Fall is falling

Fall has decided to finally come. It stayed warm for so long, but now it is actually cooling off. Although this past week out here on the plains we had several 70 degree days. Of course it starts off in the 30s or 40s, and cools off quickly once the sun goes down. But it made for a lovely day at the pumpkin patch with Simon and his preschool class. We had fun and learned things too. For example, did you know that an ear of corn has 1 piece of silk for every kernel on the cob? I did not know this. The pumpkin patch had some fun things to do. We took a hay ride and watched the "Pumpkin Pulverizer" which was like a giant potato gun that shot pumpkins instead of potatoes. I bet it shot the pumpkins a quarter of a mile! They had a little straw-bale maze for the kids, and a straw tower they climbed on. And they had a corn box, like a sand box, but with dried corn. The kids thought it was pretty fun.


I had fun and Simon did too.

Alice has been sleeping much better, so that has certainly been helping me function better. Life is just busy and crazy. I had forgotten what it was like to have a 1-year old, but it is hard some days. She is very needy. We are working on communication, like getting her to use the signs we have been teaching. She is getting better at it. Some days I feel like all I do is feed children, clean up, feed children more, do more cleaning, and go to bed. I know it will get better, or at least the challenges will change. So right now it is about enduring well (it is the "well" part I am not always the best at....)

My brother and his wife are visiting. Evan has gone off hunting with Carissa's husband, so Britney is hanging out with us all week. She is here for a fun time. Halloween is coming, which means Simon's birthday and lots of fun activities. I think there is something going on just about everyday this week. Our town does a Trick-or-Treat trail down Main Street and the businesses hand out candy. They are doing that on Saturday morning this year, which is nice and will be fun. Then our ward is doing Trunk-or -Treat Saturday evening. I am sure the children will get their fill of candy. It will be fun to get them dressed up. Eli is being a golden retriever (mostly its a dog costume). Simon is being a bat (I hope, because he changes him mind daily). And Alice can be something different everyday if she wants. She has 2 ladybug costumes and a Broncos cheerleader outfit, all given to us by other people. (I think today after the Broncos pathetic performance, we will skip the cheerleader!) Lots of pictures to come!