October Fun

Sorry for the lack of new posts recently. We've had some computer issues and so it's been difficult to post. We've had a lot of stuff going on recently so I'll do a quick re-cap. You can look at the slideshow above to see pictures from the last few weeks.

Playgroup Fun
We went to Engh Pumpkin Patch to see all the pumpkins, play on their big pirate ship, and walk through the kiddie straw maze. Addie liked the straw maze till she got too far and couldn't see anyone anymore!

We also went down to Thanksgiving Point to their Barnyard Boo where the kids got to ride a pony, frost a cookie, make a sucker ghost, fish for spiders and bowling for ghouls. They had a great time and the weather was beautiful! Addie was so excited to ride on the pony till it was actually our turn. I did get her on the pony but she was hanging onto my neck most of the time (that's why you can't see the pony in the picture with her).

We went to the zoo one more time while the weather is still nice. There was hardly anyone there and the kids had a great time! The animals were all so active and fun to see!

Family Fun
We went to feed the ducks (and there were a lot of them) one Saturday, lots of goofing off around the house, playing with playdoh (she calls it hoops for some reason), pretending to be animals (mostly a dog or puppy), watching baseball and football (Go Red Sox & BYU), watching Elmo and Barney, eating ice cream, picking grapes and just watching Addie experience everything! It's been a lot of fun!

Outside Fun
We've been having beautiful weather lately so we've been at the playground and outside a little more this week. Addie has recently become a little braver and is now going down the biggest slide at the playground all by herself! She also likes to climb up on the tire and then lunge for the monkey bars and swing on it! Of course, we have to stop her so she doesn't dislocate her elbow again!

Addie loves to be outside. She likes to go to the playground and other outside activities, but mostly she just likes to wander around the neighborhood. She doesn't really like us to take her for walks in her stroller anymore- if we go for a walk, it's either me following her around or her pushing her monkey or baby in her doll stroller (and then me carrying her and her stroller home). Of course, anytime we go outside, no matter what we are doing, we have to stop at Bennett's house to see if he's home and can come out and play.

Other Fun
The other night, we went to dinner early and decided to stop by Petco to kill some time. Addie loved seeing all the animals. We were looking at the big tank of feeder fish and she said she wanted some. We told her we'd get some before we leave and then tried to distract her (and hope she forgot) by looking at other things. We tried to leave but she wandered her way back to where the fish were and told us she needed her fish.

We ended up getting a couple of them and Clay called them Ernie & Burt (she is obsessed with them right now). She thought that was fun so the names stuck. She was so excited about them and so proud of them. She loves to look at them (and is always trying to stick her hands in their bowl to "hold" them). It's cute and fun to see her excited about it (we've had fish in the past that she could have cared less about)!

We've got a lot going on the next week so stay tuned!