Pumpkin Patch Fun

Yesterday we decided to head to the Pumpkin Patch after school! Well we didn't really go into the patch, but we went to the property where the patch is. The good thing about not going into the patch is, you don't get dirty and the pumpkins are already cleaned up for you, YEAH! Anyways, the kids LOVE going, so I try and take them every year! I figured if I got enough of them, we could use them for Women of Worth last night, for the Soup Supper on Thursday night and for decorating at home/school after that. Instead of "killing two birds" with one stone, I think I killed 4 or 5 birds with that one trip, lol!

Kallee all smiles with her prize punkin!
Talon loved the white pumpkins for some reason, I like the ones with some color to them.

Keegan picking the "perfect" pumpkin!

All the kids loved picking out these baby ones, good thing, we need those the most!

See my punkin Mommy!

Kallee and Mommy looking over the selection of pumpkins and gourds.

Another Busy Friday

Well Friday evening proved to be another busy one, ugh! After leaving work at 5:45, I ran to the library and dropped off Talon. He has been in an acting workshop for the past two weeks, so every night around 5:00 I had to drop him off. With not getting out of work until 5:00, he was late EVERY night, but the instructor worked with us (thank goodness)! Anyways, Friday night was the night for the kids to show us what they had learned. Of course, he did a great job like he always does! I am so proud of him when he takes stage, I get tears in my eyes and my heart skips a beat thinking of what he will become some day. Ya know, by him having good "stage presence" doesn't mean he will be an actor some day, God may be preparing him for his pastoral "stage" or his Southern gospel "stage" or his being the boss "stage", etc. --After dropping him off, I ran across town to the school to drop Keegan off to Connor's birthday/costume party. He didn't want to go, but after telling him he had to go and he would have a great time, he got excited to get into his Super-Man costume. We even greased his hair back and put a little strand down the front of his forehead like Super-Man. --Once Keegan had been delivered, it was time to rush back to the library and watch Talon's performance. It only lasted approximately a 1/2 hour, so that meant we had an hour to run and get some much needed supper. I ended my evening or should I say morning at 1:00am after leaving my friend Kathryn's house. Her hubby Scott was gone all weekend, so we took advantage of that and scrapbooked our little hearts out! Well not really, but we did get some pages complete and a lot the worlds problems discussed : ) Thanks for having me Kathryn, I always know I can count on you for your friendship and the fun that comes with it!

Connor Davis (the Dragon) AKA The Birthday Boy, Samuel Gonzalez (the Army dude) & Mr. Super-Man himself (Keegie)!
Talon doing something he LOVES, acting!
We would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to Jerry's aunt Jackie for paying for Talon to participate in this workshop! Her grandson was suppose to go, but couldn't, so they thought of Talon, THANKS SO MUCH!

Jerry & Talon spending a little "father-son time" playing video games at the pizza shop!

Kallee's "New" Potty

Today I picked Sara's girls up from school because she was in Indy and didn't know if she would get back in time to pick them up. My kids LOVE it when "the girls" (what we call them), come to play. Anyways, Sara & Tony pulled up and we were talking for awhile and I looked out the door to see my daughter squatting on the sidewalk with her dress down around her ankles, AHHH!!! Of course I ran out and said, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING"??? She said "I go paw-dy (potty)". I then gave her a swat and rushed her into the bathroom. I scolded her for going
paw-dy outside and couldn't figure out why she would have done that. Then it occured to me...Friday night on our way home from Westfield she started yelling "paw-dy, paw-dy" and of course we were way out in the country so... we did what almost all parents have probably done at some point in their child's life, we pulled off to the side and I helped her go potty in the ditch. Of course it was pitch black out and there were no cars coming, so...I proceeded to tell her after today's experience, "YOU DON'T GO POTTY OUTSIDE UNLESS YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO"!!! I don't know if it sank in since she is only 2 1/2, I guess only time will tell. I'm sure glad it was only S & T here, glad it wasn't the preacher; I'm sure his little Jenny, Julie or Jody would've NEVER done something like that at 2, LOL!

