Anderson Farms

      The kids had a four day weekend, and we decided to take advantage of it.  Joey and Ashlyn were in Texas, so we decided to get out of town for the night.  We headed up to Denver in the evening and stayed the night in a hotel.  The kids got to swim which they always like to do.  Emmy was not used to sleeping in a pack and play, and she slept really badly that night.  I did not get a lot of sleep, but we had a fun day planned for the next day.
   We were off to Anderson Farms.  We had been to Anderson Farms a few years prior and we really enjoyed it.  It is quite a drive, so we don't go every year.  It was a perfect fall day and we had a great time exploring all they had to offer.  They have a massive corn maze that we attempted to explore.  Gracie started to have a meltdown while we were looking, so we had to find something else to do.  There was a lots of fall fun to be had and we all left very tired! 

Ready for some fun

Getting tall! 

Why must they grow so fast???

Jameson

Our silly group of goof balls

This scarecrow is massive!!!

Looking for clues

Emmy loves her Ella

Emmy had a great time

Bad boys!!!

Bad girls!!!

Gracie LOVED this jump pad

Emmy trying it out

Emmy loved jumping too

These tractor cars were so hard to pedal.  They required so much leg strength! 

Emmy at 22 Months

  Hard to believe that our littlest princess is almost two years old!!!!  She is such a joy in everyone's eyes.  She is such a sweet girl and she loves to be the center of attention.  She does and says the funniest things that always has us laughing.  She is talking more and more every day.  We sure love watching our girl grow. 

She LOVES taking baths.  

At lunch with Daddy

Another lunch date

She is the world's biggest Daddy's girl

Joey used some creepy face app to make him look old  He looks just like his dad  

Joey bundled her up and took her outside to play in the snow for the first time.  She loved it!  

Clearly she watches her mom run a lot on the treadmill!  

September Random

   September was full of a lot of random fun and experiences!  Here are some pics! 


Our community center did a fall festival one weekend.  It is a free event that is full of all sorts of fun like bounce houses, face painting, bands, crafts, etc.  We try to go every year because we always have a good time.  This year did not disappoint! 

Grace with her face painted

The bounce houses 

Gracie spent a lot of time in the bounce house

Gracie painting pumpkins

Ashlyn and her friend did some silly face painting

Joey got to go to a Broncos game on his birthday

Joey and his friend from high school. He is a famous Broncos fan and they show him each game

Great way to celebrate his birthday

Gracie going for a walk

Getting in the last couple swims of the summer

Emmy visiting Gracie at lunch

Gracie trying out glasses

My grandma grows zucchini and she always grows so much.  I found a healthy recipe for zucchini bread and the kids could not get enough of it.  I would make these mini loaves several times a week.  

Soccer

    Dawson and Gracie are also both doing soccer this season.  Dawson is on the same team that he has played on for years.  He really enjoys playing and has built some good friendships with his teammates.  We just love watching him play. 
    Gracie did soccer last year once a week at preschool and also played for a short time through the YMCA.  A friend from preschool, asked her to join her Pride team.  Pride is a soccer program here that can become quite competitive as kids move up through the ranks.  We decided to have her play for Pride because it would be an all girls team and she would only have to play all girl teams.  Gracie is a little soccer star and she does really well.  She is very aggressive and does a great job staying after the ball.  Joey and I also love going to her games.  I hope they both chose to continue to play soccer for a long time. 

Gracie playing goalie

Her team in action

Dawson in action

Cross Country

    The kids are participating in cross country again this year.  Gracie was so excited to finally get to participate.  They still practice on Monday and Friday mornings before school.  If they don't mess around too much, they can get in some decent mileage at each practice.  Their first race was a lot of fun to watch.  Both kids gave it their all and did great.  I love watching them build healthy habits from such a young age. 

All done with her race

Dawson and Jameson were in the same age group and they stuck together during the race