Fall Fun

Friday we made a trip up to the farm so the boys could ride in the combine. They missed out on harvest last year since we had a newborn and this year was starting to get away from us but we managed to make a short trip up. They boys both rode with Uncle Bone in the combine. They rode for over an hour until Bone called and said he thought they were getting a little bored:) I think they probably would have been better if they had been separate but I was actually surprised they made it as long as they did. This is what I saw when I came to pick them up.

Saturday morning we woke up to another beautiful fall day so we loaded the family in the Monte(this is what Callie looks like when she rides in it, it has t-tops and she loves the breeze blowing on her, she pretty much has that expression the whole time the car is moving) and went to get breakfast to eat in the park. The kids all loved their donuts. The colors in the background are so pretty. When they were done it was time to play for awhile. They all loved sliding and Gabe has now mastered the monkey bars as well. He was pretty proud of himself. Unfortunately we had lots of errands to run so we had to leave before they were ready but we have been loving this great weather!

Fall Family Picutres

We borrowed a nice camera from Danelle again(thanks so much, we appreciate your generosity!) and headed to campus to take some pictures. We decided instead of spending money on a ton of pictures that we never use up because there are so many or paying someone to take them we would give it a try ourselves so we did some of each kid since we never had them done when Gabe turned 5, Ty 3 and since Callie just turned 1 the timing worked out well. Here is the result, I think they turned out pretty cute for a bunch of amateurs(my Mom took the family pics, thanks Mom!)

Happy Birthday Callie part 1

Friday we introduced Callie to her first birthday tradition, sundaes at Hickory Park! She loved the french fries and mac and cheese she got for dinner as well. Gabe and Ty like coloring with the crayons and the cheeseballs!Here is the so big birthday girl and one of her many funny faces. When the sundae came out Callie was a little confused and looked at the waiters and waitresses like they were crazy. They put her sundae in front of her and she immediately tried to grab the candle and she was unhappy when we wouldn't let her touch it. She loved her ice cream though! Saturday morning arrived and we all greeted the birthday girl in her room and sang her happy birthday. Gabe is letting us know Callie is one! We did birthday donuts and Callie was again intrigued by the candle. She got a little big brother help blowing it out. That afternoon we had some friends over for a birthday tailgate. It worked out really well since her birthday fell on game day. We smoked some meat and while we were working outside the boys made their own fun with their "new hats" When everyone arrived the kids had fun eating and playing and the adults eating and conversing:) We did cupcakes to celebrate her birthday and I will do an actual cake for the family party we are having for her this weekend. Since it was a tailgate we didn't formally sing happy birthday but we did give her a cupcake with a candle. She has had lots of practice with candles but still would rather try and touch them then blow them out. She LOVED her cupcake. She was one tired little girl by the evening and Coleigh put her to bed early and stayed with the kids while Carl and I went to the game. The Cyclones even won for Callie on her birthday! We had a great day celebrating and look forward to doing it all again this Sunday with our family.

12 Months!

I don't know how it happened so quickly but Callie turned 1 on Saturday! This month she started on whole milk and did great, no problems adjusting at all. She no longer uses a bottle only a sippy cup. Her new favorite thing is to stick out her tongue. She still crawls fast as lightning and will walk a little bit holding on to hands but still no steps on her own although she can stand on her own. She loves to crawl into the bathroom and we have to make sure the toilet lid is down and catch her before she unravels all the toilet paper. She is so quick with her grins and giggles and we can't believe she is 1 already.