Gage's first field trip

Gage's first field trip was great!!! I am so glad I was able to be there for it. 

Instead of face painting...Gage opted for arm painting!

They had a blast on the slide. To kids would go in at a time, and as they climbed the wall...the kids would all tell "go Gage go Gage go Gage" for every kid who went in. Super cute :-)

Here is Gage and his friend Collin, riding out to the pumpkin patch.

His prized pumpkin...

So...the kids got a chance to fish...with cane pokes!! What?! I thought cane pokes were from they times of Huck Finn! But...it turns out that people in the south still use cane poles all the time. The other moms were shocked that I had never fished with one..and that I thought they were not used today. Hmm...learn something new every day.

Finally, we stopped by to pet a calf. Then...Gage decided he was hot, tired, and ready to hit the road. So, we checked out and headed home. Great day :-)

Fall Festival

Year two of Fall Festival is on the books. It was a huge success. We had 30+ carnival games, face painting, pony rides, a petting zoo, a medivac helicopter (which had to take off about 30 minutes early for a call, which the kids thought was super cool!), snow cones, and all sorts of fun stuff.

These little rats were super cute...and that's not something I ever expected myslelf to say. I loved how they kept peeking out of their little bins.

We had the chick fil a cow, sparky the fire dog..and all sorts of fun!

The kids were doing gymnastics courses, digging for plastic spiders in piles of hay, finding jewels and pirate treasure buried in the sand. 

And now...mommy is very glad it s over!!!

Addict!

Hello, my name is Gage, and I am addicted to Pepperidge Farms raisin cinnamon bread. It is the only thing I want to eat for breakfast and dinner every single day since I tasted it last week. This morning I ate three pieces for breakfast. I cannot get enough of this stuff. If I could figure out how to toast and butter it for myself at school, I would eat it for lunch every day too. 

Naked letters

Just hanging out after a bath - naked - and writing word and drawing our family on the mirror.

Pumpkins!

The high today is 66! Yes! What a treat. As soon as I saw the forecast I knew it was a pumpkin patch kind of day. 

First stop..the petting area. Although kids were running around like nuts trying to grab bunnies..savannah (aka the bunny whisperer) had no trouble picking up bunnies...

Gage loved this little white bunny

Mommy loved this sweet baby donkey who was so soft and fuzzy!

Pony rides too

A corn maze. We could not find the exit!! We ended up exiting at the entrance. 

 They played in the corn crib!

And...when they got home and they took their shoes off...there was a trail of corn kernels down the hallway.

Gage did some Spider-Man moves in th bounce house!

They climbed tire mountain..

And went down the big slide

Gage went down too...but he was a little (lot) scared. He also hurt his tush when he flew out..this 20 food slide was enough for him...we would not try the 40 foot slide (savannah did)!

They climes hay mountain..

All that playing makes kids hungry for cupcakes ;-)

We wrapped up with a pumpkin patch and a hayride!

Fun fun fun day!

"Fall" has arrived

Well...the weather finally "cooled off" to 82 the other day (but..it was back up to 92 today) and our kids are actually playing outside!! Touch football. Baseball. Frisbee. And riding a toy truck down the hill.  So good to see them OUTside!!!

Helper!

Look at who was a big helper today at Target!!! He loaded up three or four bags on one arm and said "mama, I'm weawy stwomg, aren't i?" all the way out to the car :-)

Tennis x two!

Gage had so much fun being the "ball boy" at Savannah's lesson last week, he decided to give it a try himself. He grinned ear to ear the entire time.

But...in the end, he decided he doesn't want to take any more lessons. He likes being ball boy better! I'm just happy that he gave it a try and had fun. Looks like he's sticking to karate :-)

Lizard!

We love catching lizards around here! 

Vacuuming

So, gage asked me if he could vacuum today. Sure buddy. So, he goes to it.

Then...his sister comes out whining. That's not fair - I want to vacuum. Well, you can vacuum moms room when gage is done, I say. Next thing I know there is a fight over the vacuum because both want it??? What the heck is going on here?  I told them to work it out themselves, so this is what I can back to. Savannah driving, and gage using the hose.

Apparently I need to let them vacuum more often...

All about gage

One of Gage's assignments this week was to make an All About Me puppet. So, this is his self-portrait of sorts. He even cut the clothes out himself. He didn't think h3 could...but he did it. Okay...I helped with his hands because he begged me to.

And then..he had to write about himself. You would think it was torture for him to write this.

His name is: gage

His birthday is: July 30

Favorite color: red

Favorite book: puppies in the park

Things I like. Run swim

A place I like to go: beach 

Let's just say that he does not ask for more homework like his sister used to in kindergarten. Instead, he whines every single minute. He spends more time whining than actually doing his work. He's going to be a tough one.

Grits!

Well, it finally happened. After living most of her life in the south, Savannah finally tasted grits. And she loved them. She has asked m to make them every day since last Sunday. I finally gave in today. So, her dinner was a big buttery bowl of stoneground grits. They are soooo good.

Karate!

Mr. Gage has started taking Tai Kwan Do lessons!  

Rhyming

It's Labor Day, so by 4:00, the kids were getting on my nerves. So, I decided it was time to do some workbook pages.

Me: So, Gage, duck. Which word has the same ending sound as dUCK?

Gage: Fuck?

Well, technically, he was correct, but I didn't want to tell him that..so I redirected his attention to the pictures on the page, and thankfully, he noticed the TRUCK.

Keeping homework interesting ;-)