next Time.....God Bless!