Pumpkin patch 2016

So there is a man in our ward at church that knows someone that owns a pumpkin patch, like a real life pumpkin patch where they grow thousands of pumpkins and sell them took the stores. Well the pumpkin patch owner let's the guy in our ward bring people from our ward out on a certain day to pick as many pumpkins as they want, and here's the best part, they are free! The kids and I went today and it was HEAVEN! I think heaven is going to be filled with pumpkins. Big orange ones, little green ones, and maybe some white ones too. :) What a fun experience! We were all so excited to go, and I was actually afraid we were going to miss it because going to miss it because we accidentally slept in this morning and we were all meeting at a specific time so we could caravan out to the patch. Anyway it was so much fun and in all the excitement, I totally didn't take enough pictures. Anyway, it was definitely a day to remember. Poor Jacob could come because his allergies have been out of control lately and he woke up so sick from them this morning. But we decided to make lemonade it of the situation and just packed extra pumpkins into his empty seat.^_~

What is it about pumpkins that is just so happy?

Harry Potter

So, in our travels this summer, the kids and I listened to the first three Harry Potter books. Since my kids are little, I decided that we should wait to let them read the next books when they are older. Rachel was totally bummed when I told her she could read the next book, so we came up with a deal: Once she reads the first three Harry Potter books on her own then I would let her read the fourth book. I thought it would be a long time before she would be ready to read them on her own. Well, she finished the first book while we were still on vacation, and in the last month and a half she has finished books 2 and 3. She just started book 4 as per our deal and she is sooooooo excited! Sometimes this girl amazes me! She is only 5! I was always a pretty good reader but I wasn't reading chapter books when I was 5. That is something I LOVE about homeschooling. I love being able to watch my kids learn new things and to be able to encourage them and let them progress at their own pace. I can give Rachel time to read every day and I can encourage her to keep trying new things and harder things.

Almost 2

So, Elijah is almost 2, and it's showing. This is what I found just as we were about to walk out the door to go to church this morning. He was so proud of himself too.

Kent's 4 year old birthday interview (a month late)

1. What is your favorite color? Black, I mean all colors.

2. What is your favorite thing to do? Play

3. What is your favorite toy? My telescope

4. What do you want to be when you grow up? Um…When I grow up I want to be a police.

5. What is your favorite food? Eggs

6. Who do you like to spend time with? Rachel

7. What do you do really well? Doing the job that I get up the things that dad helped me get up. (The tiles under our carpet.)

8. What makes you laugh? When you tickle me really soft like as soft as I like, but the squirmy tickles, I don’t like them remember?

9. What is your favorite time of day? Um...my birthday. Um…I mean when I get to play with Rachel.

10. Who is your best friend? My friend Amanda.

11. What do you like to do with your family? Um...Play with them.

12. What do you love to learn about? Mom. I mean the gospel

13. Where do you like to go? To Grandma and Grandpa Jo’s house, also Grandma and Grandpa Bulloch’s house.

14. What is your favorite book? Mom. I like the one that is the Harry Potter one that you can listen to.

15. What are you afraid of? Lions

16. What is your favorite animal? Cheetah, well do cheetahs go really fast? Then a cheetah. I’m pretending to be a cheetah right now! Foom!

17. What is your favorite snack? Goldfishies. Well fishies that aren’t goldfish because goldfish aren’t the crackers that I love. (He means whales)

18. What is your favorite song? Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater

19. What is your favorite game? I like to play a game and its called Mr. Bucket. We have that game, remember? I feel like I want to play it right now.

20. What do you like to sleep with at night? Well, my favorite toy.

21. Is there anything else you want to tell me about you? Mmm...not much but, um, I can see the ceiling. I feel like I need to jump on the trampoline and play my favorite game.