The Pumpkin Patch

This year we went to Jahn's Pumpkin Patch

in Cyril, Oklahoma.

Cyril is where Papa Bill lives, so

he was able to meet us there.

Grace

 

 There were lots and lots of pumpkins!

Brilyn

 

 And we had cool, windy fall weather

to add to our experience.

Olivia

 

The girls had a good time!

 They liked the animals!

Grace started feeding the sheep but then

decided she didn't like the slimey slobbery stuff

they left on her hands so she handed the food

to Olivia and let her feed them.

Olivia didn't mind the slime!

She loved feeding them.

Until the ram bit her.... then she told him

"No, no!" and fed the ewe instead.

 No-No.... Silly old ram!

 There were swings

 And pumpkins to pick up!

 It looks as though Olivia found hers!

 

And after we all found our pumpkins we headed

back towards the car.

Grace held Papa's hand and

helped him find a pumpkin close

to the parking lot.

(Papa was smart... he didn't want to carry one up the hill)

Aren't they cute together?

Gracie and her great-grandpa...

who even dressed in his overalls for

the occasion.

 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Chuck E Cheese's

 Our girls all love a trip to

Chuck E Cheese's.

Grace likes the games....

especially Deal or No Deal!

 Olivia likes to pretend she's driving!

 Anyone want a ride?

 All three girls like the rides.

 And the cotton candy!

And by the time we are finished all three

girls have blue faces and are a

complete mess!



River Bend Nature Center

 On the way home from picking up the

girls we went to River Bend Nature Center

in Wichita Falls.

The girls were allowed to pet a turtle.

 And they got a good close look at a

large tarantula.

We also got to see scorpions and we learned

that scorpions glow in the dark when

put under a black light.

There were salamanders, hissing cockroaches, a

rough green snake like the one we found near

our house not too long ago and a few other

critters to look at.

 And a BUTTERFLY GARDEN!

 I think the Butterfly Garden was

everyone's favorite thing.

 Just look at all the butterflies!

 Here, Olivia is reaching for one!

 And in this picture, Grace is holding

one in her hands.

The museum attendant said it was okay

to handle them.

 Look! Brilyn is about to climb up to try

to catch her own!

It got away...

But, I caught up to it with my camera!

 

An Heirloom In The Attic

 We went into the attic the other

day to look for some of Andrew's

old beanie babies so he could

give some of them to Brilyn.

And look what we found!

This was Andrew's

rocking horse.

He got it for Christmas

when he was one!

He played with it for years

and eventually, it was put

away. Now, Brilyn is

just about the right size to

enjoy it!



A New Toy

 I got a few new toys for the girls to play

with at my house! This one is

a Fishe Price Castle!

It has a prince and a princess, furniture

and a horse.

Brilyn loved it!

She played with it for the longest time!

(and Brilyn normally doesn't stick with anything too long!)

I think she liked the dancing and music

feature the best!

 

Butterflies by the Bridge

 Remember the Bridge

from yesterday's post?

Well - by the bridge there are lots

and lots of bees and butterflies!

There are several of these bushes

and the butterflies and bees seem to be

drawn to them.

I don't know what kind of bush

it is, but it seems to attract

butterflies.

Does anyone know what it is?

A Little Bridge

 

 While I ws visiting Grace and Olivia

we went to a little park.

It had a treehouse and a bridge.

The girls played for a little while and then

wanted to cross the bridge.

On the other side was a Mexican Restaurant!

We decided to have lunch,

and at first we wanted to have

lunch outside, but a bee decided

to swarm around our table.

He wanted to drink whatever was

in Olivia's sippy cup and sip

our sodas. So....

we went in!



But isn't this an adorable

little bridge?

And don't the girls look super

cute crossing it?

 



Butterflies

 While waiting for a client to show up

on a location shoot, I ran accross this

little guy!

Isn't he beautiful?

I love nature.

There's just something about it

that makes my spirit marvel

at God's handiwork!

AMAZING!

Cupcakes! The cutest ever!

 Grace got an easy bake cookie

kit out of the prize box and after

trying it out we used the part that adds

texture to your cookies and frosting

to make CUPCAKES!

 This is the kit.

We used it to make cookies but

it only make two at a time so

they were gobbled up pretty fast.

But our adorable cupcakes lasted

long enough to have a tea party!

We even had a few left for Grace

to take home to her Daddy!

Gymnastics

 Grace has been wanting me to come

and watch her at gymnastics!

I did. And I only took my play camera

so I didn't get the greatest pictures.

But - if you look at the one above you will

see that Grace is smiling!

 She really enjoys her gymnastics class!

 And isn't she cute in her little

gymnastics outfit?

 I think she was the best little

gymnast in her class!

And I know she was

the cutest!

 



A Little German Town

I went to visit Grace & Olivia

in their new home and I took what I call

"The Scenic Route"

and went through this quaint little

German Town!

 It's called Munster and it's

very interesting!

 There are murals on the buildings

that look like a child sized main street.

 There are also a few antique shops!

 I stopped and looked around at the

Antique Mall. It's got a little

bit of everything. I'll probably

make regular stops there on my way

to and from visiting the girls.

 I'd also like to take the girls to see

this little town!

But really, I didn't see much for little

girls to do. There is a pool with a few water

slides, but it's too cold for that. I'll have to

look a little further off the main path to see

if there is something they might like to do.

I did find a German Bakery!

I stopped on the way and picked up

and Apple Strudel to take with

me to share.

It was so delicious!

I stopped on the way home

to get another.