Spooner Farm Pumpking Patch

I couldn't help but run home and put these pics on my blog. I absolutely love the family ones in front of the big pumpkin! What a fun day with neighbors. Actually, it's only 1/2 over so far. We went with our neighbors to the pumpkin patch today. The corn maze was crazy!! Greg said that without a map you would never make it back out again. It took about an hour to get through. The carmel apple slices were yummy. The animals were fun and the "Pumpkin Huck" was a blast. Greg thoroughly enjoyed himself as did the kids. His first shot hit the bar holding the target. He has a great eye!

The Dentist

The kids had their dental check ups yesterday afternoon and I am happy to report that all three are in the clear!! It was actually Isabella's first time at the dentist. She did fantastic. She talked the hygienist's ear off. She only gagged once when they tried to do the bite wing x-rays. Too much stuff for a little mouth. But at the end she told her that this was the best day of her whole life. I guess that means she enjoyed herself. But who wouldn't with a personal t.v. to watch with headphones and the nicest dental staff ever. At the end, they get tokens for a machine that spits out a little trinket or toy too. Not to mention the new toothbrushes, toothpaste, and floss!

A few minutes to relax

I got invited this weekend to a scrap bookers retreat with some of my friends from my old church. They rented a beautiful house at Pacific Beach. They have been going on weekend trips 1-2 times a year to catch up on scrapping. I currently am not a scrapper (although I have been for many years) so I brought a stocking project I am working on and some homework. I didn't know what to expect out of the weekend but I was ready and willing to have a couple of quiet days.




What a crazy fun weekend. Most of the scrapbookers are digital now. So there were lots of laptops to go around. Not everyone was scrapping though. One had a newsletter to finish, one had some books to read, and I had a stocking project (as stated before). There were times to catch up with old friends, times to build new friendships, times to eat really yummy things, times to run along the beach, times to walk the beach with friends at sunset, times of belly laughing, and times to get things done.







In it all, I got to slow down. My days are busy. They are filled with a lot of purpose and I am trying my best to stay focused every day. This weekend was like a breath of fresh air. I got to just sit. I got to just be. I got to renew and I got to review. God was present and I got to experience him in many many ways.

Thanks to my husband for allowing me time to myself and taking such great care of our kids while I was gone. I love you. And thankyou to all my girls for being there this weekend and sharing such a great time with me. See you guys in March!


The group of us in front of the setting sun on the beach!


The group of us from the opposite direction with the full moon behind us!

(These two pics crack me up! I swear I didn't have to go to the bathroom. They told me to bend down a bit so the people behind me weren't blocked. REALLY!!)

Funny things...

I don't know how many times I sit down at the end of the day and remember how hard of a day it was with my kids or how tired I am. But lately, I have purposed to sit down at the end of the day and really be thankful for the little moments that made me smile.

Today, I took the kids to the library. We were looking through the videos and I pulled one off the shelf that said Bibleman. I asked Jordan if he had ever seen it and he got really excited. "Yeah mom. Yeah. That's the superhero one. That's the one where you learn about the bible and the NIV." I was cracking up. I asked him if he knew what the NIV was and he said, "Yeah. It's the bible." It was so cute. I could almost here him singing the B-I-B-L-E only spelling it N-I-V.

And then tonight, Greg and I borrowed our neighbor's Wii Fit. It was really kind of boring until we got to a 2 person race. Greg and I were racing and our kids were watching. As we started running in place in the middle of the family room we were being taunted by the trainer in front of us. So we both sped up. It turns out if you run to fast, your person face plants or you run into and over the trainer. It was so unexpected and funny that all five of us erupted in laughter. Arms were flailing, legs were trying to keep up, and our family was enjoying a few moments of pure silliness. Good times!