Hunter Farms 2011

The A's invited us to Hunter Farms on Columbus Day since there was no school. 'Twas a very rainy day!
We let the kids play in the hay maze which was indoors. Some huge pigs and little ponies along with emu's were in stalls eating and snorting.
By the time we hopped on for a wagon ride to the pumpkin patch it stopped raining and the sun broke through. Hallelujah!
Later we found 2' long zuchhinis for $1! Bargain of the day.
Good times were had by all.
Thanks for the invite A's!!!
  
Monica was the fab photographer of the day. Thanks so much!! 

l-r: Noah (Sascha's buddy), Sascha, Apollo, me, Bri-Fri, Ashlyn, Courtney, Sarah, Baylee and her cute little friend (can't remember her name).



We had Apollo scrunch down close to his pumpkin to hide the evidence. Poor guy... we were out in the middle of the pumpkin patch when nature called. We tried to make it to the end where there was a forest but he couldn't hold it any longer. Luckily I had an extra pair of pants in the car since I knew he'd probably be muddy anyway.



 Monica actually got somewhat of a smile out of Sascha!



Sarah found a new friend...ladybug.

Snagged this cute pic of Monica on my phone :)

Noah was proud to where his "I got my pumpkin from Hunter Farms" sticker planted on his chest...

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Goodbye Haystack

And you thought this post was about Cannon Beach didn't you?
We've allowed Sascha to keep his hair long for the past 2.5 years.
Every haircut (or rather, trim) has been like pulling hair.
He never wanted one.
Always hated it.
We demanded it.
Every single time.
Lately though it's gotten a little out of control.
Like unto a haystack.
With some bribing involved,
And a big sister's words of encouragement,
Alas, here's the new spiffed up 'do!









Handsome fella...


The kids were cracking up at something. Can you guess what?


I guess his hair was smiling because it could now see Sascha's eyes!


Wordless Wednesday

Pops is Eighty One!

Back in April (yes, still behind) Pops (Steve's dad) turned 81!
I made him a strawberry pie to celebrate and he got to open a few gifts.
Jim was visiting from Hawaii which made it even funner.
Sorry about the discolored and blurry pics.
I had to revert to an older camera.

We love you Pops!







Teenager Alert!

Still a bit behind with my blog. This was a March event.

Sarah's Birthday Celebration...

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Instead of  a cake Sarah chose blueberry muffins as her dessert. Made 'em from scratch.


Some great gifts: eyebrow tweezers, eyelash curler, green olives (her fave), gift card for kindle books, gift card for clothing, iTunes gift card, jewelry, etc... (Thank you Fyffe's, Anderson's and Holcombs!)


But even cooler was her brand new cell phone that she had no idea she was getting. Priceless! I think Apollo was just as excited as she was.
LG Cosmos...


Tradition...




I am so blessed to have Sarah in my life. She's always had a heart of gold and always makes me proud. Such a beautiful, talented and smart girl! Love you Sarah!!!!

Apollo's Four!

Yes, I'm a little behind. This would have been a March event ;-)

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Teesha was my right hand man in creating this cake. She had never made a fondant cake before so I took her through the steps and once we finished assembling the cake she cut out the mountains and tracks and painted on the trees. Not too shabby eh?







We had celebrated Apollo's birthday earlier on his actual birthday so when the Holcomb's and Anderson's brought gifts, he was thrilled! He got an awesome button up hoody shirt and an amazing binder full of Thomas the Tank Engine trading cards, tattoos and stickers. Thanks A's and H's!!! His Uncle Duncan and Aunt Kaitlyn spoiled him by taking him to his favorite places: Casa Luna in Poulsbo and Coldstone. Then he got to pick out a train at Target. So fun!!! Thanks Nunk & Kait!!!
There's never a dull moment with my little guy around (don't let him know I said that). Thus, his very own blog: http://buddygardner.blogspot.com/. We are so grateful we were blessed with such an amazing, fun, smart and loving little guy four years ago. It was a doozie getting him here (18 hrs of labor then came 12 lb Apollo by c-section) but I wouldn't change anything 'cause I love my buddy. It's hard seeing him grow up so fast. Before I know it he'll be trotting off to Kindergarten. I know the tears are definitely going to flow out of my faucet. Cherish those moments you have with your little ones. They don't last forever.

It's tradition that we take each of our kids out seperately on their birthday to dinner. Instead of going to Red Robin (which is usually the first choice)...