Auntie Amanda's Preschool

My sister Amanda was asked by her sister in law to do a "pre-school" with her son Gabriel. Amanda decided to do it for all her nieces and nephews over 2 and not in school. Caylea of course homeschooles so it would not really be on her level.

Here are a few pic's of my two youngest as we were leaving our home on their first day of pre-school.





The preschool group minus Gabriel. He was not there yet when we left.



I think it went really well. Caden had some issues staying in his seat (and giving his teacher ie Aunt Amanda dirty looks when she tried to make him stay seated). Other than that I think they did really well. On the first day they went over the color blue, the letter B and the number 1. I think Caden really knows what blue is now! I think Carolina already knew these things but it's still a lot of fun and good for her to be in a "class room" setting learning plus she gets to do fun crafts and makes cute things for her momma to keep for her!

I know Amanda could get a job at anytime (she is a teacher) but until that happens we are super excited about this!

The Harn Homestead

This year we were going to take the kids to Haunt the Zoo with some friends but it was decided not to go because of the weather. When my sister in law told me about "Haunt the Harn" at the Harn Homestead. I was under the impression is was inside so I ordered tickets on-line, google mapped it and we went. When we got there we found out it was outside. Which turned out to be just fine as it wasn't raining like we thought it was going to be. However it had rained plenty up till that point so it was nice and muddy. Our shoes and the legs of our pants were very muddy by the end of the night. It was worth it though we just thru them into the washing machine.

Here is Anthony and the kids when we first arrived.



Here is my little back kitty cat Caylea.



My pink puppy Carolina.



Of course you can't leave you Batman Caden



So as we walked around the kiddos got to "trick or treat" at the old houses. My kiddos have never actually been trick or treating before so they were not really sure what to do. The girls had it down in no time though!



Caden actually walked up at the last house by himself. I was pretty impressed. He only lasted a few minutes walking before he was wanting to be carried again. Daddy got quite a arm workout that night I do believe.



The girls got to play some games Caden joined in once I think. It was quite busy in that barn and I think he was a little over stimulated in there. He hung on to daddy quite tightly while we were in the big barn.



They also got to roast and enjoy some marshmallows. They had stuff to make smore's but we just put the melted marshmallows on a graham cracker it was quite yummy that way!







The very last thing we did was go on a hayride. It was a wonderful ending to a great evening spent with my family.



There were two other family fall activities that I really wanted to go to with some friends this year but couldn't make. Maybe next year I will ask more questions and try to plan a little better. My kiddos will all be a year older so these activities will only be more fun by then!

I hope all of my blogging buddies are having a wonderful fall season!

Caden

So I do not have a potty trained little boy by any means yet. However the last 3 days I have sat him on the potty 1 time each day and 2 out of 3 of the times he has pee'd! I am in no way pushing the him he is only 2 years 3 months and my girls were each 2 1/2 exactly when they basicly just did it themselves. I am so excited and ready to not have to buy diapers anymore! I have been buying diapers for over 6 years now and two times it even overlapped between Caylea and Carolina it was only a few months but with Carolina and Caden it was a year since Carolina was only 1 1/2 when Caden was born. YIPPEE!!!!

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I am quite certaint that my son will not think that this is a good idea when he grows up but it's just so cute! Enjoy!

Pumpkin Patch

Last weekend we went to the Pumpkin Patch with Light Brigade from church. It was a really nice time. I am so glad that Anthony went with us. Caden just enjoys being carried around right now. The kids all got to ride the a pony. I was certain that Caylea and Carolina would ride but I wasn't so sure about Caden. Even to the point when Daddy sat him on the pony I wasn't sure. Then all of sudden I saw my little boy riding a pony for the first time. Granted he wasn't smiling or even looking like he was enjoying himself. However he was riding and this mommy thought it was TOO CUTE!!!





After the kids rode ponies we headed over to the petting area. We got to feed the goats and sheep. We also got to pet some small ponies over there although we weren't allowed to feed them. All three of my children loved feeding the animals. I think it's really neat how they have an outside wash station and signs that say wash your hands after feeding or petting the animals. If you live in the okc area and are looking for a pumpkin patch to take your children to I would suggest Chesters for sure.





Soon it was time to head over for the hayride which was . . .well it was a hayride. . .






Then it was time for the corn maze . . .which by the way wasn't my favorite. . .I got separated and was "lost" for quite some time. I am just glad that my kids were safe with their daddy! I would of freaked Caylea out really well if I had had her with me!




There was a small play area at the end of the corn maze





Bubba was worn out!



Then it was time to head back on the hayride



My 3 most cherished blessings



A group picture of most of us that went to the pumpkin patch



Then it was time to pick pumpkins to take home we will be painting these pumpkins in the next few days most likely tomorrow before the rain moves on on Thursday.

Caden's first hair cut

Well I have been putting off trimming up Caden's hair for a while. It seemed like almost everyday the poor boy had a natural mohawk that I couldn't tame. Part of the problem was that he has a double cowlick just like his daddy. The other issue was he had a strip of hair that was longer and thicker than most of the rest of his hair running straight accross the top of his head. So I finally bit the bullet I did not want to take him to get it cut somewhere professional because well mostly I think he would of screamed and threw a big fit and there is no way I can hold him still enough when he acts like that. It actually worked out to be really great timming. Rae did it after she finished her cake. Kelly thankfully was there because I think he did better with her holding his hands she did not have to force him (I am quite sure I would of had too). He actually sat there really still it was really cute to watch and of course since I didn't have to hold him down I got to take a few pictures.

Mommy went a little picture crazy