We had an amazing weekend! It was busy and fun!
We started the weekend, Saturday morning, with Sophia's first Girl Scout outing. We went to Red Barn Farms to their pumpkin patch. We took a hay ride down to the pumpkin patch, each girl got to choose a pumpkin, then we went back on the hayride to the top of the hill. We then went through a corn maze. We got to have some yummy cider doughnuts dipped in caramel (if we wanted - and of course I wanted!) and frosty apple cider, it was delicious. Then we went over the the animal corals to see the animals. It was a fun morning. The weather was perfect, just cold enough to let us know fall is about to begin, but not so cold that we needed to be completely bundled up!
Sophia searched high and low for "Just the right pumpkin".
All the girls in her troop. We have a pretty big troop with 17 girls in it!
This is Phia and her BFF Kat.
Kat was brave enough to feed the goats, Phia was brave enough to give the goat food to Kat to feed to the goats.
We came home from our great Girl Scout adventure and then were able to watch conference and enjoy the day together as a family.
Sunday Morning
Sunday Morning the kids wanted to have cinnamon rolls. Because the commissary has been closed for a week due to the government shutdown and I can't find Rhodes Frozen Cinnamon rolls anywhere else around here, we got to make our own cinnamon rolls. (Which the kids probably thought was more fun anyway!) Sophia had a great time, and was successful, at rolling out her own cinnamon rolls and then putting the cinnamon/sugar/honey mixture on them and then cutting them. Helena also played with some dough but wasn't nearly as successful at making anything of her mound of dough. The girls did a great job making their rolls, so mommy could make the rest of the rolls for the family.
Between the sessions of Conference we went for a family walk. The kids were going stir crazy being stuck in the house so we went out to enjoy the nice cool air. Helena ran almost the whole walk. She did a great job. She is getting so big. She is starting to speak in longer sentences and is pretty amazing. Nellie is sure she can do anything that Helena can do (Which most of the time is true!) They are both so big now.
The kids had a great time on our walk/park adventure and we had a really great day!
Sunday Night
We got frogs! The story: One of the young women in our ward, Carolina, knew that James loves animals and that we had a lot of them. Sister Ransom was driving carpool to seminary one morning for a bunch of kids who live on post. She asked the kids if they wanted some frogs. No one said they wanted them but Carolina said she knew someone who would want them. She knew James would like them. Sister Ransom called me, her parents had some frogs that they no longer wanted. They had had them for 2 years but wanted to give them to a home that would enjoy them. I called Sterling and did some research.... and well, as you can see, I gave in and we now have 3 frogs. They are pretty cool!
We now have 20 animals, and the counter is full so there is no more room for animals. James says we are just missing a rodent then we have all the different kinds, I assured him NO rodents will be coming in my house! He is a great kid with a serious love for animals and I am a mom with a serious love for my son.... so we have a lot of animals! They make him happy when not much in life does... so animals it is~!
This is the cute frogs in the bucket while I cleaned out their cage.
Random fact: Frogs can climb. I figured they were in a deep 5 gallon bucket they would be fine in their while I cleaned out the aquarium they live in. I was at the sink scrubbing the things from their cage when all of a sudden a frog jumped from the bucket (which was on top of the turtles cage so the girls wouldn't get it) and landed in the water in the sink. He then jumped to the other side of the sink and up on the counter. After a bit of chasing and heart racing, I was able to catch him and put him back in the bucket; this time with Glad wrap to cover the top so he couldn't escape again.
I would have NEVER bought frogs for my son. But I am glad we have them and I was convinced to have them in my house. They are really cool and fun to watch. The girls love to watch them and see what they are doing. So, to anyone thinking about getting frogs, go ahead. They are pretty cool! (We haven't had them for 24 hours yet, so give me a while and then ask me again what I think in a week or 3!)
It was an exciting and fun weekend. I love weekends when we are together as a family and really have a good time together! James was great this weekend, the toddlers were great this weekend, it was just a great weekend! We got to watch conference and hear from our Prophet and leaders and be spiritually uplifted and life is good!
I have an amazing husband and a really great family!
I am truly blessed!
