Pumpkins!

We have been up to a lot since I posted last. We went to the pumpkin patch on Monday and had a blast. There was a bouncy castle and slide that Emma Kate LOVED! She really has no fear. I thought the slide was fast and she wanted to do it again and again all by herself. We have also been to the park with friends and played a lot at home. We hosted lunch/playgroup on Tuesday and had 11 kids at the house. It was so much fun having our friends over! Mason is growing up so fast. He has had his first real smiles and is holding his head up pretty well. Here are pictures and videos. I hope that I can post more frequently for you dedicated blog readers! Excited about the pumpkin patch
I am so glad that I was able to get their outfits finished in time for the trip to the pumpkin patch. It was a close call this time!
The tin man (Anna), Dorothy (Emma Kate), the Lion (Michael) Mason enjoyed his nap in the stroller

All the kids at lunch/playgroup
The pumpkin cake I made for lunch

One of Mason's priceless smiles


I found Ashton's old Halloween costume and Emma Kate loves it. In fact all the kids that come over to the house love it.

Our friend Brian at the park
Her absolute favorite thing at the park is the slide!

Growing is a lot of work!

The kids are growing up so fast! We went for check ups on Friday and Emma Kate(18 months) weighs 19 pounds. We are holding out hope that one day she will reach 20 pounds. Mason(1 month) will quickly catch her as he is already 9 pounds 6 ounces! He loves to eat! Emma Kate loves to eat so much that yesterday she fell asleep in her high chair. Matt was sitting at the table with her and he looked up to see her slumped over in her chair. She had a big morning as we talked with both sets of grandparents on the webcam, went for a run, washed cars and dog, played tea party, and ran laps around the house. She is a beautiful, happy ball of energy and I am so blessed to have her keeping me very busy. Mason does his share of making sure that I am not bored! He is doing well about getting on a schedule. He eats, plays, sleeps on a 3.5 hour schedule during the day and then eats and sleeps every 4 hours at night. He is a wonderful baby and is trying to learn that he is not the only person or animal that requires my attention.

On Saturday we went over to Bret, LeAnn, and Ela's for brunch and to watch the Texas game. We had a delicious brunch and then we walked to the playground to play. The girls loved the slide and Emma Kate learned how to go down all by herself. We hope that everyone has a great week and is enjoying this lovely fall weather!

Sip n See and Telegraph Pass

Monday was one of those days that I strangely enjoy even though it was non stop. In the morning I had a doctor's appointment and so Matt took the morning off to help me with the kids. The doctor was running late but to be honest it was wonderful to have 30 minutes of complete silence. In the afternoon I cleaned out closets because we are having a yard sale in a few weeks. I was putting away all the maternity clothes and decided that I needed to get rid of a lot of stuff. Once I finished my closet I moved on to Emma Kate's. Hers desperately needed organizing since she has had a growth spurt in her height. Fortunately, I was able to get both kids down for a short nap at the same time and do a lot of the organizing, but Emma Kate woke up before I was able to put everything away. Lets just stay the mad dash to hang everything started when she woke up. So that was our exciting Monday!


On Sunday afternoon we hiked a hill (mountain for those in Yuma) called Telegraph Pass. It is a pretty steep hike and definitely gave me a good workout since I haven't really done anything active since Mason was born. We went with our friends Kris, Ali, and Michael Harris. Matt and Kris carried Emma Kate and Michael in backpacks and I carried Mason in the Bjorn. The only scary part was when a cricket flew up in my face and then went down my shirt. I was trying to be brave since I didn't want to give my four week old shaken baby syndrome. We had a great time and I know that we will be doing it regularly. Here are some pictures of the journey!

On Saturday our friends Aimee and Kirsten threw Mason and I a sip and see. It was so much fun and the food was wonderful. We are so fortunate to have friends that feel more like family here in Yuma.

Play Where's Waldo while you look for the men!
The ladies and Mason (yes...he could breathe)


The sip and see
Aimee and Jackson (Jackson and Mason are 8 weeks apart and so we will be having lots of play time together)
Laura and Mason (The Dunn family has been so good to make us feel like apart of their family)
The food was excellent and Kirsten has a beautiful home

Videos

I tried to upload some videos the other day but it was giving me trouble. I am hoping to take some of Mason to put on here. Enjoy.

Day at the Park and making cookies

We have been laying kind of low since Mason was born. We are trying to get out and about a little bit more each day. It takes some adjustment in order to get around with two needy kids but we are learning and doing more every day. Last week we went to the park in town that has fountains that the kids can run through. It is a nice thing to do outside since it is still really hot here. We also had our friend Jackson come over and visit. He is 8 weeks older than Mason and I can't wait until they get older and can enjoy playing together. We also made cookies for Matt and Emma Kate enjoyed making the cookies more than Matt enjoyed eating them. Overall we are doing well. We have a little bit of a cold going through the family and so we are trying to get over that. Hope that everyone is having a good fall and we hope that we get to see some of you soon.

War Eagle

Now I know that Auburn lost on Saturday but when you don't live in an area where you get to see the games it is a big deal just to get to see them play. We had our first game day with Mason and he loved it. Everyone was dressed in their orange and blue and we enjoyed cheering on our Auburn Tigers. Sunday was Mason's first time at church. We had a great weekend and look forward to many more. Here are some pictures from the weekend.

pictures

Here are some pictures from the last few weeks. They are in no particular order but at least they are up here. Enjoy!