Another Pumpkin Patch and Carving Pumpkins

So yesterday we went to another pumpkins patch- this time with John so he could get in on all the Halloween fun.  It was fun, but wouldn't recommend it over the other one we went to, mainly because they have a really fun boat ride and train ride, but it is way expensive and you can only go on once, unless you want to spend a ton of money.  Jackson absolutely loved the boat and train ride and was just beaming from ear to ear and kept yelling choo choo! But after the first ride, he ran back to the boat and wanted to go again and so we ended up having to carry a kicking and screaming little boy back to the car and then listen to him cry for while saying,  "choo choo, please" ...... not very fun, especially when you can't really explain to a kid that's not even 2 yet why we can't keep riding them.  But we ended up driving all the way to the other patch so that we could go on as many of the free tractor rides there as Jack wanted before heading home with some more super yummy carmel apples.  So the afternoon turned out good, and then last night we had our friends Tom & Lisa with their kids Jack and Lucy come over to carve pumpkins!  It was a fun night- made some yummy pizzas, watched the dry ice smoke over the counter(which Jackson thought was so cool), drank some homemade root beer, had pumpkin squares for dessert, watched Jack and Jack chase each other in circles while giggling like crazy, and then carved some pumpkins!  Jackson loved helping John scoop out the pumpkin guts, but with a spoon- he really didn't like it when he got some on his hands.  He also loved it when we lit candles inside of them and turned out all the lights.  I am just happy to have a kid that is finally old enough to be into Halloween!

I wish I had tons more pictures from the pumpkin patch, but unfortunately, Jackson was way too excited and distracted by the boat and train that he would not stop to even glance at the camera.  So here's the only good one we got from the afternoon:

gotta love free tractor-pulled hay rides

and here's some pictures of the pumpkin carving

scooping out pumpkin guts

as you can see- Jack really didnt like getting any of the pumpkin guts on his hands

and the final products from left to right- Lisa's goofy pumpkin face, my apparently baby pumpkin face as Tom called it (I was going for just happy, traditional face, but I am not so artistic), and John's scary pumpkin face

The Boys Club

The 3rd Grandson for my parents, Eamon Jai Baron, is here! My brother, Brandon and his wife Sienna had their baby boy Sunday night.  You pronounce his name A-min, and the middle name means heart in Tai. He was born 2 weeks early (lucky Sienna!), weighed 6 lbs. 7 oz. and is 19 1/4" long!  Now we just gotta wait for our little boy to get here, and then there will be 4 boys on my side of the family! Christmas at my parent's home in the future is going to be wild and crazy- lots of balls, cars, trains and all that fun boy stuff! 

Here's all the boys in order of birth:

Grandson #1- Jackson Jeffrey Graham

born November 19, 2006

Grandson #2- Deacon Tyler Moyer

born November 10, 2007

Grandson #3- Eamon Jai Baron

born October 19, 2008

Grandson #4- Baron James Graham

born ???? November 30th sounds like a good date to me :)

As you can see the boys rule the house right now, but there has to be some girls coming sometime right?? Maybe the next 4 will all be girls! 

Pumpkin Patch

As promised, here is a much more exciting post, because today we went to the Sauvie Island Pumpkin Patch in Portland with the ward playgroup.  The forecast said it was suppose to rain, so we had a lot of moms bail out on us, but there was still a good group that decided to get out the rain coats and boots and brave the weather.  And we were glad we did because it just barely sprinkled on us for the first 30 mins. and that was it!  It was a really cute pumpkin patch- the best part being the big tractor that pulled the hay ride.  Jackson made us go on it twice.  He LOVED it!  We did get pretty muddy, but it was worth it.  And of course we finished off the day with some yummy carmel apples (can't go to a pumpkin patch without getting one!).  Some of the moms were talking about another patch close by that does train rides, and since Jackson is obsessed with trains lately, I think we will go back there with John next Saturday since he will be done with the first CPA test after this Saturday.  So we will be looking forward to that! 

The playgroup- those that came today! Plus there were some babies there too. (Jackson would not sit down because he was worried about the tractor pulled hay ride leaving without us)

Jack thought the Llama's and the Cow were pretty funny- and he went right up and stuck his hand right out- not afraid at all!

