Samuel's Birthday!

Samuel had a birthday on the 17th. I can't believe my baby is 3 years old, boy time flies. Samuel started potty training a week before his birthday, and is now officially a big boy!!! Yeah! I've been changing diapers for eight long years, it is finally over!!!! So Samuel got to have a birthday party with some of his friends, and he had a blast. I made a balloon pinata that the kids had fun breaking into, and eating candy. Samuel loved the oreo cookie cake I made for him (he loves oreos) And he was super excited to open his presents from his friends. He had a great time at his party, and then after school was out he got to have cake and ice cream again and open his presents from his parents and grandparents. He was a very happy 3 year old all day long, but I think his favorite present was his new bike. He loves bikes, so he was exstatic to get a big boy bike! I love my Samuel, and I'm so glad he had a wonderful birthday!

sprouts

I normally don't like to display the fact that keeping the house clean is one of my weaknesses, but I thought this was quite interesting. But things keep coming up lately and I've fallen behind on my house cleaning duties. I used this rag to clean up chia seeds (it's a grain/seed full of protein) that Samuel had spilled all over, and then threw the rag in the sink, I rinsed off dishes and sat them on top of this rag hiding it, and the dishes sat there for 2 days. I finished the dishes yesterday, and when I moved the last dish, I saw this rag underneath, with sprouts growing out of it. The kids thought it was so cool, and has inspired Joseph of what to do for his science project. They asked lots of questions and it turned out to be a fun learning experience.

Trick-or-treating

Betsy's Candy Samuel's candy

Joseph's candy

Austin's candy

By Beautiful Snow White

My other beautiful Snow White

Luke Skywalker

Soccer Ball!

Soccer Ball from the side

The kids had a blast trick-or-treating. We had two hours, and filled their buckets to overflowing. Samuel's costume was a hit, I had so many people ask to take his picture, and made comments about it. Samuel walked for the first hour, and I ended up having to carry him the second hour, boy was it awkward carrying him in that puffy soccer ball costume. I was proud of Samuel's costume and Joseph's cape since I made them both. Although I had to take 1/2 of Samuel's stuffing out, becuase it was too heavy, so he was a little lopsided. The kids had a great time, and said it was the best Halloween ever, and enjoyed organizing and trading their candy! Sorry about all the pictures, I just got a new camera, since our old one broke, and I've been a little trigger happy

Halloween Fun

Samuel riding the cow train

Joseph and Jacob riding the cow train

Samuel and our Laird friends

Betsy, Bro. Laird, and Austin riding the cow train

Racing the four-wheelers

Austin riding her four-wheeler

Mom and Sam riding the four-wheelers




Joseph riding the four-wheeler

Taking a break waiting for the cow train

Samuel and Betsy couldn't get enough of this big slide

Betsy made it down the slide

Joseph shooting the corn cannon

Samuel landing head first into a pile of sand at the bottom of a big slide, and trying to spit it out.

Joseph and Austin riding inflatable horses

Samuel had fun climbing on the logs

Samuel, Joseph and Betsy posing for pictures

Austin and her friend Carriane

Joseph feeding the sheep

Halloween was a very fun day, with a lot of activities. We went to a corn maze with our friends the Lairds. We went through the corn maze, and managed to not get lost or lose any kids. The kids had a good time, Austin collected all the maps that people had left on the ground, and Betsy collected the tops of corn stalks that had fallen off. We had fun twisting and turning, and going over a bridge too. After we got out of the corn maze their was lots of activities for the kids to do. We discovered that all the corn tops that Betsy had collected were perfect for feeding the goats and sheep. There was logs to climb on, a little maze for the toddler sized munchkin, inflatable horses, corn cannons (you actually shot tennis balls at bowling pins atop of hay bales), a cow train (this was pretty fun, the guy driving it went pretty fast, and kept swerving from side to side, and would turn so that he would almost hit the caboose car, which Betsy was in, but turn just in time. I wish you could've seen the look on Betsy's face, and the driver of the tractor would almost hit her, but unfortuneatly it was too bumpy and fast for the pictures to turn out. Samuel laughed and giggled almost the entire ride!), some bike-pedaled four- wheelers that were fun to ride around it, and a sandbox with toys in it while we ate a picinic. Everyone had a really good time.