Campfires, Pumpkins and More

Well -we had quite the weekend!

FRIDAY

On Friday night we hosted our last Friday Night of Fun at our house before we have to start boxing things up for our move. It was great. We had some friends over for pizza and then Chris even brought out the fire pit and we roasted marshmallows and talked until all the kids fell asleep. Other than the fact that Jeremy and Beth weren't there - it was a perfect evening.

SATURDAY

The fun didn't stop there. My parents came down from South Dakota for the weekend too. My mom can go about 3 weeks without seeing Molly and Aubrey so she was due for a grandkid fix. We had a pretty lazy Saturday of watching football, playing with toys, having bathtime, and a trip to Target. So funny how life changes with kids and a trip to Target is "the" event for the night!

Also funny how we never seem to leave the toy aisle without a little something for the girls. Aubrey really lucked out this time and received an early birthday present. It's a table for her to play at. It's a perfect height for her to pull up on her own and practice standing while playing with toys. Here's a link to a video of her standing up to it. Thanks GRANDMA!!!

http://www.dropshots.com/egosch#albums/Videos

SUNDAY

If that wasn't enough for one weekend we went to Vala's Pumpkin Patch on Sunday afternoon. I wasn't quite prepared for how big this place was! Wow! They had hay rides, petting zoos, a train, multiple food venues, and a 5 acre corn maze. None of which we really participated in!! I think the girls will get way more out of it in a year or two.

Our basic goal was to try and get a good family picture - a feat which is nearly impossible with how fast and fidgety Aubrey moves and how young Molly is - - but we tried anyway - - here are the best ones. Note it's almost better when we don't know that there's a picture being taken from behind!!

After about 2 hours my parents had to leave to start back home - - and we were just about to leave too - but we thought we'd go check out one area that we hadn't seen yet. So glad we did or we would have missed Aubrey's favorite part!! She loved the "Pumpkin Pillow" which is basically a huge air-filled surface that kids can jump on trampoline style. She was giggling the whole time!! Here she is on it:

It was a great weekend of campfires, pumpkins and more!

- That's all for now.