Pumpkins and Tumble Time

We went to the pumpkin patch. Well....what we thought was a pumpkin patch. It wasn't very close to home but we thought the drive would be worth it cause we love going to pumpkin patches around Halloween to get our pumpkins. It turned out to just be a produce store that sold pumpkins that was named The Pumpkin Patch. Sadly we will have to be missing out on that tradition while we are here but oh well, we did still get our pumpkins. We really miss the pumpkin patches in Michigan where you could also get apple cider, pumpkin donuts, and let the kids play on bales of hay and go for hayrides. I guess every place has it's advantages. We told Jonas to choose a pumpkin and he tapped his chin with his finger and said, "hmmmm it's hard to choose"

The other cool thing that I wanted to write about is that Jonas has been going to a tumble time (gymnastics) class for toddlers. His dad's been flipping him and tossing him around for a long time so I knew Jonas would love the class and he does. Of course because it was a new situation, he needed some forceful encouragement at first, but he quickly decided that he liked it. He is learning some pretty sweet skills.

Trip to the fire station

Jonas had a dream come true a little while ago. The fire station on post hosted a fire safety party for the kiddos. Since Jonas is obsessed with all forms of transportation this was right up his ally. We got some free lunch and goodies. Jonas got to jump in a bounce house, wave hello to Smokey the bear, and even sit inside a fire truck. James got in the driver seat with him and Jonas told him that he could go sit in the passenger seat.

The other pictures are: one of Jonas being a fireman (apparently the bucket on his head is actually his fire helmet which also doubles as his garbage can when he's pretending to be the garbage man), the last two are the before and after pictures of our backyard. We don't know what they're going to be building back there yet. Yeah it's pretty sad but we are getting over it. It does provide good entertainment for Jonas to be able to watch diggers and bulldozers out his back window every day.

Tagged again

8 things....

8 things I am passionate about...
1. my faith
2. my husband
3. my kids
4. jogging
5. cooking/baking
6. scrapbooking
7. blogging
8. chocolate

8 words or phrases I use often...
1. i'm hungry
2. oh child
3. I love you
4. anyways
5. you best check yourself before you wreck yourself
6. Jonas.....it's sooo early... go back to bed please please please
7. you're working my last nerve
8. I get made fun of sometimes for leaving my sentences off with the word but

8 things I have learned from my past...
1. don't feel sorry for yourself too much
2. you can't worry about others opinions of you
3. many material things seem like needs but really aren't
4. be optimistic
5. be prepared
6. prayer works
7. family is the most important priority in life
8. don't dwell on the past

8 places I would love to go see or visit...
1. Tokyo
2. Disney World
3. Hawaii
4. London
5. Hungary
6. Tropical Cruise
7. Prince Edward Island
8. Austria

8 things I currently need or want...
1. a date with my husband
2. a new bed for Jonas
3. a nanny
4. more sleep
5. more exercise
6. a new camera
7. a video camera
8. decorations for my kids rooms


8 people I tag...
1. Angie
2. Melinda
3. Sarah
4. Laura
5. Diantha
6. Suzanne
7. Kristin
8. Ann Marie