Pumpkin Patch

We headed to Lombardi Ranch again this year for some family fun of picking out pumpkins and other shenanigans!

They boys love to climb on the hay bales... first thing they did... well after Vale danced for a bit... kids got the rhythm I tell ya! :)

We had some company... my boys are so blessed to have family close by!!

Emma was pretty much an expert at picking out pumpkins... well the little ones at least... 

After Abby let a goat suck on her finger I think she was a little unsure about what the rabbit was going to do... :)

Link was such a happy little guy... especially since he wasn't feeling well!

We had to stop Vale from throwing the pumpkins and this is his 'so what are they good for then?' look...

They had a cute little toddler play area with a hay maze and all these little vehicles the kids could ride around in.  They would have stayed there all day if we let them!

 'Wait you want us BOTH to look at you at the same time?!  Yeah not gonna happen mom..."

My sweet little chub monster :)

They took a train ride... which mommy abstained from, being quite preggers didn't think I'd enjoy that... 

Connor wants to get down to business and start pickin out some pumpkins!  'Nough of this childs play! :)

Found one in the first 30 seconds... and promptly dropped in on the ground, breaking it... yeah we bought it... He was so proud of it though!!! 

Vale took more of the approach, let me just drape myself over the pumpkin I want... 

Holding a pumpkin next to your abdomen does not come close to comparing with the discomfort of carrying a child... sorry buddy... :)

Headed to the Gregory home where we carved pumpkins, ate sloppy joes and delicious caramel apples!

The boys painted their pumpkins... 

Jimmy decided to make himself useful and was fixing something under the sink while Vale assisted... :)

We carved our pumpkin, although neither Jimmy nor I are supreme artists... :)

Final product!  Yeah!! :)

Kati's Baby Shower

We had a baby shower for Kati and Baby Love!!! :)

We did a tea and it was so much fun!

Had a bunch of tea cakes, finger sandwiches and candies...

cute little plush toys...

cream puffs, quiches, and fruit...

And of course TEA! :)

We had a lot of really cute shabby chic decorations...

the house we had the shower at had so many awesome things that fit the theme...

... like this absolutely adorable dollhouse...

we brought some baby stuff too...

Baby Love is going to be very spoiled...

This was my doll when I was a little girl!

There was even a cute little baby tea set!

As the ladies came in there was a book to write some advice for Kati and the favors were there for them as they left.

We had little tea cookies and tea bags tagged with 'baby girl' as favors.

The gift table started out looking great...

With cute decorations and some awesome baskets of gifts...

Then it overflowed and it was even more awesome... :)

Kati got a corsage...

We made sure that she got pictures with the ladies that put the whole thing together... Michelle did most of it :)

I love it that we all live in a 1 mile radius... family is such a blessing!

Chelsea did all the games and she did a GREAT job!

Aunt Pat gave a little talk about the career of motherhood.  It was very good!

She's got the cutest little prego belly! Love it!

We played a game where we had to guess Kati's belly size... I was close! I really was!

I was like an inch off!!  Somebody guessed perfectly though... She must have cheated.. ;-)

Then we played a game where we had to guess what the baby food contents were... all I have to say is I'm pretty sure that was apricot not peach! :)

Kati was so wonderfully 'showered' by all the ladies who came... it really was overwhelming!

We all got to inspect the gorgeous gifts!  Baby Love is gonna be one smartly dressed little girl!

Kati's mom came in from Colorado...

Family came down from Sacramento, my mom came in from North Carolina and other cousins came up from about an hour south.  It was great!

There were about 30 ladies there!

I just had to show you one more picture... this was the view from the back yard of this house... absolutely beautiful!!!  It was a lovely day too! Such a blessing!

Boys will be boys...

My boys love to play and they are so creative!!  I love to watch their little minds entertain themselves!

Unfortunately, their 'boyish' play also ends up with a lot of scrapes, bumps, bruises and 'owies'.

Connor and Vale had a head on collision in the hallway today... Vale's head hit Connor's face... not fun.

So we got some peas... peas always help.

Ha I love that Jimmy told Vale that his hair looked like Big Birds and he grinned from ear to ear... I think a toddler is the only one who'd take that as a compliment... hahahaha

Connor's just the cowlick king... sigh... poor kid... 

Then, as if a hallway head on collision isn't enough, they decide to play with baby blankets... and not just play with them... put them over their heads and run around... sigh...  

They were having so much fun though!  And at least it slowed them down... they weren't running full speed anymore, that was at least good right?

 

 I absolutely love it that they like to play together!

I can't believe we're bringing a third noise maker into this equation!  AAAHHH!!!