Tuesday Play Date

On Tuesday, we were supposed to go to the Apple Orchard with my parents and the kiddos, but it turned out to be a rainy yucky day. And it wouldn't have worked anyway, because Zacky was sick, so we rescheduled our play date for next week and headed over to my parents to play anyway. Riley and Adee had a lot of fun playing dress up and checking out Grandma's Halloween House...Someday maybe I will decorate like my mom! It's amazing!!

Happy Anniversary Hubby!

Nine years ago today, I married my best friend who has since turned into an awesome daddy too! I'm a very lucky girl! He cooks, he cleans, he changes diapers and we love him lots! Thanks for 9 fantastic years hubby!

I should also wish Missy and Shawn a happy anniversary today! Must be about 3 years? I was 9 months pregnant with Riley at their wedding so I will always remember how long they have been married!!

More on Pumpkin Fest

These first two pictures are kinda funny. At church, people are a bit confused because Zack has my hair color and Riley looks a lot like Katie...and quite often Zack is with me at church and Riley with Katie or Uncle D. Well, when I took these pictures I noticed another reason he could be my kid. Katie doesn't stick her tongue out when she does stuff;)

Colin is the second to the bottom picture. He is Katie and Darin's Godson and one of Zack's favorite buddies. Golf is one of his big things:)

And the last pictures is a sentimental favorite. When we were little, each of my sisters and I had this sweater...this one is almost 30 years old...and makes Riley look even more like Auntie Katie!!

Pumpkin Fest 2009

The weather was kinda crummy for this year's Pumpkin Fest, but it's always hit or miss in early October. There were lots of kids bundled up and a lot of the activities were moved inside. Most of my family is part of the hard-working committee who puts on this festival. It's my dad's baby that started, I think 6 years ago? The last two years, it has featured the Teddy Bear Band, as well as free games and activities for the kids. This year, my mom added a book sale to the Fest, and I came home with some fun new books too! I'm the slacker in the family who just comes to participate in the fun:)

Riley had lots of fun racing minnows, spitting pumpkin seeds and of course dancing to the TBB. Of course, we had to wake her up from a nap, so it took her some time to warm up, but once she did, she had a fantastic time! She especially loved painting her pumpkin, which she still insists she hasn't finished yet!

Zack, Kiley and Zack's buddy, Colin also enjoyed the fun! More on that tomorrow...

Fun Fall Saturday

Yesterday was packed full. We went to see Daddy play hockey in the morning, then to the Animal Humane Society because it was right near the arena Josh played at, and then Pumpkin Fest at our church. We barely had time for a nap! And speaking of Bears, the Teddy Bear Band was there too! I'll start with the hockey pictures, since Meg already has Pumpkin Fest posted. More on that this week!

Josh hasn't played for a while, so he was really excited to find out that one of the guys that he used to play with a lot who moved to Chicago (#24 in the picture) was going to be there this week. He was also happy because it was close enough to home and at a reasonable time, which meant Riley and I could go watch Daddy play. It was FREEZING inside the arena even with scarfs and mittens, but we watched from inside as long as an almost 3-year-old and her mommy could and then watched from warmer parts of the facility. Riley LOVES watching Daddy play:)

TIGF

There are two things I'm thankful for this week. One is a cute Riley story, one is a sports related item...I know, you're saying, You? A sports related item...no way (read lots of sarcasm here). This is a good week for sports in MN, how can I resist!

First, when we were at the doctors appointment on Thursday there was a girl in the lobby when we left who had, shall we say, a different look going that Riley has seen before. What I'm grateful for is that the girl didn't seem to notice Riley yelling. "She has pink hair! Her hair is two colors, Daddy, it's pink and black." I'm also glad she didn't really say anything bad, she just wanted us to know she had pink hair:) That was an easy one...I'm just waiting for the day when she learns fat/skinny, or other "weird-to-her" terms...ugly, scary, etc.

Now, as much as I'm not a Delmon Young fan, I'm kinda glad he got hit by Bonderman in Detroit because it obviously ticked him off enough to hit a grand slam tonight! I'm not going to jinx anything the rest of the weekend, except to say it has been a pretty impressive game tonight and the Sox are doing their part to help out...so far!

It's Official!

Ok, now it's not just a feeling or a wives tale, it is official. The Ultrasound Tech said with about 99% certainty that Zacky will not be the only boy in the bunch on our side of the family...We're having a BOY! Now...what the heck are we gonna name this kiddo? We're not feeling anything yet, like we did with Riley! I know, I know...lots of votes for Shamus/Seamus...Guess you'll have to wait and see!

Another Due Date to report too...Feb. 20th now seems like the date of choice on my charts!