Movie Night with Chase

Friday night, Chase and I went to the dollar show and saw Space Monkeys. We rarely get out just the two of us so we were both pretty excited. We stopped off and bought the candy - then got our popcorn and soda at the show. As we sat down, I looked over - little him sitting in this big theater seat that looked as if he could be swallowed by it at any moment (ha)... I whisphered, "hey if you ever feel like coming over and seating with me you can".. He says "REALLY.. CAN I?" He was so excited and plopped right into my lap. I figured it would last all of 5 minutes. Instead we sat that way the entire show. It was so nice to sit together... to hug and hold him. We laughed a lot. What a fun night. I think we both needed it. It's amazing how life changes from 1 to 2 kids. I wish I could dedicate more one-on-one moments like these. Upon leaving, Chase said..."Mom, I love you" ... (wow~that was all I needed to hear). What's that commercial? .... movie $2, candy $4, spending an evening eating bad popcorn and enjoying a cheap kids flick with your son... PRICELESS. Sign me up for more.

10 months already

Can you believe it? Where has this year gone? Let's see, she stands up on her own and walks guided by furniture. She loves baths, grabbing the phone or remote and always my keys. Her favorite toy is Dolly - a little stuffed doll particularly at nap time. She just started waving bye-bye and gives wet open mouth kisses. She says momma, dada, Tase (for Chase), 'all done', down, bath, BaBa (bottle). She is a constant imitator. Favorite foods are blueberries, bread, cheese, and prunes (I can't open the package fast enough...ha-ha). She's not fond of veggies so we sneak those in wherever we can. She prefers drinking from the glass and almost refuses a sippy...ugh. She's loves books and turning pages... always reaching for the same ones... 'Baby Faces' and 'I Can'. She loves music and we'll catch her dancing in the living room. She sleeps through the night finally (that took a while). She's a daddy's girl and lights up when he walks through the door. It's so sweet to hear how loud she laughs with Pete. She loves Chase and always calls for him. They like to roll around the floor together and he's always helping and teaching her things. Although he cannot figure out why he can't toss her up in the air and wrestle with her on the floor yet. ha-ha... there's plenty of time for that I'm sure...

Daniel's Farm

We met our friends Sandy and her son Cole at the pumpkin patch. This place is just down the street from our house. Lots of fun for the kids. We got quite a workout that day trying to keep up with them two. Where one went, the other was sure to follow. It was sweet.

Theis Farms

We took the kids to Theis Farms again this year. It's one of our favorites. They have a lot of activities for kids like hay mazes and hayrides but Chase preferred to spend most of his time on the "Pirate Ship"...Argh! Reece was just happy to be outside with all the kids playing. Fun day but was it hot!

Backyard Camp Out

We had a camp theme - end of summer playdate in the backyard. While no s'mores (I was too nervous to light up the fire pit) I did borrow my neighbors huge tent ~ thanks again Dawn!

We sang camp songs, made a 'camp craft', brought out the playdoh and had an impromptu pizza party in the basement. The kids had fun - even the big kids like me.

Apple Pizza Day

Picked Chase up from preschool today and he was excited to tell me... "Guess what mom we made Apple Pizza today! Can we make it at home?" ... "Maybe - what's the recipe?"

"Ok here goes. First you do a biscuit and smaaasssssh it in the front. Flip it over and smaaasssh it in the back. Add some cinnamon. Chop apples into little pieces and spinkle over pizza. Put it in the oven and go play outside. That's it. Then you play outside again. It tastes yummy mom and very awesome .. you'll like it a lot!"

I always look for recipes with "go play outside" don't you? (ha-ha) We're suppose to go apple picking this weekend at Eckerts with Angie & Steve. Now we have something delish to make when we get back.

Faust Park Festival

These were taken at Faust Park during their Folk & Arts Festival. They opened up the historic homes in the village and we got to tour them. Chase was like a sponge and seemed eager to learn about the old days. We went inside a T-P, churned butter, wrote our names with feather and ink, saw a blacksmith working in the barn, and met a gypsy. The playground and free carousel rides were the main highlights ofcourse...ha. It was a fun afternoon.