Fall Pictures

We walked in the house from Church on Sunday, and I realized the kids matched, were clean, and the leaves outside have almost all fallen.  I quickly told DJ to head back out, and grabbed my camera.

 

I am not sure who gave him permission to grow up.

He says the funniest things.

All day long.

His little engineer brain never stops turning.

Or this one.

My Sweet girl, wearing her Mama's dress.

With a pretty in her hair.

Always the pretty in her hair.

What I always know when I look at pictures, but no one else realizes, those big smiles are from their Daddy.

Who is jumping around like a crazy person behind me.

Always.

He gets the best smiles.

If jumping around like a crazy person doesn't work, throwing leaves at them does.

Happy Fall.

Karson :: 3 1/2

Ellary :: 1 1/2

Post Family Farm {2013}

We went on our annual trip to Post Family Farm a few weeks ago.  We realized we only had two more open days to go before Halloween.  Thankfully we went when we did, because the next Saturday, it rained all day. 

The farm put in a huge new slide this year.  I may have flipped when I realized DJ had sent Ellary down alone, then I remember Sister has no fear, and did just fine.

They probably went down this slide no less than 100 times.  You could hear them belly giggling the whole way down.

I can not believe how much they have changed from last year.  My favorite part of traditions is looking back at prior years.

{2012}

{2013}

I had thought they had food for dinner, but that is only on the weekends, and we were there on a Friday evening.  They have the most amazing pumpkin donuts, so we fed the kids donuts and cider for dinner.  Yup.  They were happy. 

A hay ride to the pumpkin patch.  With their apple cider.  They really like apple cider!

Karson also really likes tractors!

We each picked a pumpkin, and we learned a valuable lesson on how much big pumpkins cost.  Oops.  Again, the kids really like apple cider. :)

And their favorite part, the pumpkin train.  

There wasn't a line to get on it, so they just kept riding.

Hi Mama!

Also, she is crazy.

 This is one of my favorites, because it is so Karson.

You can look back at previous years...

Post 2011
Post 2012

Fireman & Dalmatian {Halloween Costumes 2013}

 {Karson's Costume}

Rain Coat: Costco

Boots: Carters

Firehat: Party City

{Ellary's Costume}

Dalmation Coat & Pants: Ebay :: Last Season Gymboree

Shoes: Karson's old Jordans

Hair Pretties: Added by Mama :)

{Fire Truck Wagon}

Made by Daddy

Hudsonville Fair

We live in the same town both DJ and I grew up in.  It is a {not so small} small town.  It is a {sort of used to be} farm town.  Every summer we have our town fair.  It is one of the high lights of summer.  The fair runs for 1 weeks, we went every day, except one.  The kids' loved it!

One of the first days, the is a deal for $1 rides.  It was packed, but the kids had so much fun. 

Poor Ellary was too short to ride anything, but we sneaked her on the slide and train.

Waiting for the train....

Silly Daddy thought she would be ok riding on the same seat as him, while Big Brother got to ride in the seat in front of them. :)

Two minutes later, and Sister was up next to Karson.

Also, it is impossible to get a picture of them both smiling and looking at the camera.

 

Or a picture of them both looking away from the camera...

I could not tell you how many times we walked through the animal barns.

They loved the bunnies and the chickens.

Ellary LOVED the horses.

Sister likes horses, a lot!

Also, farm animals stick.

 

Outside the animal bars is full of tractors and farm equipment...Little Boy Heaven!

Karson loved, loved, loved the rides this year. 

Last year we put Kars on this ride, because he wanted to ride it.  Two seconds later and he was sobbing, and we couldn't get him off.  He asked a million times to ride it, and we said no a million times.  They he told me "Mama, Me big and strong now.  Me not going to scream and cry."  So I let him on it.

I lost track of how many times he rode it.

He loved it!

The next day a guy waked up to me and asked if he could give Karson tickets to ride a ride.  So sweet.  Karson was so excited to ride the Monster Trucks again!

 

While I have no doubt that Ellary would have loved it, Sister is much too short.  Maybe next year...

The fair is such a fun summer memory!   I have so many memories of the fair as a kid, I love that my kids are making the same memories.

Also, if you are at a fair and you see a sign for deep fried oreos buy them.  A.ma.zing.  We bought them purely out of curiosity.  But only eat one, or just a bite of one, because you will feel like death if you eat more than that. YUM! It may be my new favorite fair food.