Field Trip, Kids Dream, and Halloween Festivities!

I'm a little behind on this, but a few weeks ago, Nolan's class went on a field trip to Bishop's Pumpkin Patch in Wheatland. We decided to come along, following behind the school bus. It looked a little overcast when we started the trip...by the time we got there it was pouring down rain. :P The teachers debated whether to even let the kids off the bus. They had scheduled lots of fun activities, like a chicken show, tractor hay ride, etc. Well, they finally decided to let them get off the bus, pick out a pumpkin and get back on and head home. Of course, that took forever and by the time the kids were back on the bus, they were all sopping wet. Oh well. If I recall correctly, every day the rest of that week was perfectly nice and sunny. :P








Last weekend, Nolan and I had a booth at Machados Apple Orchard's Festival. We had so much fun. Nolan had 5 different kinds of cookies to sell, which were Chocolate Chip, White Chocolate Macadamia, Peanut Butter, Pumpkin, and Oatmeal. He also sold pink and regular lemonade. It was a long day, but Nolan lasted about 10 hours out there with me! He was a big help setting up and taking down our booth. People loved his cookies! I had lots of crocheted hats to sell. I was happy with how it all went.



Like our sign?



He even took a break to get his face painted!



Yesterday, we went to Nolan's school carnival. It was fun. There was even a magic show. Nolan sure enjoys watching those!







We headed down the hill to Sacramento that evening for a fun night trunk or treating with Aunt Jeanna and Uncle Krys.

I'm not sure exactly what Annika was. Nolan said, "She's the toothfairy!" Sounds good to me! :)









This is how I saw Annika most of the night...the backside of her as she took off running all over the place! She loved it! I finally had to scoop her up and hold her cuz I was so tired from chasing her. I don't think her batteries ever die! Lately, her sleeping pattern has changed. She used to go to bed soon after Nolan, which ended up being, 7:00 or 7:30 at the latest. For the past week or so, she's up after 9:00 most of the time. I'm not sure what's happening. She's also refusing to take naps...ALREADY??? I used to have her take a nap while Nolan was at school. She'll stay in her crib and I finally give up after an hour or so and let her out. Then she'll fall asleep on the way to pick him up. :P





Nolan was Spiderman. I'm pretty sure this costume will fit him for another 5 years!







When I brushed Nolan's teeth last night, the loose one was pretty much on it's last hinge. Nolan climbed into bed with me this morning and asked if his tooth had come out. I couldn't see since it was still dark, so I asked him if it felt like it was out. He said yes, so I turned on the light and sure enough it was missing. At first I thought maybe he had swallowed it, but he said he remembered it falling out. Hmmm. So, I told him to go check on his pillow to see if he could find it. He came back holding a tiny little white thing. "Could this be it," he asked? :) It was! I think the toothfairy will finally be paying him a visit!



We figured we better hurry and carve our pumpkins before the season has passed! Nolan really got into it this year! He pretty much carved the big one all on his own, except the smile...





Don't worry, that's not mold on the pumpkin's face.



Nolan's pumpkin makes me smile every time I see it. I love the lopsided eyes. :)



Last week we invited the missionaries over for dinner as well as a nonmember friend. She was very interested in what they had to say. She asked if they would teach her some more. We had her and the missionaries over again today this evening. She is ready to change her life around. She is going to read the Book Of Mormon. She is going to come to church with us next Sunday. It is neat to see her soak everything in that is being taught to her. I'm sure she will be baptized in the near future!

Craft Fairs

This is pretty much last minute, but if anyone has any crocheted/knitted items you are interested in selling AND can get them to me by Saturday, I'd be happy to include them in my booth. I can only sell my crocheted things at this one, a couple of other people beat me to the bows etc., but that's ok. For a booth from 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. it will only cost me $25. So, as long as I at least sell a couple of hats, I won't lose anything. For the past couple of weeks I've been whippin out a bunch of hats. Last time I counted I had around 30...I'll post pictures on my other blog soon. Plus, I have a few afghans and some little crocheted flower clippies.

If you don't have time to get me anything for Saturday, I have another event on November 5th. I plan on selling everything at that one as well as another big event on December 3rd. Should be fun! I'm excited!

Make 'em Laugh

What do you do when you need a good laugh? I like to play this for Nolan and the next thing I know he's on the floor from laughing so hard.

Fun in the Yard

Annika is enjoying her new front yard A LOT! So is her mommy! One day the mommy sent her out to play and forgot to check to see if the fences were both shut. After a few minutes the mommy got a feeling to go check on her, since she couldn't hear her. She was nowhere in sight. She saw the side fence open. Oops! Luckily, the carseats were out of the car waiting to be transferred back in the car along the side of the house. Annika was having fun sitting on the seats. The mommy was glad they were there to distract her so she hadn't walked off any further. :P

Scripture Study

Nolan loves to be read to! He reads very well, but still prefers me reading to him. I don't want to push him into being the one to read because I'm afraid it'll take away from the fun of it. Sometimes we'll play little games like I read a page then he reads a page, or even every other word. BUT, the one thing I don't have to push Nolan into reading are his scripture stories. He takes this very seriously. He knows his scripture stories very well and studies them most every morning before school and after school/before bedtime too. He likes the ones with the follow along pictures to them. He needs very little help reading them now, he read me several pages today and then a few verses of the actual Book Of Mormon. When it's quiet for more than a few minutes, which is very rare in our house, I think, hmmm, where's Nolan. Then I'll see him on the couch reading his scripture stories. I've mainly noticed him doing this more ever since we've started Kids Dream. He's already earning money to be prepared for his mission and wants to be spiritually prepared too. I am proud of him!

P.S. Today a police officer stopped and paid $12 for one chocolate chip cookie to Kids Dream! A couple of weeks ago, Nolan had a returning customer who bought 5 cookies cuz she loved them so much the time before. :) We also decided to put a small percentage of what is earned into a Disneyland fund! Maybe in a few years we will have saved enough to make it there. :)

Our Palace-Pics Will Come Soon!

Things have been pretty crazy the last couple of weeks, but I am so incredibly happy! I am loving our new home. I feel like I can finally breathe again. It's amazing what a difference it makes to be able to spread out a little more and have more space. The kids are loving it too! I will take pictures soon, I almost have things put together. Boy, moving is sure a lot of work! But, we feel so blessed to have this as our new home. Annika has adjusted great, loves having her own room. It's amazing the things you take for granted. I love being able to go into my bedroom and turn on a light and put away my laundry after Annika's fallen asleep instead of once she's asleep (in our bedroom) having to try and tiptoe around in the dark with a creaky floor and door. :P Yes, it is AMAZING! Nolan loves the house, especially cuz it has a "secret hideout" all for him under the stairs. There are many good hiding spots in this house, actually. No, it's not a fancy or huge house, but compared to what we had, we feel like we are living like kings and queens!