Pumpkin Patch Fun

We have a little Pumpkin Patch up the street from us and we love to visit it this time of year. Bailey loves her holidays and decorating and I think she gets it from her mommy.

*side note--Connor had to sit on this pumpkin for this picture, no matter how many times we said it's going to fall. Just after the click of the camera-- you got it, the pumpkin and Connor rolled right off the hay!

. My kids love fall and Halloween as much as their mommy so we always have fun dressing up in our Halloween clothes and playing in the pumpkins. I couldn't even believe how well all three of them posed for pictures. Connor was fine as long as he could sit on a pumpkin! Bailey had a great time "modeling" for me.

Connor decided to lay down for some pictures and it was so cute that all the other two decided to try it too!

I have to admit that this year we didn't buy any pumpkins because mommy has already decorated the front yard to the hilt. We don't need anymore pumpkins. I absolutely love this time of year. The smell of cool , crisp fall nights. The sounds of Friday Night Football. Warm clothes. The colors of fall. Eating soup on a cold night. Cuddling up with my kids under a fluffy blanket to watch a movie. Mums all over the porch and yard.

Friday Night Lights

Bailey attended the Pearce Cheerleading Camp a few weeks ago with several of her friends. She loves "pretending" to be a cheerleader and for that weekend she was! One of the perks of the camp is that the girls get to perform on the field at one of the Pearce games.
She also loved getting to cheer with her big girl friends, Ellery and Avery. They are on the Varsity Squad and helped with the camp.
The night of the performance, mommy, daddy, Jack, Connor, Mimi, and Aunt Tamara came to watch. We also sat with several of Bailey and Jack's friends and families from school. Bailey and her best buddy Isabella had so much fun cheering even in the stands. We live just two streets from the High School Stadium and on Friday nights our lives revolve around football. Greg and all three kids have gone to nearly every game this year. With the weather cooling off now I might even join them for the fun!

A Day At The Zoo

The kids had two days off this week for Fair Day and instead of fighting the crowds at the Fair we decided to head out to the zoo for a fun day. It was definitely the correct decision. We drove right past all the traffic headed to the Fair and we drove straight up to the front parking lot of the zoo and waited in NO lines.

If you asked my kids their favorite place to visit in Dallas I am pretty sure the zoo would be their first choice. The weather was amazing and cool. All the animals were out roaming around because they love the cool weather also. Having daddy go with us was a treat too. We spent alot of time at the birds of prey area. We have never really paid much attention to these animals because they are across from the lions area. Since the lion died last Spring we headed over to check the birds out. This huge Harpy Eagle would not take his eyes off my baby Connor! He seriously followed Connor everywhere he went. He was a truly magnificent creature. His claws were as large as a grizzly bears. He can eat an animal as large as a sloth in the rain forest! Come to think of it Connor is about the size of a sloth.


I call my two boys my monkeys and they really enjoy acting like them! All in all it was a perfect day at one of our favorite places!

Soccer Sisters

This is the cute face of one happy Soccer Sister! Bailey's soccer team, The Soccer Sisters, has been together now for several years and our Fall season began a few weeks ago. Our coach also got the girls new fancy lavender uniforms this season. On this Saturday, Bailey scored two goals in their 8 to 1 win and was rewarded with an ice cream sundae!

She plays all positions but loves forward the most. Of course she would, she gets to score that way. Here she is waiting to kick off to the other team.

Bailey is such a girly, girl so we are really proud of her aggressive play in soccer.

Way to Go Soccer Sisters!