Pack's Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

Eva and I joined Ronan's preschool class on a field trip to a pumpkin patch. It is somewhere I used to take the kids all the time when they were little. I have a lot of my favorite pictures of them here.

This smile is genetic and just the same cute smirk that Dave does.

This pumpkin patch is darling. It even has a cute little maze made out of hay. The only problems was that 10 preschools decided to take there field trip on the same day so it was super crowded.

Ronan's darling little class.

Crazy Hair Day

I love messing with the kids hair. Especially to do something funky and fun. It is crazy hair day at the school. Although I wouldn't want to spend this long on the kids hair everyday. It is so fun once a year.

I am sure Leah will not be happy I found the hair color spray after she had already left for school. For some reason Eva's hair reminds me of a My Little Pony.

The End of Fall Soccer

Eva's soccer team is the Bumble Bees. We never lose her while she is in her jersey.

Leah's team the Firepower has done really well this season. Except for Saturdays game they got creamed! Leah was trash talking this was boo to the other team. We had a talk about it afterward but I laughed so hard that Dave got a picture of this.

Leah has really stepped up her soccer game this year. We are really proud of her. She is showing real hustle and determination. Also she has played goalie a bunch of times and is really good. She dives on the ball and hugs it so no one can get it in the goal.

Eva also loves playing this year. She is a great defender. Usually she can be found getting between the other team and the goal.

Saturday there game was super hot. This was the place Eva decided to sit and wait while playing defender.

Mueller Park

We took the kids with some friends up to Mueller park to "camp." Or as close as we are going to get to camping this year. There was a campfire, smores, hotdogs, lots of climbing and getting wet in the river.

I was going to do hiking shoes then I remembered the river and decided shoes that could get wet were probably the best bet. How can you keep your kids out of an obstacle course like this anyway?

Leah upset about something. I love having pictures of the kids when they are sad. Just a different perspective of them to remember I suppose.

Ronan spent most of the evening on this really tall rock. I love this one of him totally comfortable up there.

The Hike

The kids school had a fundraiser that involved the kids running laps to get donations for the school. Leo the Lion and his handler (Davy) came to cheer the kids on.

Ronan getting a lift from Leo. After the ride Ronan said, "there is a guy in there I saw his eyes."

I love how tired Leah looks in this photo. She was running pretty fast.

Leah showing off her wrist band counting the laps.

Catch Up

Scroll down for about 6 posts of catch up. I use my blog as our journal so I hate to miss anything. Also I am a nerd about putting them in order of when they actually happened. It makes it look like I really blog the day things happen.

Things have been crazy around here with school starting. And I thought it was busy having the kids home this summer. The running around is quite a lot. We have got preschool, kindergarten, dance, 3 kids playing soccer, theater classes, and homework. But the scary thing is that I know it could be worse. Lucky for me Ronan still takes a nap and I have a quiet 2 hours every afternoon. It is heaven. So I haven't blogged the past couple of weeks usually because there is something else pressing to do first.

Anniversary Trip

Dave and I are celebrating our 10 year anniversary here in a week. We really wanted to go on a big trip. Then found out that next summer we will be going to Greece for Dave's brothers wedding. Greece happens to be my dream vacation so we will be holding off on the big trip until next year. To celebrate our 10 years we went to Vegas for the weekend. Now I admit I was resistant to the whole Vegas thing. But it ended up being the perfect. We stayed off the strip in Henderson at Green Valley Ranch. It is a gorgeous hotel that is only 80$ a night for anyone looking for a cheap get away. There is the most beautiful pool area that we spent lots of time at. The hotel has a movie theater. Also an outdoor shopping area and restaurants with live music every night just across the street. We went to the Lion King at Mandalay Bay. I teared up during the first song when all the animals walk through the isles. I know I am a nerd. Thanks to my parents who had the kids for the weekend, they spoiled them. The best thing about going away with Dave is....we still got... still in love... still enjoy each others company...everything is better than it was 10 years ago when we got married. That is all you can wish for isn't it.

Our Family Has Some BIG News!

In case you hadn't heard the buzz around our house lately.....

I am expecting a baby around March 26th. Dave and I are thrilled to have a little one around again. And the kids are too. They are all hoping for a boy, it only seems fair since Ronan needs a brother. We saw a good sized boy part in the ultrasound but this early they don't say for sure. We have to wait until next month for the definite results. So far so good. I am 12 weeks and feeling pretty good. I didn't have any sickness and even haven't been too tired.

There have been many Real games this season but I don't always bring my camera. Ronan here was completely entertained with the Carmack boys. I am not sure I could really handle a game all by myself. So it is really fun to have some assistants.


Here we are in some of the best seats in the house for little kids. The extra leg/bouncing room really helps. Thanks to our favorite Real Marketing Director for that.

The kids love sporting their Real gear.

And especially the treats which they have to wait until half time for. It is the longest 45 minutes ever.

Ronan Starts Preschool

Ronan on his first day of preschool. He jumped right in and started with the first activity. Waved and said, bye mom. He is taking from Ms. Tami. She has had all my kids and we are good friends. So I am so happy to have Ronan there too.

Running in for his first day! I love how brave and ready he is to go. And I am so glad that I opted to sign him up for school. He really needs some entertainment with the girls gone at school.

I got about 2 seconds of a pose and then he was off running.