rachel's continued ramblings

today, after church, was our annual ‘harvest festival’. layla was VERY insistent that we go, since we were mean parents and skipped it last year. there was a lot of kid-friendly food, coloring stuff, game stations, prizes, story time, etc… after eating, micah went straight for the giant pumpkin to pound in golf tees. layla spent a good 20 minutes coloring this before she even left the table to play the games. pumpkin hockey was a HUGE favorite, especially of micah. I actually had to pull him away at one point so other kids could play. I had several adults tell me I needed to sign him up for hockey because he was so good! shane got roped into helping out in many areas. he spent the church hour cooking, he passed out candy to the ‘trick or treaters’ at the end, and spent the main part manning the ‘lolly pop tree’ station. also known as the leaning tower of suckers. basically, you pick a lollypop. if your lollypop has a regular stick, you just get the lollypop. if your lollypop has a

sunday: we were celebrating my mom’s birthday… about a week late. I made some special carrot cupcakes with the most divine cream cheese frosting. no, I shouldn’t eat frosting with cream cheese in it, but I did. and it was good. monday: you’d think we had pet reptiles or something, with they way these two gravitate to the fireplace… wednesday: spent the afternoon making a little freebie DIY pennant banner. I needed a little fall color. thursday: cross country final. I LOVE this picture. friday: I DON’T love this picture, but it’s the best I’ve got. Layla and friend (I mean, rapunzel and flapper chick) kinect dancing at the monster mash at the school. some justin bieber song… saturday: end of season soccer party at our house… coach dave getting ready to hand out awards. some skinnies to stick in the center slots: 1. mom blowing out her birthday candle (73 wouldn’t fit on a cupcake). 2. micah’s prize “finger” that he “won” under suspicious circumstances playing bingo at the monster

“these are my first boots. they got really stinky. and these are my second boots.” my fashion designer at it again… but when do I tell her that’s not how you spell peace? the prospect of this blue-haired fashionista walking around in a shirt that says “peas” kills me every time I think about it. just. too. funny. pumpkin patch aftermath on my shoes. pumpkin patch aftermath on my car. receiving his birthday present from grandma and grandpa. new converse (or to micah, “cool shoes”). these wound up being too big and got exchanged for some red lace up ones. for some reason, ginger decided to sleep UNDER layla’s bed. a moment of kid-free relaxation. ahhh… we arrived at preschool a little to early for drop off. love all the fall trees and bushes around right now. a break in the rain while the kids are all at school meant a walk for the dog and me! she was beyond happy to get out and sniff something other than her own backyard. found this lovely red leaf all alone. needed to add so

42. that means there are only 10 weeks left in this year! wow. didn’t 2012 just start??? this week is a little bit not sunday through saturday. I was sick, then we had a birthday, so there are gaps and abundances that fill in the week. I have lots of posts about stuff this week, so be sure to check out the internal links. sunday: layla snapped some blurry pics of micah and I playing uno after church. monday: hooray for urgent care . tuesday: micah’s official “ last day to be 4 ” picture. wednesday: celebrating micah’s birthday with his preschool class. while waiting for everyone to finish washing their hands, micah requested “the elephant song”. it was enlightening. a little one of my gorgeous boy to stick in a center slot. he and layla helped me make his birthday cake. licking the beaters is the best… as is watching the cake bake, I guess. the official 5 year old picture. SO perfect. saturday: our wheelbarrow load of pumpkins at the pumpkin patch! I have collages from micah