Seward Farms Corn Maze

Last weekend Nathan, Jill and baby Drew came down for a visit. Since we didnt get started till late that day we decided to go to a Corn Maze that was open in the evenings. Even though there were long lines, and not alot to do for adults, Cooper and Carter had a fun time. They made the most of the playground, corn box, horse swings, tractor go-carts, cotton candy and corn maze. I did finally convince Blaine and Nathan to try the corn shooter and they had fun doing that. It was just nice to be outside on such a pretty night with the cool breeze. Afterwards we went out to eat and then called it a night. On Sunday we went to church, home for lunch and then Nathan and Jill had to leave. It was a short trip,but we really enjoyed the company. Plus it was great getting to hold and see Drew again. He is such a sweet baby!
Trying out the corn box.

Carter was not too sure about the slippery stuff beneath his feet.

Horsie swing

Tractor racing! Brother against brother. It was actually not contest since Carter just kept running off the track and getting stuck.:)

Pro tractor driver

Pro tractor crasher

Daddy with Carter in his favorite postition,on Daddy's shoulders! Look at the sky behind them. There was an awesome sunset that night.

Cooper blending in with the corn.

Scary/Crazy corn and sky picture! It looks like something out of a horror film!

Nathan, Jill and Drew navigating the corn maze with awesome sky behing them.

The best part of the night! Cotton Candy!

Eating cotton candy on top of a giant pumpkin. Could it get any better than this?

Can you see Carter's face. He was SO excited to be sitting on top with Cooper!

Eating dinner at Texas Roadhouse! YUM!

Carter trying to get Drew to play with his truck.

His I don't understand why the baby won't hold the truck face!

pumpkin carving, pumpkin cookies and pumpkin decorations...

It must be OCTOBER! Well, October flew in with a cool breeze and has come to an end just as fast. The first week of October was a bit boring and HOT! Then mother nature decided to give us a bit of cool air to set the October mood. We pulled out our winter clothes (well a few of them, because next week it will be hot again) put out Halloween decorations, carved a pumpkin, baked pumpkin cookies and enjoyed the cool weather. The boys had alot of fun getting ready for Halloween this year. They LOVED putting fake spider web all over the front porch and pulling the ooey gooey guts out of the carved pumpkin( They are ALL boy!).Pulling out our winter uniform for school. Shorts with a sweatshirt. LOL! This is how we do it in the south! :) Carter's cute winter pajamas! By the way for all of you who ridiculed me for Carter having a pink stroller, we now have a new blue one. SO THERE! :>

Getting the guts out of the pumpkin! This was their FAVORITE part!

Daddy concentrating so hard to carve the pumpkin. He defintly has a touch of OCD! :)

Finished pumpkin!
Lighted up at night! Carter kept saying"Ohh, Scary pumpkin outside!".

Making pumpkin cookies. I invited some of the church kids, who live in our neighborhood,over to make cookies.Carter just wanted to play in the flour. He just looks so innocent.

Rolling out the dough. They were having fun making a mess!

Ready to put in the oven.
Finished product. Let's eat! YUM!

*Thanks Sarah for the cute idea for the can pumpkins!

Mobile Zoo

A couple of weeks ago we decided to be adventerous and check out the teeny, tiny, in the middle of no where, Mobile Zoo. My friend Kaitlan and her girls came along for the adventure. When we first got there we realized that the entrance was a one lane dirt path (literally). I was a little skeptical at this point, but once we finally figured out where to pay and where to start, my boys were in animal heaven! Kaitlans girls were petrified, too many loud noises and too many crazy looking animals. But Cooper and Carter thought it was the best place ever. It was more like an animal refuge then a zoo. There was just big open fields with cages and grassy walking paths in between. We saw a few snakes NOT in cages, just slithering across the path! YIKES! Most of the animals were rescue animals from labs, fairs, peoples apartments and circuses. The boys favorite part was being able to feed the animals peanuts! The birds were fun to feed, as long as you didn't get your fingers to close. :0 The bears were also alot of fun to feed. They had long tubes from the fence to the bears cage where you could drop peanuts. The bears would put their snouts in the tubes waiting for a peanut and you could feel their breath. Cooper still is talking about feeling the bears breath on his face! :)

Carter thought this alligator was fascinating.
Both boys really liked feeding the birds peanuts.

Carter thought the baby turtle was really cool.
Watching the peacocks and chickens that had free reign of the place.

Feeding the bears!

Cooper and Hailey excited about seeing something.

Group pic. Carter kept licking the salt off his hands from the peanuts used to feed the animals, GROSS!!Which way do we go?
Cute picture of them looking at a turtle.
Hailey and Carter acting silly!
Having alot of fun at the zoo.

Goals!

So I know it is not January, but I figured any time is a good time to set new goals as long as I really try to keep them. When Cooper started Kindergarten I had 3 goals in mind that I wanted to accomplish before the end of the year. Goal number 1: Potty train Carter (Very excited to have this one crossed off my list) Goal number 2: Read the entire Book of Mormon before the end of December and Goal number 3: Get in shape. With Potty training accomplished I am now working on the other two goals. They have not been easy goals and sometimes I just want to quit, but I am determined. I have never been a constant reader of the scriptures(some days I would read others I would skip), so doing it everyday has been a challange. I finally found a good time for me to read and have been sticking to it (15 minutes in the Carpool line when I pick up Cooper). Now Goal 3, getting in shape, proved even more of a challenge. I HATE gyms and have never had a real workout rountine. I found an eight week challenge on-line that seemed reasonable. It builds you up from couch potato to running 3 miles in 8 weeks. So I invested in a jogging stroller and a new pair of running shoes to get me motivated. Let's just say it has been really hard, but I have stuck with it and feel very accomplished each day after my run, even though I can hardly breath!! :) I hope to be able to write a new blog on here in December telling of my success in keeping my goals! Wish me LUCK!