This one is for my mother

This one is for my mother. From the ages of about 11 to probably 21.....I swore that I would never be like my mother. Well, I hear quite often from my husband that I act like my mother. Today I realized that I had just done something that my mother always does that I SWORE I would never do. I decided to take a picture just to poke fun at myself........

That's right everyone.....my mother for as long as I can remember has rinsed out her plastic baggies, hung them to dry, and then reused them. I have been a loud mouth about this for many years. I thought it was ridiculous.....I mean really how expensive are little plastic baggies???? Seriously.....just throw them away and get new ones, right!!??

Well folks, as you can see from the picture above.....it's official, ridiculous or not......I HAVE TURNED INTO MY MOTHER!

Love,

Katie

P.S. - Love you Mom!

Peek-a-boo or Hide and Seek?

Owen was having a blast the other day trying to shut these cabinet doors on himself and hide. I am not sure if he was trying to play hide-n-seek or peek-a-boo, but either way he had Ethan and I in hysterics. If Grace had been here and not at school, I am sure that she would have joined in the laughter also. What a funny boy!

Of course, it looked like SO MUCH FUN that Ethan had to get in on the action too.

CHEESE!

These 2 silly little boys make my heart swell with joy......love them so much.

Love,

Katie

Pumpkin patch

We took the kids to Williamson's to enjoy their pumpkin patch. We usually try to take them to Carrol's pumpkin farm in Grinnell (which I would recommend if you have never been there...fabulous place), but this year we didn't feel like driving or spending money to get in. The result....we had a fabulous time at Williamson's which is about a 5 minute drive from our house. It was a perfect afternoon. The kids (and parents) had a great time. We enjoyed a hay bale maze, some farm animals, walking through the pumpkin patch, playing several games they had out, playing in corn they had in a small shed, and last but not least....picking out a pumpkin for everyone.

Grace and Ethan are racing to the maze.

Yes, Mom.....I am being SOOOO good!

Grace and Ethan checking out this lovely cow. I believe if this was a video you would here them saying something like.... "MMMOOOOOO, MOOOOO! Owen look at the cow! MOOOOO!"

Owen getting in on the animal watching.

Ethan having a blast playing in the corn.

Grace, posing in the corn.

Brothers.

Owen enjoying a ride in the wagon, through the pumpkin patch.

"Should I pick this one Mom?"

Grace posing again.

Love,

Katie

Family photos

Because I haven't blogged in forever.....this will have lots of photos and very few words. We had pictures taken of the kids and also of all of us for family photos. I am slightly ashamed to admit that Owen is a year and a half and this is the first time we have had a family photo taken (other than just snapshots.) So Owen will now finally be represented on the wall where our family photo hangs. Here are some of the highlights...... Owen wasn't in the mood to take pictures, so there are very few of him with a smile on his face.

Can you guess which ones are my favorites?

Love,

Katie