McCall's Pumpkin Patch

Friday we went to McCall's Pumpkin Patch in Moriarty, NM with some people from our ward. The weather was great and we had a good time. I had the two girls by myself so it was a handful trying to carry pumpkins, but it was worth it.


We took a hay ride out to the pumpkin patch where we each got to pick a pumpkin. I made the girls pick small ones because there was no way I'd be able to carry 3 big pumpkins, Aly, and keep Kayla from running off!




They had lots of animals that you could get close to. Kayla loved them, but Aly was too afraid to go close.

This is called the Goat bridge. The goats climb it and you can use a little conveyor belt to take them some food.

Painting Pumpkins

A couple days later we painted the pumpkins that we picked.

"Do I have something on my face?"

The finished product.

Decorating for Halloween. This is all we did since we are going to be in Farmington for Halloween.

Rainy Day

Last Tuesday it was very gloomy and rained all day so we had a lazy pj day. I built the girls a fort to play in. They had a blast for about 5 minutes and then they decided to tear it down because it was too scary. So much for that idea!

They look like scary little monsters with their red eyes.

Just Me and My Mom

Kayla's Pre-K class went on a field trip to the zoo last Monday. Joe had the day off so he kept Aly at home so me and Kayla could spend some time together. The animals at the zoo were pretty boring. Most of them were sleeping. But we had fun anyway.

The only animal to give us a show was this baby monkey. He was doing somersaults all over the place.

Kayla playing with some of her friends at lunch time. As you can tell, she's pretty easy to spot in her class!

After we got home from the zoo, Joe and I took the girls to see Wall E at the $1.00 Theater. It was family day and so we each got in for 50 cents. The movie was really good. I think Joe laughed more than the girls. Aly actually sat and watched the entire thing, which is saying a lot!

The End of Summer

Kayla and Aly enjoying the final days of summer. This was just 3 weeks ago and it was almost 90 degrees. Yesterday we woke up and it was only 40 degrees. Winter came over night.

I gave Aly her very first hair cut. Her hair hasn't grown hardly at all in the last year so I trimmed it in hopes that it will start growing again. This is the before pictures.

The after picture. I didn't get a good picture from the front, but it's tapered around her face so it doesn't hang in her eyes as much.
Kayla all ready for bed with curlers in her hair for church. She took them out during the night so it didn't work very well.

Nothing New

I don't really have anything new to post this week. Next week is going to be pretty busy though so I'll be sure to take lots of pictures. Katie tagged me earlier this week though so I'll answer those questions so there is something new to read.


8 TV Shows I love to watch.
1. The Office
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. Privileged
4. Biggest Loser (it inspires me to be healthier)
5. Jon and Kate Plus Eight (Kayla loves to watch it with me)
6. Property Ladder
7. I can't think of anymore that I love to watch. I spend most of my free time reading.
8.

8 Things that happened yesterday
1. I volunteered in Kayla's class
2. Went shoe shopping for Kayla
3. Read an entire stack of library books to the girls (They'd have me read to them all day if I let them!)
4. Played the piano
5. Made pancakes for dinner (Joe had to work late and the girls love 'em)
6. Watched the new Twilight trailer
7. Watched The Office
8. I went to bed early

Favorite Places to Eat
1. Los Cuates (GOOD Mexican food)
2. Amadeo's Pizza
3. Olive Garden
4. Texas Roadhouse
5. Some Cafe we ate at in Colorado Springs (I can't remember the name of it for the life of me, but I had the best sandwich ever!)
6. Blue Moon Diner
7. Spare Rib
8. My in-laws. Sally's a GREAT cook. She needs to teach me.

8 things I look forward to...
1. Finally settling down. Albuquerque's just temporary.
2. Owning a house so I can do what I want with it.
3. Going on vacation again. (I started looking forward to it the minute we started to drive home from our last one.)
4. Going back to work once the kids are all in school. I love my kids, but staying home is not for me.
5. I'm REALLY looking forward to not having to hear anymore lame political advertisements.
6. The Twilight movie. I know, I'm such a girl!
7. Going to Germany with Joe... someday.
8. Aly being potty trained. I'm tired of stinky diapers.

8 Things on my Wish List...
1. a house of our own
2. I want my girls to have and do everything I didn't get a chance to when I was young.
3. for my girls to be successful
4. to travel all over the World
5. for Joe to be successful
6. a kitten. :-)
7. a new bed. I hate our water bed.
8. I don't know what else....ummm... World peace?