Happy, HAPPY Halloween!

 October has been a busy month,

but we did make it to the Pumpkin Patch!

 We've visited a different Pumpkin Patch

each year, and this one is probably

one of my favorites.

 We too a hay ride up to Pumpkin Hill

and each girl chose her pumpkin.

 It was cold and windy, but it seems it's

always cold and windy when we visit

the pumpkin patch.

We had a great time!

I'll post more about it next week

as there isn't room for everything

on one post. 

But - this pumpkin patch

was the best I've seen!

There were LOTS of attractions!

And Heather's favorite Mexican

Restaurant is only 3 Miles Away!

Making Room

 

 Billy and Alyssa have lived in the

cutest little house since they were married.

It was adorable.

But - there were only two bedrooms

and Billy has a lot of "stuff".

So, with a new baby coming they really

needed more space.

And - they found it!

 Just look at that spacious front yard!

And this beautiful house!

And take a peek at the back yard.

We spent last weekend moving and I didn't

take my camera, so these are just

phone pictures.

But - the place is BEAUTIFUL!

And there is plenty of room for a baby boy

to run and play as he grows up.

There is even room for a sibling or two!

The inside of the house is beautiful, too.

I didn't get pictures, because we were

moving and things were not yet

put away, but everything about this

house seems to say "home".

It's just so comfortable. And there is tons

of storage. I'm sure they're going to

enjoy it.

Brilyn Likes to BAKE!

 Brilyn wanted to make cookies.

She's stirring her butter.

 She added an egg.

 Now she's stirring in the dry

ingredients.

 Mmmmmm...... it tastes good!

 

I put the cookies in the oven for her

and got them out.

 See!

 She couldn't wait to try them.

 

She had to have a fork because she

at them while they were still HOT!

YUM!

 

(sorry... no recipe. I use the Better Crocker mixes when cooking

with kids, so no recipe is needed. 1 stick melted butter, 1 egg, and contents of package. It's easy enough for a two year old)

Our Old Family Cradle

Isn't this the sweetest little cradle?

I love it the moment I saw it

and all of my children slept in it

as babies!

 Now Asher is sleeping in it and it won't be

long before his new cousin will

sleep in it, too.

I love things that stay in the family

generation after generation.

Hopefully, I'll someday see great

grand children enjoying it, too.

Getting Ready for Christmas!

 

We'll have two new baby boys

this Christmas, so I've been working

on their Christmas Stockings!

Asher's is ready and all I have to do is

add a name to the other one.

Billy & Alyssa have chosen a name,

but I thought I'd leave it to them to

announce it.

Baby Boy Patterson

will be here soon, and we're all excited!

Asher is going to love having

a boy to play with!

Brilyn Has A Tea Party

 This girl LOVES a tea party!

 She's been wanting to get out this

particular tea set more and more

often, too. She calls it

her favorite!

 She's very careful with it, too!

She's such a sweet girl.

She says the sweetest things.

She's got a compliment for

everyone 

and she's so affectionate.

I love seeing that she's

learning to be so loving and kind.

 

Chuck E Cheese with Friends!

After our trip to the park

we went to Chuck E. Cheese!

 Chuck gave Kodi and Brilyn

both a hug.

 We had lunch and the girls

played games and rode rides.

 Brilyn loves going to Chuck E. Cheese's.

 I think Gabriella had a good time

trying out the games.

Kodi found a new friend!

(something tell me her Daddy wouldn't like that. LOL)

And Kodi and Brilyn both tried keeping

up with Chuck E. Cheese's dance moves.

 

Kayli was also there but I was chasing Brilyn,

most of the time so I only got pictures of

the kids that were nearby.

 

Anyway.... it was a nice way to spend the day

and a real treat for the children!

Play Date At The Park

We had a play date at the

park with a group of local

Mom's and toddlers!

 Look how BIG Brilyn is getting!

 Gabriella is getting BIG, too!

Gabriella is my sweet little neighbor.

She's such a sweet and adorable little girl.

 And this is Kodi waving to us.

She's a good friend of mine's daughter.

And that cute little boy

lives right across the street.

He was at the park with his day care

provider and we just happened

to run into him there.

With the cooler, fall weather....

the park is pretty fun!

 

No Swimming!

Well, fall is here

and the water is cold.

We were fortunate to get to

use the pool as long as we

did, but there will be

NO MORE SWIMMING

until spring.

I'll miss pool time with

the kiddos, but

it will be nice not having

so many towels to wash.



Asher's Gallery Wrap

So.... where would you hang

a cute little gallery wrap

of Asher in

a Tonka Truck?

I have just the place!

Actually, this place was the

reason for the picture.

Doesn't it look GREAT?

With Asher here and a new baby

boy on the way, Grandma's

house has got to have a

few boyish things, too!

Asher

Asher has been such

a blessing!

He's sweet, snuggly and

I still have not heard him cry.

He's just as content as he

he is cute!

I am amazed at what a

good baby he is!



Fishing In The Rain

 While we were camping it rained!

So - we could either sit in the

tent and be bored.... or we could

get out, get wet and have fun!

So we went fishing!

 Grace caught several fish!

 And she can now catch fish all

by herself!

She just needs help putting the

worm on the hook and taking

the fish off.

She had so much fun!

She even picked out the campsite

she wants to camp at next time.

BUT - we were so far out in the sticks

that we didn't have phone service.

AND - Grace warned me that if we

go camping again and we take the

toddlers (Brilyn & Olivia) along, we shouldn't go

so far out into the woods that our phones

don't work because me might need

help with them.



Creepy Crawly Things....

 Grace loves little critters.

She wants a pet sooooo bad. She found a

snake and carried it around with her

everywhere.

 She chased lizards.... but they're

really really fast, so she didn't catch one.

I think that's a good thing, though.

I think those things can bite.

 She studied tracks like this one.

We believe it was made by a raccoon.

But there were deer tracks, dog tracks

and tracks made by various birds, too.

And..... she saw this:

That frog lives in the handicapped stall's

toilet. We though he was stuck there, so we

teased him and made him jump out, only to

find him there again the next time we

went to the bath house.

Grace thought it was the funniest thing.

There was a whole lake nearby and he

chooses to swim in a toilet?

That's one crazy frog.

 

When The World Is Your Classroom

We home schooled our children and now

my daughter is home schooling Grace!

I couldn't be happier.

Home schooling offers families a lot

of flexibility that public and private

schools simply can't offer.

For instance - to a home schooler,

the world is a classroom.

 Grace and I went camping and she

took her school work along.

I'm sure we didn't do it quite as well

as she would have done it at home.

BUT - she learned things you simply can't

learn from a book!

 Working on her lessons!

 Studying nature.

Did you know that lily pads change

colors like leaves? We saw some that

were pink and purplish tan and brown.

 Grace is such a gentle little thing that the

deer come almost up to her.

I think that doe would have come

a little bit closer had she not

had a fawn to protect.

 Perhaps the fawn was getting a little

lesson of it's own?

 We saw several deer.

And we saw other wildlife, too.

I think Grace is going to want to go

camping again and again!

She is definitely a little nature lover!