I keep forgetting that I don't know how to rotate the video on the computer- i gotta stop taking sideways videos!

carmel apple covered in butterfinger candy bar......... yummy! :)

Oh and I have decided that Fall is definitely my favorite season- cooler weather, the beautiful trees and leaves all over, pumpkin patches, yummy pumpkin and apple desserts, the smell of warm apple cider, carmel apples, Thanksgiving food and getting together with family, all the Fall decorations and colors, and of course, my favorite, Halloween!! Gotta love Fall!

Just some randomness

Not much going on over here- we have had the internet off and on, so that's been a little frustrating.  John takes the 1st of 4 sections of the CPA test this Saturday early evening, so he's been super busy studying as much as possible while still working.  Wish him luck!! Tomorrow we are going to the Pumpkin Patch with our playgroup from church, so that should be a ton of fun..... we just hope it's not raining the whole time!

Here's just some random videos because I know my dad loves them.

It's been getting colder and colder here..... it's definitely Fall.  This video was from the other day- it just started hailing a ton out of nowhere!

this is just a random video of Jack being himself

and here's a random picture of Jackson I took this morning

.....more exciting posts to follow.......... i promise :)

Children's Museum

Thanks to another mom from church who made a list for me of all the fun, inexpensive things to do around the Beaverton/Portland area, we not only found out that there is a Children's Museum geared towards kids Jackson's age, but also that it is free on the first Friday of every month from 5:30-8:00pm!!  So, Lisa came over Friday with her little boy Jack (who is Jackson's BFF), and her little baby girl, Lucy, and we hung out, made some pizza, quickly and crazily got all the kids together and walked out in the rain to the max stop where we hopped on the "choo choo" as the boys call it and met the boys- John and Lisa's husband, Tom, at the Museum (there is a max stop right at it- it's right next to the zoo).  It was my first real life lesson on what its like to have more than one kid trying to get them all fed, diapers changed and out the door in one piece.  It was pretty crazy- and we had 2 adults! It makes me wonder what John and I got ourselves into! Hopefully we will survive with each kid we add to the family- which may not be many more now! :) At one point, I told Jackson we were going to go ride the choo choo, and he got so excited that he went and stood by the door and as soon as I unlocked it, and while I was trying to put on my shoes, he ran out the door, across the sidewalk and was already down to the corner halfway to the max! I had to run as fast as my 8 month pregnant body would allow and catch him! I couldn't believe how fast he was running! I guess he was just a little bit excited. 

Anyways, the museum was a ton of fun for Jackson! Everything was just so perfect for his age and size, and he was in heaven. They had a cute little grocery store room with carts his size-which he loved b/c he is always trying to push ours at the store.  There was fake food to shop for, and even a couple of check-out stands where you could scan your food.  There was also a digging area with dump trucks, tunnels to crawl through, a tree house to climb, a water works room where he got soaking wet and loved it, a choo choo room with train tracks and trains, an ambulance to drive and turn on the lights and siren, and the best part the Bob the Builder exhibit they have right now.  It had tractors to drive, rock walls to build, and lots of other fun stuff!  The only bad thing was that I think there was almost too much to do, and too many older kids running around crazy with no parents in sight, so it did get a little bit overwhelming at times.  We tried to take as many pictures as we could, but Jackson was too busy running from one thing to another having tons of fun, but here's some of the ones we did get. 

So I have a couple more pictures, but for some reason they won't load up.  We will definitely be back to the museum next month though, so look for more pictures then! 

Oh No! Deacon!

Shannon this one's for you- here's what i was telling you about.  He does this with his cars too- he will drop his truck on the ground and say oh no! big truck!- as if he is all concerned even though he is the one who keeps dropping it.  I guess it's just a stage! 

He also likes to put Deacon's picture and Heather's in his grocery cart and push them around the room.  So random, but it's pretty funny.  Another new little thing that Jack does that is funny is that he has been listening to what others say and lately he calls his dad, John!  In the mornings after John leaves for work he yells after him, "Dad! John! Where are you?? John??" He just thinks he is so funny....... he keeps us smiling!