Pumpkin Patch 2014

You can see our past two experiences with the pumpkin patch here and here.

I have found a common thread with these visitations....

It's always HOT.

You think... oh, it's October. That means boots since there will be a crisp breeze, right?

Nope.

None-the-less, we always have fun! (I may have struggled with this years visit more than years past, but hey... 6 mths pregnant will do that to a person I suppose.) The gang included Ree, Danielle, myself, and ...

The three amigos.

 The Thomas Train ride is always a hit. "Whoo-whoo!"

 The rode all by themselves!

 Lots of bounce house fun...

It wasn't crowded, so these boys had a lot of room for rough housing!

Did I mention Ree went with us?

I KNOW we couldn't have tackled this trip without her help... Seeing as how Burke insisted he be carried towards the end of our visit!

 A hot, sweaty, and squinty "cheese" is all we could muster.

 Lots of animal petting... B loves the bunnies because they are soft. :)

 This was added since last year... a silo slide!

 Once it was time to pick out our pumpkins, Burke decided he would rather have rocks...

or play with the scarecrow.

Whatever makes them happy, right?

So thankful for sweet family to share fun times with!

The sleepover

This should have been posted A LONG time ago, but I'm just now getting around to it...

Cade came for his first sleep over with us during the summer. These boys had a blast.

Danielle and I met at a middle ground between Sylacauga and Alex City so Cade could start the spend the night party. As soon as we got back to the house we went outside to play. After playing outside in the water and riding toys we came in to make cookies and take a rest.

(A little role reversal in the white car since Stacy's wedding :)

Well,... at least they came in for a break. :) I let the chaos unfold itself (in the form of sprinkles) and decided it would be easier to just clean up the mess once they finished "decorating." 

Their masterpieces. 

Snack time.

When Ryan got home, we headed to Pizza Hut... and I can not tell you how hilarious they were. 

After a bath...

we settled them down with a movie and more food. Monsters Inc. II

I fixed them each a tray (aka. shirt box :) with water, popcorn, one of their cookies, grapes, and M&M's. They were set. 

Cade lasted the whole movie... but Burke bit the dust three-fourths of the way through. (This was before we had a rug for the living room... my bum would be so sore!

Burke and Cade both slept on the bottom bunk, but we pulled the top bunk mattress down on the floor  for Cade and told him he could go sleep there whenever he wanted (but not to wake Burke when he transferred.) :)

Well, the next morning, I found Cade on the mattress we had put on the floor and Burke was asleep in his bed. :) Success.

When both boys woke up we ate a train themed pancake breakfast and headed out to the park. We walked... got to get that energy out!

We came back for lunch, and then headed over to the Blue Bell Factory for some yummy ice cream! Wouldn't you know they pick "the rainbow." Where everything ends up turning blue and they were left with blue lips to prove it. (See Cade below) :)

One of the reasons it has dawned on me to finally document this fun cousin sleepover is because we did it all over again last weekend! Burke has been beyond excited. We started this one out with Chucky Cheese... so I think we already had a success in the fun department, but here's what went down the second go around.

As already mentioned, Chucky Cheese. :) 

My child will do ANYTHING for a visit to this lovely attraction. 

I found this particularly hilarious...

Burke is not big enough to pull himself up on the "steps" in some of the play areas. So he would stand there, with his arms raised, yelling "Cade!" until his partner in crime pulled him up to the next level. They did this all the way up. :) Cade is so good with Burke!

See those serious shoes on this little red head? Yep! Hudson is walking! He's nine months old y'all! I can't even imagine!

Short story... Ryan met us at Chucky Cheese after work. Well, I had him drive the boys home so I could return a few things to a store nearby. He told me he was going to take them to Dairy Queen once they got into Sylacauga.

Well... I walked in the door (to being pelted by three boys with Nerf guns), and found a to go cup holder on the counter. I asked Ryan why he didn't take them in... and he got a bit offensive. :) Apparently a 45 min. drive with two boys yelling at the top of their lungs, asking how many minutes till they get to Dairy Queen will drive a man to go through the drive-thru. :)

Anyway, straight to the tub they went (after a Nerf war).

A repeat of snacks and a movie to settle down... I think they LOVE this part. So we'll keep it tradition. Both their little eyes light up when they get their own tray of food. 

Sleeping didn't go as well this go around... I ended up sleeping on the mattress on the floor because they we're both so restless that night. All three of us started out in Burke's bunk, but I'm starting to get uncomfortable when sleeping in a three inch space, so I volunteered to take on the separate bed.

The next day we went to the park and made snacks (that were just adorable on Pinterest). 

Let's just say we could list this in the Pinterest Fail category. (They were supposed to be teeth/dentures).

We always have a blast together, and I'm so thankful for this sweet cousin friendship these two share.

My brother got married!

Last Saturday, Oct. 4th, was a beautiful fall day to celebrate these two!

I do not have many pictures, because, well... I'm hoping the photographer captured it all 10x better than I ever would.... and I was a little  mega stressed about a certain little boy getting his nap in so he could fulfill his duty as ring bearer. (Thankfully Ree was able to save the day by completely taking care of Burke and his scheduled nap time... you don't want my son carrying your bling down the aisle on no sleep, I assure you!) However, I am sad I didn't even snap a cell phone pic of this cute little boy dressed in his ring bear attire! I blame it on pregnancy brain... or laziness... which may go hand in hand. 

I did take a few at the rehearsal dinner (which was delish). Let's just say I added one more reason to be thankful for the baby bump since it covered what would have been a swollen belly from eating too much that night!

Magan and her dad

After rehearsal we went to the top of the parking deck and released Chinese lanterns. This gave me a heart attack (I'm not one to play with fire... I'm a bit of a chicken), but it was really pretty!

The next day was wedding day! Magan and Jon chose to have picture before the wedding (smart peeps), so once it got close to go time, the boys and girls were mingling together (and catching a bit of SEC football... which by the way was CRAZY! So proud of my Auburn Tigers!). It was really a laid back day (for me at least). I know Ree was getting her workout running Burke around to the picture venues, dressing and undressing the little booger, and making sure he was rested and on a full belly! He definitely was tired at the first photo op... hence the no smiling, but by the wedding he was raring to go (this may or may not have something to do with us fueling him with chocolate). 

I will post pics once they get them back of the beautiful day! 

I'm so happy for my little bro. I know he is going to be the best husband a girl could ask for. I love you Jon and Magan!

There is no one else in the world I would have worn purple for on that day! ;)