Morton Pumpkin Festival

GG and Grandpa are here!! They came to help out when I have the baby...and we are still waiting on the baby so we decided to play ;) We headed over to Morton for the Pumpkin Festival along with Mike and his fam. The kids rode rides and played games, we listened to performers and ate yummy funnel cake, and we hit up the vendors for all of the free stuff! To put it simply, we had a blast!!

The kids are also enjoying having their grandparents here for scripture study!

Thanks for the fun day GG and Grandpa!!

Now, let's get us a new baby sister here!

My Days with Dax

I thought that Dax would have a hard time being the only child left at home while the big kids are at school...and I would have a hard time entertaining him, but we have been having a blast!! This kid is so easy going and fun to be around! He is happy to help me with things or play on his own. The few times he has asked to do something I have been more than happy to stop what I'm doing and do something fun with him. We had a few of those moments this week.

Dax asked to play outside after we got back from the grocery store a couple of days ago. He pulled out his skateboard and we both tried it ;) This kid is a stud!!

Today he asked to walk to the "water park" to play. I didn't realize the water features would still work so he played in the water in his clothes...and he loved it!! It was so fun to see his huge smile as he ran through the water and got soaked to the bone ;)

I sure love my little buddy and I'm so glad that we get to hang out together all day!!

Soccer Star

 Cole is officially my soccer star! He started soccer this year and was placed on the yellow team named the Stars. They changed their name to the Highlighters because it is cooler ;)

This kid loves sports and works hard at everything he tries. He is loving soccer and picking up on it quickly. It is a rough sport, but he is learning to be tough and go for the ball.

It's fun to be a "soccer mom" and I love my soccer "star"!!

August Fun

We finished off August with a bang!

We managed another trip to the new children's museum, The Peoria Playhouse, before school started:

 We got in one last playdate with the fun Pacheco family. The boys played legos and video games while the girls did makeovers (the zombie look is in, haha):

 We had fun while shopping for school supplies:

 And started the school year with plenty of sass ;)

 I'm down to one kid for shopping trips so we make them fun :)

 And the kids got to go to another Lego Club at the library! Cole made a T-rex, Ellie made a house and Dax made a fire boat:

We had a great summer! Now it's time to get ready for a baby!!

School is in Session!

The summer is over, but the kids are so excited to go back to school that I can't even be sad! We finally got to meet their teachers last night! 

Coleson is a big 3rd grader with a locker this year! His teacher is Mrs. Crow.

Elise got to meet Mrs. Widmer and find her cubby too!

When I woke up at 6:30 this morning Ellie was already dressed and ready to go! She is super excited to be starting Kindergarten!! And Cole is excited to be the oldest in the school this year...but not so excited for the homework that comes with that ;)

Dax and I had fun without Cole and Ellie...but we were happy to have them home! We celebrated the first day by going out for ice cream!! The kids really enjoyed it if you can't tell ;)

Let the learning commence!!

Tanner's Orchard

We found the cutest orchard to play at today! It was little kid heaven!!

Trains, tractors, sand pits, fire trucks, buses, airplanes, teeter totters, boats, hay maze, horse swings, and mini golf! It was never ending fun!! And the apple cider donuts at the end were a nice bonus ;)