Sofia the First

This morning we watched the new Disney movie Sofia the First.  The kids loved it.  Cam especially.  After getting dressed for school he ran back to his room and dug out a purple tutu to put on.  He came out and announced the he was going to be Sofia today.  And he was Sophia ALL day.  When we got to school he asked Mrs Marks to please call him Sofia, not Cam.  I brought my camera with me when I picked him up ...

Don't you love it?  Superman, Batman and Sofia!

As an added bonus Cam was special helper today.

He wore the tutu until bath time tonight and as I tucked him into bed he let me know that Sofia would be back tomorrow.  Can't wait.

Fishing

Would you believe I love to fish?  Some of my favorite childhood memories are of our family fishing trips in northern California.  This week my dad and I took the kids fishing for the first time.  We reminisced a bit as we got the poles ready for the kids.  At one point I said, "How did we (meaning my brother, cousins and I) do this without 'hooking' each other?"  My dad's instant response was, "well you kids listened".  What?  Was he insinuating that his grandchildren don't listen?!!?  Absurd.

Checking out the bait.

Anxiously waiting.

Learning to cast.

Waiting.

Waiting.

More waiting.

Friends

 

I snapped this shot during the kids' school field trip.  Loved it!

A Man Inside Me

A few weeks ago when Cam and I were watching TV a zicam commercial came on.  It was the one with the stuffy-nosed monster chasing after people.  Cam asked what the commercial was all about so I explained that the monster was "the cold" inside our bodies when we get sick.   Well sure enough Cam got a head cold last week.  At the dinner table one night he dropped his fork and said, "Mom that man's inside me!"  I had NO idea what he was talking about.  Around the third time he said it it dawned on me that he was talking about the mucous monster from the commercial.  HA!  I swear Cam doesn't listen to 95% of what I say but the one time I'm joking around he's actually paying attention ...

Halloween

We carved pumpkins Tuesday evening.  Addie and my dad worked on a witch while Cam and I made Spidey.

 

 

The finished products.

Here they are in their 'super hero' pose (Addie's idea).

 Out trick-or-treating.

 

 

When Cam's bag got to be too heavy he threw it around his neck for easier carrying (Cam's idea). 

 

We went trick-or-treating with our neighborhood friends Reagan (witch) and Emmie (Ariel). 

Cam has a  slight humongous crush on Emmie :)

 

 

 All our trick-or-treating friends.

 

Schnepf Farms

Every year since Addie was born we've gone out to Schnepf Farm's Pumpkin Patch.  I love it and the kids do too.  Pumpkin patches aren't Dave's favorite but I think it's grown on him ... note the jack-o-lantern shirt ;)

The kids love petting the goats.  It creeps me out.  I was surprised Dave went back in this year ... last year a goat peed on his foot.

Addie is so happy around animals.

The jumping pillows were a new addition this year - big hit!

The bee ride used to be the kids favorite.

Grammy Janet came along this year.

The kids got to participate in a dog show ...

Addison had no idea the dog had jumped over her she was so focused on the ants crawling on the ground.

Now the rollercoaster is the fav.

 

 

Happy Fall!

Go Jacks

Last weekend we went up to Flagstaff to celebrate NAU's homecoming.  The kids' favorite part of the weekend was watching the parade.

Once Cam realized there was candy being handed out he stood with his hands through the barricade like he was waiting for communion the ENTIRE parade.

On our drive home we stopped just outside Flag for a little hike.  Addie just kept asking if we were "in the real forest".  Apparently we don't get out of the desert often enough.