Pumpkin Patch with my Niece

So I get a phone call last week from my sister telling me that I need to take Trinity to the pumpkin patch this year. Last year she got to go with her pre school class so I took her brother. Well, this year he is in pre school and went with his class. Her thinking is that I took him last year so I must have to take her this year. I was so happy to hear that she wanted to go!
My friend from work was planning on going to a pumpkin patch with her niece too so we decided to take the girls together. It was a different one that I hadn't previously been to. It was a bit of a drive too. When we got there we did a pumpkin launch, walked through a really dark hay maze that you needed a flash light to see where you were going, played in the kids play area, Trinity got to ride a pony and then we picked out our pumpkins. On the way home we had lunch at Burger King and then Trinity came over and played at my house for a couple of hours with the kids.

The Pumpkin Patch

The kids eating ice cream before we left

Water rubber duckie race

Team work washing the pumpkins

The tractor ride back from the pumpkin patch

Dylan got the wheel barrow for us

Cody leading us through the corn maze

The pumpkin launch

Playing on a tractor

The kids in the hay maze

The hay pyramid

Last Friday the kids didn't have school and I don't work Fridays so the kids and I spent the day together. We went and had lunch at one of my favorite places called Hula Boy. The kids had never eaten there before so it was a treat for them. After lunch we went to a pumpkin patch here in town. The kids played on a hay pyramid, walked through a hay maze, they got to see and pet the animals, we did a pumpkin launch, walked through a corn maze while Cody led the way and then went to the pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkins. We gave up on the corn maze when we found the escape hatch which put us almost to the pumpkin patch that you would normally take a tractor ride to. We picked out our pumpkins and then took the tractor ride back to the main area. Rachael washed all the pumpkins off for us and then we headed to the car.
After the pumpkin patch we took Rachael over to her Friend's house for a sleep over and the boys and I went to get Halloween costumes, Dylan's hair cut and then dinner at Taco Bell. What a great day spent with my kids.

Girl's Beach Trip

A few weeks ago I was invited to go camping at the beach with some girls I went to school with. I hadn't seen them in a long time and it was so much fun to catch up. We left Friday night. We got to the beach at about 9:30. We set up camp and had some drinks and snacks around the campfire. We played a game when we were finished outside called Kings. It's a card game that was really fun.
Saturday we got up and ready and went to have breakfast. After breakfast we hit the outlet mall and shopped until we dropped. Literally. We were there for almost 5 hours! But we all got lots of great stuff and great deals. For dinner we walked across the street from the RV park to a place called Pelican Pub and Brewery. It was my first time going there and I was pretty impressed with the food and the service. After dinner we walked back to the camper, had another campfire and then played Apples to Apples until we were all too tired to play any longer.
Sunday morning we got up and packed up camp then walked over the beach before we headed home. I had such a fun weekend. It's nice to get away sometimes and have a good time with just the girls.

Rachael's 10th Birthday

Rachael in her Hannah Montana Wig with her friends

Group picture of family and Friends

Tinkerbell cake

Rachael's cousins

Rachael with her friends



Where does the time go? My baby girl turned 10 last month on the 27th of September. She's getting so big and acting like a teenager already. We had a little birthday party for her at our apartment. We had the usual family and friends and she had 3 friends from school over too. Rachael is a little obsessed with Twilight at the moment and she wanted everything Twilight for her birthday! They didn't have any Twilight themed party decorations so she went with Tinkerbell. We had cake and ice cream and she opened her presents and then played with her friends after the party.

Weekend trip with the Girls

Me and Jeremy at the lake

Jeremy and his dad

The girls with their great grandpa

Tamara in the pool

Taryn in the pool

Back in August Jeremy, Taryn, Tamara and I took a trip down to Medford, Oregon for Jeremy's grandpa's birthday. His dad came up from Arizona to visit for a week too. We drove down on a Thursday and got there just in time for dinner and birthday cake.

Friday Jeremy went golfing with his dad and his uncles while the girls and I stayed at his Aunt's house for the day. Taryn and Tamara stayed in the pool for pretty much the whole day. They love the water. For dinner that night we went to a Restaurant called Sojis (I think that's what it was called). We had Japanese food that they cook right in front of you while they do a show with your food. The food was so good, the best fried rice ever!

Saturday we went to the lake for the day. We got to ride in Jeremy's uncles boat and ride a Jet Ski and the girls got to be pulled on inner tubes behind the boat. After the lake we went to Jeremy's grandpa's house for Authentic Guamanian food that his grandpa and his friend had made. Yummy that food was so good. We had fish and chicken and flan. For dessert we had more birthday cake.

Sunday morning we got up and ready to head home. It was such a fun weekend and it was so great to see Jeremy's family again.