Halloween Party 2009

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Papa Charlie's Pumpkin Patch 2009

This weekend we took our 4th annual trip to Papa Charlie's Pumpkin Patch in Chillicothe. It was a beautiful sunny day, but it was a bit chilly. The girls obviously did not mind! They had tons of fun and could have stayed all day! I will just cut straight to the pictures:

Emmalee getting a spider painted on her face

Tori getting a spider painted on her face

Tori and Emmalee riding on the train, driven by one of my students

Going down the giant slide

Tori on the pedal tractors

Emmalee on the pedal tractors

Emmalee inside the giant pumpkin jump house

The girls in the petting zoo

Emmalee and her friend Lauren at the top of the hay bale tower

Emmalee and Lauren getting ready to get a push down the slide from Lauren's mom Sarah

Emmalee getting ready to roll down the hill in a tube with Lauren

Rolling down the hill

Emmalee, Tori, and Lauren going on another train ride

The girls posing before we left

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It was a fabulous day!

Cousin Time

A few weeks ago we kept Gavin and Kaitlyn, our niece and nephew, while their dad had spinal surgery. Kaitlyn is 4, and Gavin is almost 2. This meant we had children ages 5, 4, 2, and almost 2 for over 48 hours. It was a lot of work, but it was also a lot of fun. The kids played well together, and it really wasn't as hard as I had imagined it to be, much to the chagrin of Duane, who was hoping this would convince me we should stop with 2 children! Friday night the kids played until they dropped to the floor, then Saturday we had a soccer game in the blustery cold weather. Kaitlyn slept through it, Gavin sat on the blanket and watched, Tori ran around, and Emmalee played one of the best games she had played up to that point. Then we went home for lunch and a little relaxation. Here are the pics to prove it.

Tori napping +

Gavin napping (I couldn't get the pic to turn) +

The girls playing in the basement =

time for Mommy/Aunt Tara to sit and read a magazine!
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Once everyone woke up from their naps, we bundled up and went back outside.

Emmalee and Kaitlyn on the 4-wheeler

Emmalee and Tori on the 4-wheeler

Kaitlyn giving them a push on the 4-wheeler

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Next we went inside and everyone made their own mini pizza

The proud chefs with their finished products.
This was followed by cookie making, baths, playtime, and bedtime.

Here are all four of them before church. They were waiting for me to finish the homemade donuts! We all went to church, came home and had lunch, napped, playes, played some more, ate dinner, and waited for Grandma and Papa to pick up the cousins so we could all return to work/school on Monday. We all had a great time!