The Apple Works

Today I went on a field trip with Talon's class (the middle learning center). We went to a place called, The Apple Works, in Trafalgar, IN. It was a VERY nice place and we all had a great time! Thanks so much to Mrs. Norfleet for arranging this fun field trip, the kids all got along great, no fussin' or fightin'. I took a ton of pictures (85 to be exact), but have only shared a few with you. I know, I always put too many pictures on my blog, but who cares, IT'S MY BLOG : ) What can I say, I'm just a picture takin' freak, lol! If you want to know my opinion on this place, I would DEFINITELY recommend it for your youngun's. Of course some may not enjoy it, but ya have those kind in every group, HA! --I would like to say a BIG thank you to my babysitters, Sara & Tony, for watching my little rug-rat. She had a lot of fun and when she woke up from her nap, she started crying and asking for Sara : (

This was the front of the building, very neat looking.
This was where we learned a lot of interesting stuff about apples, such as: apples have 3 parts (the skin, the flesh and the seed), the skin is the best part for you (it is loaded with vitamins, antioxidants and fiber to name a few), when picking an apple from the tree, you twist it NOT pull it (this will ruin the limb), you need to keep your temp. at almost freezing in order to keep
your apples crisp...

These are the boxes that they store the apples in, in their coolers. They have 65 different apples in their orchard, with over 7000 tress.

This is the kitchen area where they bake all their yummy stuff; pies, cakes, breads, cookies, etc. We all received free samples of their apple bars and cider, YUMMY!!! They go through approximately 30 gallaons of white sugar, 30 gallons of brown sugar and 40 gallons of flour EACH WEEK.

This is the press that squeezes all the juice out of the apples, so they can make cider.

This is the machine that puts it into gallon jugs. A gallon jug is $5.50, but oh sooo worth it :) The machine to its right, is the machine that pasteurizes the cider. It is zapped with a lazor for 15 mins.

Off to pick our free apple!

This was a really cute cut-out that they had for the kids to pose with (l to r: Diamond, Tyler, Lane, Jonathan, Blake, Caleb, David and the driver (of course) TALON

Back Row: Lane & Talon

Front Row: Janae, Britnee & Courtney

Petting zoo they had there

The play area was a HUGE hit, the kids loved sliding on this enormous slide and going through the maze.

The gangs all here!

Talon acting crazy, as usual!

Hitting the trails

Talon and his "friend" JanaeThey had them in all shapes, colors and sizes

Ridin' in Old Sally

Once again, I would like to say thanks to my sister Shirley for allowing us to borrow her baby, Sally. Well I don't know if that's what she calls her, but that is what her daughter has called most of her cars, lol! We had a blast cruzin' around in her, she was enjoyed by us all.

Mommy & Kallee had to run some errands, so we decided to find us some hats and head out. Kallee thought is was great riding with her hat and her ga-gas (glasses) on. She smiled from ear to ear when we drove up to have Daddy take this picture of us.
On our way out to the Outlook Make-Over fundraiser in Noblesville. Thanks for inviting us Cathy, we all had a really nice time!

Rhonda's 40th B-Day Party

Sunday evening we were all invited to attend Rhonda Poe's 40th birthday party. I was thinking as I sat there, how blessed we are to have friends like those that we were surrounded by. As I sat next to my boss (Steve Waggoner) and behind me sat our pastor (Bro. Mowery), how many people have this privilege of being close enough friends with their boss and their pastor to be at a party with them?!? In the world we live in today, most people can't stand their boss or don't even know him, as well as, many people don't have a relationship with their pastor. We are truly thankful we can have them as our friends. We had a really nice time, thanks so much Bev for inviting us and thanks to Kim for hosting such a nice party!

The birthday girl with her special hat on !

Rhonda's black and white birthday cake and yummy brownies!
Writing down her answers for the Trivia game!

The "troubled" side of the room (l to r: Steve Gardner, Travis Johnson, Jerry and Bro. Mowery). They kept the crowd laughing about something most of the time, boys will be boys, lol!
Trivia game about Rhonda, led by her sister Kim
Look at all those candles!

Kallee drinking out of Aunt Rhonda's sippy cup. Since Rhonda has had surgery she is only allowed to drink out of a sippy cup, so of course Kallee thought she needed a drink of Rhonda's duce (juice).

Mamaw's Kitty

Before we left for Wisconsin last week, I took these pictures of Kallee with Mamaw's kitty. She absolutely loves cats, dogs, horses, Papaw's tows (cows), just about any kind of animal. I thought these pictures were precious and thought I would share them with you.

Kallee & Vader (after Darth Vader, can you tell the boys named the kitty?)

So sweet!

Get up here kitty

Giving the kitty a kiss, much to her mother's dismay