From the patch to the porch!

We had our annual trip to the pumpkin patch today. Fun was had by all. I don't think that when we grew up the pumpkin patch entailed a bounce house, snow cones, a train ride, a hay ride, and a giant slide but I guess times have changed!! When we got home, the boys of course wanted to carve a pumpkin. Charlie was totally grossed out with the pumpkin slime at first and of course Jackson decided the messier, the better.

And in case you were wondering, testosterone in our house is even out in full force while carving pumpkins - who knew?

Little candy pumpkins and wood floors

What a day it is going to be since it began with an argument over tiny candy pumpkins. The day started out with one tiny little 3 year old begging for a candy pumpkin. After said 3 year old got dressed for school and brushed his teeth - I obliged with a little candy pumpkin. Well, I should have known better. Next, little 3 year old said, "I will go to school without tears if I can have more candy pumpkins." "No" I said, "we agreed that we will have one candy pumpkin before school and if you behave at school you will get one when you get home." Well, he wanted nothing of that and said, "Then I am going to cry when you drop me off!!" "Ok" I said, "I guess you won't get a candy pumpkin when you get home then" So off to school we went and my little negotiator went straight into his classroom and gave me a hug and kiss and said goodbye. Thank goodness! While they are few and far between with this little man, I had a small victory!

Now on to my wood floor saga...... My wood floors have been an issue with me since the day we bought this house. My poor family has heard me complain and complain about them and religiously sweep my kitchen because you can see every spot on them and with two little boys, that's a lot of spots!! These floors give me "brain tremors" (a family joke) So, I am trying to decide if I should pull out all of the wood floors and put tile in the kitchen and new wood floors in the rest of the downstairs or if I should add to the existing wood floors and have it all sanded down and restained. I am usually very quick to make a decision and since I have thought about these floors for over 6 years, one would think I knew what I was going to do but I just can't make up my mind.

Well, I am off to more important things in life - picking up my littlest man at school so we can come home and have a chat over little candy pumpkins and milk! Life is good!

Hickory Dickory Dock......

Charlie had his Nursery Rhyme Festival today at preschool. Luckily I got pics before we left for school as you can only imagine what his face looked like by the end of the day! Me going back to work has been quite an adjustment for him but I think we may be past the hump. That boy!

Jackson is doing so well at school and is really getting the hang of reading which is so fun to watch. Yet, it also is a little bittersweet because it really makes me realize how fast they grow up. He has made lots of friends and has become quite girl crazy! When I come up to school he shows me the girls he chases at recess - I must say he has good taste! :)

Soccer Time!

We had our first round of soccer games last Saturday. David is coaching Jackson's team this year and they have quite a team! You would have thought we handpicked this team - they are pretty darn good. They beat the other team 12-3. They are all so competitive and aggressive - it's hard to remember they are only 5 after all.

Charlie's game was hilarious. After the first whistle blew, every child on both teams stood completely still. The parents were screaming, "Go get the ball!!!" It took awhile for them to all realize they were in fact playing a game. Charlie did so well and he had a blast. He scored 4 goals (well, two of those were for the other team :) ) but he hustled and played the entire game. He was the little star of the game and he knew it - he was so proud.

Let's Give This a Try!

Well, after visiting a friend's blog, I thought - Hey, I can do this. While I currently spend entirely too much time on the computer doing mostly useless, mindless things, I figured I could use my computer time more wisely. So, since I am horrible about keeping a journal, I decided that this would be a great way to satisfy my computer addiction and keep an online journal of the happenings with my family. We'll see how it goes, but I really am going to give this my best effort. Of course I haven't started work yet so we'll see how inspired I am after that starts!!