Pumpkin Farm Field Trip

Oh, it's that time of year again -- time to head out to the pumpkin farm. It seems every year I find a better one than the year before; this year we went to Trabbic Pumpkin Farm in Michigan with Evan's preschool (Joel was at school and Ben was at work so they didn't get to join us). It was a wonderful place and the owner/farmer told all the children how he and his family get up every morning at 3:30 a.m. and pray for every visitor. Isn't that cool?Evan and Drew's favorite activity was playing in the hay maze -- they played in this thing for over an hour! Then I spent an hour digging hay out of sweatshirts and shoes.

The boys also loved the pumpkin train -- isn't this the funniest looking thing? When the train driver told me the pumpkin spins while the train moves forward, I decided moms aren't allowed on the train, only kids. Ugh!

We also enjoyed seeing lots of animals, picking some field corn and warming up with hot cider. If you're looking for a great pumpkin farm (or just for a fun way to spend an afternoon) I'd highly recommend this place.

Extreme Dune Buggy

I have three boys, ages 8, 4 1/2 and 3, but it's the youngest of the three who figures out how to ride the dune buggy BACKWARDS. Oh what my future holds with this one.

Joel's Cardboard Testimony

Recently at our church our pastor talked about life before Christ and life after we invite Jesus into our hearts and our lives -- Jesus makes all the difference. At the end of the sermon, he had people from our congregation give their "cardboard testimonies." Joel was asked to be a part of this since he is a "miracle baby," born 3 months early at 2 lbs. 7 oz. The video is kind of long, 6 minutes, but I hope you take the time to watch it.

Note: the sound is pretty bad because I just used my digital camera to record it -- it really didn't sound that bad at church. :-)

Note 2: Joel comes in the video at the 4 minute and 45 second mark.

Click on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nECPqKgMIxg

Peanut Crusts and Fevers

Yesterday Drew was eating a bowl of peanuts in the shell and wanted an additional bowl for the "crusts." (a.k.a. the shells!) haha

Just so you can feel sorry for me, I have been stuck at home for almost a week straight because of two sick kids! Evan had a high fever for 4 days straight and then two days after his was gone, Drew came down with the same thing. It's awful because the boys have gotten SO HOT (I don't know exactly how hot -- I'm a third-time mom so I never take temperatures -- I just throw ibuprofen down their throats) and at its worst, they just shiver. With Drew, as soon as the medicine hits his system, his fever breaks and then he soaks his clothes. Two nights in a row I've had to completely change his pajamas and put a towel on his bed because it was so wet.

The little guys' fever has also been accompanied by bad dreams. Drew dreamt that a "green guy with no hair srew (threw) me into a zolcano" (volcano).

Now for the "bad mom" part of me -- I kind of like it when they are sick (without puking) because they are so sweet, lethargic and cuddly. It's not often that they want to sit on mom's lap and just cuddle so I'm enjoying that part of the "sick bay" at the White House.

When you grow up…

Me: What are you going to do for a job when you get older?

Evan: I wanna work at Bob Evan’s cause they get lots of money. People eat slow but it’s still fast. (???)

Me: Do you want to cook the food or serve the food?

Evan: I want to be the man at the end because he gets the money (the cashier).

Me: What are you going to do with your money?

Evan: When I’m a man I will buy dishes for my mom.

Me: For me?

Evan: (funny look on face)

Me: Do you mean you will buy dishes for your wife?

Evan: Yeah. Dishes and forks.

Watch out Mrs. Evan -- you’re going to be gettin’ some great Christmas gifts. Haha. I found it so sweet that he wasn’t going to buy things for himself, but for his wife.

"If I'm Cute I Won't Get In Trouble"

This is Drew's new look when he gets caught. For example,
"Drew, are you eating candy?"
"No" (face).
"Drew, did you just hit Evan?"
"No" (face).
He must think that if he smiles and shows all of his teeth, I won't punish him. Or maybe it's sort of an animal kingdom response -- "Showing all my teeth will scare off the mom." (Sometimes it actually works!)

If You Don't Have Enough Wind for a Kite...

...create your own wind! Evan found a kite in a closet this week and of course wanted to fly it. I tried to explain that there just wasn't enough wind for a kite but, within minutes, he had THREE fans, carried them all outside, plugged them in and tried to fly his kite. Ben Franklin, eat your heart out. Evan didn't discover electricity, but he sure is resourceful.