Blake's Field Trip

Blake had a field trip to the Planetarium and Museum of Nature and Science. We saw a show about the solar system and saw all the constellations in the Planetarium. Then we moved on to the Museum of Nature and Science where the kids explored all there is to do there. Bugs, Fire Station, Farm with milking the cow, Water Area, Digging for dinosaur bones, etc. Blake loved ringing the fire bell, and playing the xylophone! Anything with lots of noise!!

Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving morning/early afternoon at the Baldwins condo. We enjoyed a great meal and time with the family. Then we headed over to Uncle Steve and Aunt Jackie's house at the beginning of the Cowboy game to spend time with my family. I'm not sure why I didn't take any pictures with my family on Thanksgiving, but we did have fun. The boys loved playing Xbox with their older cousins and playing basketball.

Blake's Bike-A-Thon

Blake had a Bike-A-Thon at his school to benefit St Jude's. All the kids loved riding their bikes, Razors, etc around and around. Blake completed 17 laps and had a lot of fun.

Halloween

We had a great Halloween this year. Blake decided he wanted to be Darth Vader, which was kind of random. I wasn't even sure he knew who Darth Vadar was but apparently the boys in his class love Star Wars. Ben was the hand me down Pirate, but he didn't seem to mind. Grandy took the boys to her church festival the weekend before Halloween. Blake had a Halloween party at school where they all dressed up and had a parade around the school. We enjoyed our Halloween evening meeting with the neighbors and seeing every ones costumes, we had dinner in our driveway with some friends, and then off to trick-or-treat. Brock, Erin, and baby Carter joined us. It was fun to have them go with us! Blake and Ben loved trick or treating!

Pumpkin Patch

We went to the Pumpkin Patch at Owens Farm right before Halloween. The boys loved feeding the goats and the hayride. They really liked picking out their pumpkin although this did take a long time to decide on just the right one. Ben enjoyed running in the field where all the pumpkins were. Boy, he sure did have lots of energy that day!! Blake didn't want to have his picture made, so there aren't too many of him.

Weekend Away with Friends

We went away for a weekend to our friend Carol's place in East Texas. Her family has an amazing "Lodge" with tons of land. It is absolutley beautiful. There were 4 familes in all that made up 8 adults and 8 kids. We had a blast! The kids loved running around free. We brought a couple 4 wheelers from my dads place and they had golf carts there. The kids had a blast riding in/on these. Everyone enjoyed fishing and the smores we had one night. It was a great time.

Fun in the Mud

The boys enjoyed playing in the mud in the backyard. Don't yell at me that they aren't wearing shoes as this was in early October. I'm trying to catch up so I can print our 2008 blogs for a scrapbook!!