Pumpkin patch

We went to Bender's produce barn to get our pumpkins. They have a big pumpkin patch and had some mazes and things set up for the kids to do. It was a great day for it too! Tyler had more fun walking around and checking out all of the pumpkins but when it came time to pick on he opted for a small one up by the store. Alana however found her 'perfect pumpkin' out in the patch and tried to carry it around but said it got too heavy for her! Great family day!

Painting Pumpkins

We decided to paint the pumpkins today. They had a great time, and stayed surprisingly clean! Even Tyler!

Tyler's masterpiece

Alana's pumpkin "Pam"

Mommy had fun too...

Future model???

Alana kept asking me to take her picture. I think she is practicing for her future in modeling! "take my picture like this" And this was all before she got on the bus for school!

A Day out with Thomas!

We surprised the kids with a trip to see Thomas the Tank engine. They had no idea until we pulled up to the station! It was neat because as we were parking Thomas was coming back from a ride and the kids got to see him off in the distance as he approached the station. It took Tyler a little while to see him coming but Alana saw him. She was more excited then Tyler was. He had is "Disney Face" on as we like to joke. He was so serious about everything and was just checking everything out. He was excited but you just couldn't tell by looking at him.

Lego Thomas.

Tyler checking out the wheels.

Island of Sodor made entirely of legos!

Train ride

Here comes Thomas!!!

Tyler was still in shock we think when we rode on Thomas. He was just taking it all in. He really was having a great time, though I could never capture a smile on him :) The train ride was about 20 minutes long and it went past Amish farms so the kids got a kick out of seeing all the farmers working and some of the animals out in the fields. They played Thomas music in the train and the "Mr Conductor" as Tyler called him came around and collected the tickets.

It was such a fun day and we are very glad that we took the kids to see it. We also discovered several more things to do up that way, so we will be planning another trip soon!

Graduation

It was a big day for Alana. She graduated pre-k and is going to start Kindergarten in the fall! She was very excited about her "congraduations" ceremony as she called it! They did little skits and sang some songs. This was the first year her school did anything like this and the kids had fun. Grandma and Grandpa were out for it and we took the kids to Red Robin afterwards to celebrate Alana.

She is so proud of her diploma!

The three amigos. Alana, Lizzie, and Jodi.

Walking in town

The other day we decided to treat the kids to some ice cream. We walked around downtown and over Tyler's favorite bridge and hung out. It was a great afternoon for it and we all had fun.

By the little 'river' that runs through town

Yes Tyler is eating Cheerios at the ice cream shop. He is very picky about his ice cream and will only eat mint chocolate chip ice cream. And it has to be the green mint chocolate chip not the white! But he was perfectly happy with his cheerios.

Alana on the other hand is like her daddy and will eat almost any kind of ice cream available. Throw it in a cone and she is a happy girl.

I guess all that walking (and the huge chocolate shake) made the boys sleepy!