Pig Races

A few weeks back, we went to Honeysuckle Hills and enjoyed some fall fun. We took lots of pictures (which I will post more later) but Macey and Jake especially liked the pigs. And only in the south do you see pic races :)

Jake thought it was so fun to let them lick his fingers

Mommy thought it was a little gross

Macey was ready to watch the piglets race!

There they go!

There were so many kids that we didn't get a seat so we made a makeshift one for Macey. Another good use for a diaper bag :)

Jackson's Orchard

On Monday, we went to an orchard up in Bowling Green, Kentucky with some of our friends. We had lots of FALL FUN!

Macey and her friends Ethan and Kylie picking out pumpkins

Trying to get a picture of Jake and I going down the big slide - he didn't want to look!

Jake tried to go down the slide by himself - it proved to be a bad idea. He ended up twisting half way down and went down head first! Yikes!

Macey driving the tractor

Looking at all the fun animals

This is the most tolerant goat on earth - Jake kept pulling his ear and instead of biting him he would just pull his head away and then Jake would do it again. Over and over

Yummy apple cider slush!

Loving the white pumpkin!

I just love what this box said and then having all three kids in there - made me laugh!

Passing Down

Jake is finally old enough to really enjoy playing with matchbox cars. We noticed a couple of days ago that he was driving them all over the floor, walls, sofa, you name it - he was driving his cars on it. So Jon decided it was time to pull out his cars from his childhood. It was really fun to watch him give his cars that he loved as a kid to his son (and he became a kid back in his childhood as he reminisced on which were his favorites). It was fun to watch all three of them play cars together!

Hard to imagine that these cars are around 20 years old - WOW!!!

Jake loved them - plus, there were so many to play with :)

Playing cars together

The old and the new - notice Lightning McQueen :)

Such a boy - loves his cars!

Splash!

Last week we enjoyed a family vacation at the beach. I would no longer call vacations relaxing but we did have lots and lots of fun.

Jake loved the ocean. He would stand out in the waves and laugh everytime they rolled in. It was fun to watch his excitement.

Macey wasn't as much a fan of the ocean water but she did have a fun time in the fountains!

Lounging on the beach

This boy loved the sand too. I think he ate a large portion of it everyday but he had so much fun digging holes! He is definitely a boy ;)

Hopefully, I will have time to post more pictures soon. i only took about 600 :). Till then, this will have to keep you satisfied.

My Macey

for anybody who knows my macey, you will understand this picture. i love the look on her face - she is all out having a fun time. everytime i look at it, it just makes me grin - everything a blur except for that sweet, smiley face! LOVE!!!!

Flamingo anyone!

I found this in our front yard this week. One of my friends is planning her sons 1st birthday party and this is the invitation! I cannot wait to see what other fun surprises she has planned. Oh, and yes - it is a Mad Hatter's theme from Alice in Wonderland. I will have to post pictures of the party - I have a feeling it will be AMAZING!

So stay posted for more to come on this fun theme!

First time on the Boat!

Yes, yes - we have a boat! I know a lot of people are not aware of that but we have had it for our entire married life. It is just hard to find blocks of time to take it to the lake. Well, this summer, Jon and I decided we wanted to make it family appropriate so we had a bimini top made and now there is a nice place to stay out of the sun and stay a little cooler. So we took the kids for there first adventure on the boat last week.

Macey loved it! She enjoyed driving (or at least, thinking she was driving)

Jake didn't mind the boat but I don't think that he loved the life jacket :)

Macey couldn't get enough of it!

With Grandpa and Nana! Macey and Jake's expressions crack me up!

My Family! The hubby, my sleepy boy, and the diva!

Rough and Tumble!

Jake is our little dare-devil. He is constantly running, climbing, jumping, hitting (balls, that is) and everything else you expect a little boy to do. I guess I just forgot that bumps, bruises, and sometimes stitches come with a child that has no fear. So a couple of weeks ago, Jake had his first stitches put into his bottom lip. Luckily Jon was home and we loaded up the car and spent a couple of hours in the ER. (Actually, I sat in the car with Macey and made Jon do all the dirty work). And finally, at about 10:30 at night, Jon came out to the car with a tired little boy and his first real battle scar.

All healed up and looking pretty good

Jon had to remind me that this most likely will not be our last time in the ER with this boy - I hate to admit that I agree with him :)

Cars 2

On Macey's 3rd birthday we thought it would be fun to take her to see Cars 2. We had never attempted a movie before so we left Jake with Nana and went to the 1st showing of the day - i think it started at 10:50. Macey was so excited - especially because she loved the 1st Cars movie.

When she realized there was popcorn she was super excited!

Let's get this show started! She did really well and only needed a potty break once during the movie. She got a little bored near the end but all in all i would say it was a success.

worn out! this was taken about 5 minutes after getting into the car.

A Huge Fiasco!

This year we decided to do swim lessons. At first, I thought it would be great, but I should have known otherwise. My sweet, almost 3 year old at the time, made it my least favorite thing about this summer. But we survived and hopefully next summer will be better.

She seems to be enjoying herself here - this is the first day

She even dipped her nose in the water like she was supposed to - still the first day. Then things started to fall apart. Mind you, we had 2 weeks of swim lessons!

Jake loved them - he did so well!

Macey - not so much. It was a feat just to get her in the water by the last day! This picture was taken after much crying and screaming!

But popsicles after swim lessons makes it all better!

3

Somebody turned 3 on Monday! I can't believe it. Where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday she was that small, little, snuggly baby. I am so proud of the little person she is becoming. Macey has a passion for life and has the personality that goes with it. She is dramatic, has a zest for life, a little high maintenance, loves everybody, has a huge personality, and is a little over the top on many situations that take place throughout the day but I wouldn't change her for the world. I love this sweet precious child more and more everyday and can't wait to see what treasures and memories the coming years bring up. Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

Touch a Truck!

about a week ago, my friend liesl called me and told me about a little thing that was going on in the park called "touch a truck". since i am always looking for fun, inexpensive things to do with the kids, this sounded like something fun. so we headed to the park in the scorching heat, and this is what we found.....

we thought daddy might be a little jealous since we actually got to walk inside of the swat vehicle!

jake thought the firetruck was fun

doesn't macey fit right in with her "sparkle" shoes

she loved sitting in the firetruck and pretending like she was driving. she even flirted with the firemen a little bit - she is going to keep my hands full.