some fall fun...

wee! actually, this slide had a brutal stop at the end...ouch!

pumpkin hair! face was designed entirely by Mia!

pumpkin!

balloon corsage!

Halloween Preview

we had our playgroup Harvest Party tonight, lots of fun, hard to get all the kids to pose- surprise! surprise! just in case the camera disappears on the 31st....here's a preview of our two little bears!

bubbley, bubbley bathtime!

ha ha ha, we had fun!

an early visit to the Pumpkin Farm...

Mia did great on the zip line, we were there early enough that there was no line, so she go to do it over and over again! Mommy even did the 'giant' zip line, though only 30 feet in the air- it was thrilling enough- the platform was a bit shaky at that height but it sure was FUN! sorry- no pics!!


what a great idea! so much neater than sand, maybe next year we'll be filing our sandbox with corn!

what on earth is THIS???

the 'banana train' ! this little train was pulled by a tractor, it had about 8 cars and took the kids on a little trail ride around a lake. it was super cute!

LEEDS PUMPKIN FARM

We decided to take an early visit to the pumpkin farm....what a fun day with beautiful weather! We are lucky to have several farms right around the corner from us, we'll be coming back to this one- it was great! Pumpkin picking will wait til a later date at an upcoming Pumpkin Pickin' Birthday Party- maybe we'll get some good pumpkiny pics like we had last year...until then...

PlayLAND update!

just an update as we move on with the ANGULO playland. Rod began framing in the playhouse, today he started on the roof- but, unfortunately, didn't get a picture before it got dark. SO....maybe later. GREAT JOB ROD!!!

pics pics pics....

a rare moment- they are HOLDING HANDS!



a great find at Goodwill- a CAREBEAR KITE!


lets go fly a kite! what fun we had at the park for our first kite flying experience. mia had a blast- and the rest of us LOVED watching her fun.

OH-IO ; go BUCKEYES!

decorating daddy! a rare moment of mia quiet concentration...

crazy hats! (and if you were wondering. thats apple in the dudes mouth!)

Just a few randoms from the last few weeks...

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a bit on the blurry side- but such a cute smiley guy!

around and around at the zoo....

an attempt at a posed- 'aren't the mums pretty' Fall shot..

okay, so this is how it ended....


Aren't they adorable!



Apple PICKING! Apple core necklace a treasure from Grandma B.

Mia loves her CAREBEARS!

Lincoln Logs...what fun for big AND little kids

my sweetie sweetie little dudie-bug!

catching raindrops on her tongue...or getting warmed up for the first big snow storm....

wow, is that Mia letting Diego drive??

Diego has no fear when it comes to slides, he just dives right in and slides down on his belly~! how funny coming from a kid who is scared to death by small fluffy animals like cats....ooh!

zoo. the kids took a trip to the zoo with mammaw and Papaw

A Mullet Lake Vacation...

The kids and I took our first mini-vacation to the LAKE! We joined 2 friends and their girls at a lake house in Michigan. 7.5 hour car ride wasn't as bad as I had envisioned....though we only achieved a 'trifecta' of all three kids asleep for a brief but blissful 45 min. We played on the shore, waded in the beautiful and clear water, took a ferry ride to Mackinaw Island, and had a really great time. Thanks to Elizabeth for inviting us up to the lake house!

Diego and Audri have their own private 'island' get-away

The two youngest playing footsy on Mackinaw Island...ahh, young love!


Rub a dub dub, three girls in a ....boat!

Loch-Ness Mia

Look everyone! now I can walk all by myself!

Play that funky music....

Mia and Diego were having a jam session on the piano. Too bad we did not have a video of this one. Oh, and a little known fact- apparently photos add not only 10 lbs but DUST! hah, as if our piano would be that dusty- gasp!!!

Diego , Diego, Diego.

hey, you, how YOU doin'

apparently Diego will be high maintenance- he was trying to let us know that he would like us to purchase high end styling products containing AVOCADO....so he can maintain his shiny locks.

CHEESE....

Diego LOVES LOVES to decorate himself with these little hula-hoop necklaces....