A picture is worth 1,000 words

Here's a picture taken at my parents this weekend. My dad and the boys were outside and I attempted to catch a picture.

Tyler is looking at my dad like he's the neatest guy in the whole-wide-world, and Connor won't sit still for the life of him.

These are the times that my mom refers to as "making memories". They sure are....

Needed a pick me up today...

I had a pretty crummy day, and pretty crummy evening. Looking through old pictures always helps, and this is one of my favorite.... Connor is 6 days old in this picture.

Thanks boys.....

Our Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

I took the morning off of work so I could go to the Pumpkin Patch with Tyler's daycare today. I needed some decompression time, and I had not yet been on a field trip with the daycare in our 4 years that we'd been there.

When I arrived, I learned that Taylor would be riding in my car with me and Tyler. Taylor is the cutest girl you've ever seen, and was a PERFECT child the whole time!

Just after buckling in the car, Tyler told me "Taylor is my girlfriend". How cute - I thought. Going to the Pumpkin Patch with his almost 4 year old girlfriend...

Here are the clouds we saw on our way to the Pumpkin Patch. Did I mention it was about 40 degrees today???

By the time we arrived at the Patch, it was a near downpour. We couldn't even get out of our car it was raining so hard. Try explaning to a 4 year old that you're at the pumpkin patch, but you can't get out of the car. I had to manufacture a story about what happens when you try to pick up a pumpkin when its wet and slippery. They ended up loading a wagon full of pumpkins into one of the vans so the kids could at least bring home a pumpkin. Here is a view of the pumpkin patch from my car window where we parked...

So, we turned around and went home. In the pouring rain. We got back to daycare and they decided since the kids couldn't visit the pumpkin patch, that they could watch a movie. The kids were thrilled!

The Quote of the Day

After I pulled into the garage tonight, I figured since we had about a half hour of sunlight left, I was going to take advantage of it and have the boys run off some steam. Tyler then politely told me...

"It's so fucking cold out here."

Point taken. We immediately went inside so those words could never be said again. Yikes. (Note to self - never EVER cuss again!)

Hayrack Ride 2008

Driving to the Middle of Nowhere somewhere outside of Belle Plain, Iowa - Took 1 Hour

Being attacked by millions of Asian Bettles (Ladybugs) because the neighbor plowed their bean field - About drove me Crazy

Having the two boys go on their first Hayrack Ride pulled by a real tractor, seeing deer, dogs and sheep - Priceless!!!

I left my liver in Galena...

I promised not to post any incriminating pictures of the women that I went to Galena with, so that means I pretty much can't post any of them. =)

It was a WONDERFUL trip! The house we rented was absolutely beautiful, so I will post a picture of our view of the golf course from the deck. The view was breathtaking, especially with the fall colors.

The girls I went with are hilarious, and I laughed so hard my side still hurts. I did put Tyler in some of my "birthday garb" that they actually had me wearing while in Galena, yes, in public. Funny thing - I wasn't the most ridiculous looking one of the crowd!

We all can't wait to do this again next year! And the VFW in Galena, Illinois will never be the same!

Happy Birthday to ME!

I'm off to BEAUTIFUL Galena, Illinois this weekend with about 12 other women whose mission in life this weekend is to shop as much as possible, drink as much as possible, and laugh even more. They are such fun girls, and range in age from 30-70 years old!!!

Maybe I'll post pictures when I return - or maybe not. (To protect the innocent!)