31 for 21: Halloween

Happy Birthday to my sweet Emma!  I have over 300 pictures from her birthday party.   She had a fun day.  I need to sift through them and post this week.

The girls love Strawberry Shortcake.  Abby wanted to be Lemon Meringue.

Abby and her friend Hailee.

 Lemon Meringue and Blueberry Muffin.

 She got this dress and doll for her birthday.  She decided to go trick or treating in this instead.

 Josiah was an Ewok, but he was not a fan of his costume.  We tried to distract him with candy corn while we got him dressed.

 It didn't work very well.  He did not like the hood one bit!

 We went to a Trunk or Treat at the fairgrounds.

We saw Abby's friend, Sarah, at Trunk or Treat.

Then we went around our neighborhood.  We didn't bring extra pants for Josiah so he got to go in his diaper!

 He loved trick or treating and was not shy about grabbing candy.

 Checking out the loot.

31 for 21: Good Byes Stink

Tonight we went to a party to say goodbye to our friends that are moving to New Jersey.  The girls were so excited to see their friends and go to Chuck E Cheese's.

Josiah was so funny when they first started playing.  He was taking it all in.

Abby and Sae-Jin always have so much fun together.

 Some of my favorite girls, Heather and Joy.  Joy is the one moving.  Sniff, sniff.

 Riding a rollercoaster.

 Emma and Yu-Jin 'hugging'.

31 for 21: Pumpkins

One of our neighbors has a garden  a few houses over.  Each year he invites everyone to pick pumpkins.  We took the kiddos over there to get some the other day.

 Josiah kept trying to pick his up.

 Dave cut Josiah's hair after the girls painted their pumpkins.  He looked so cute afterwards.

31 for 21: Fun at the Ranch, Part 4

Today was a much better day.  The kids gave mom a break from the crying.  I was very happy about that!
 
Josiah's favorite things in life:  brooms, rakes, shovels, pipes, pitch forks (we keep him away from that last one!)  No matter where we are he will find one and carry it around.

Don't you just want to kiss those cute chubby cheeks?

Josiah was excited when he saw Dave walking over to him.

This is the lodge we stayed in.

It's so beautiful up there.

Ron took the kids for a long ride.  Abby kept talking about it.  

She really wants a four wheeler so this made her day.

31 for 21: Fun at the Ranch, Part 5

(This is my last post for the ranch!)  Robin took the kids to the garden to dig up potatoes and carrots.  They liked finding them, but they weren't so helpful in the digging department. 

There were some funky looking potatoes.

 Josiah was needing a nap, but he did great.  He was just a little mellow.

Emma was more into playing in the dirt.

His look cracks me up in this one.

31 for 21: The Day That Wouldn't End!

Today was the day that wouldn't end!  It started with Abby going to the van to get her shoes and closing her hand in the door.  Ouch!  I took Emma and Josiah for a ride in the bike trailer today.  I left the dogs home because they like to run in front of my bike.  I stopped to adjust the trailer and here come two dogs my direction.  Yes, they were mine.  Chewbacca figured out how to open the gate we rarely use.  I have trouble getting it open.  Smart dog!  I took them home and started off again, only to be joined by the dogs a few minutes later.  I let them come along, but it was not the relaxing bike ride I was hoping for.  When we got home Emma scratched her back on the concrete stairs outside and only wanted Daddy. 

Josiah has a gluten intolerance too.  His symptoms are just like Emma's when he comes in contact with wheat....diarrhea.  Yuck!  Anyway, he has been recovering from getting contaminated so he was fusy.  He only got a half hour nap because I had a meeting for Emma's IEP at school.  Emma's teacher has dress up clothes in her class so the girls were playing dress up while I had a meeting with Emma's teacher and three other on the Special Ed. team.  I look over to see them in their underwear putting the dress up clothes on!!!  We have talked many times about playing dress up at someone else's house and how they have to leave their clothes on underneath when dressing up.  This must have slipped their minds today!  Oh, they are funny.  They were very well behaved during the meeting, bcsides being half naked. 

The kids were so tired this afternoon that it was like a crying match between the three of them.  I took them outside to go for a ride in the lawn mower trailer.  That kept them happy.  I would've drove all over town if I could, but I didn't know how much gas was in it and with the way my day was going I figured I better go home before we were stranded on the side of the road. 

Now I've had a few hours of peace and quiet and I'm feeling a little more like myself.  Just wanted to vent a little since Dave is still at work.  Thanks for listening.  I promise the next post with be happier.

31 for 21: Fun at the Ranch, Part 3

Robin took the kids to pick apples from the orchard while we were there.  She would shake the apples off the tree and they would run and grab one and then throw it in the box.  This was probably their favorite thing because it  involved eating! 

Landon has some cute facial expressions too.

 Larissa climbing the tree to find some apples.

 Landon's giving Emma some love.

She loves climbing trees.  She thought it was great that she got to climb a tree to pick an apple.

 Eventually they gave into their tummies and spent time eating rather than gathering!

 She never stands still long enough to smile when she is playing.  I thought I'd document that she did one time for me!

 Josiah looks so old in this picture.  He's not my little baby anymore.  (Sniff, sniff)