Pumpkin Carving

We had a chance to steal daddy for a bit on Saturday. We took advantage of it! We carved pumpkins! Daddy has the finished product on his phone, of course, so they will be posted later. The girls had a great time!

Vala'sPumkin Patch

On Friday, we made a trip out to Vala's Pumpkin Patch in Gretna, NE. It was, in one word, crazy! All pumpkin patches I have been to in my past could not be added up to the size of Vala's. Wow! It reminded me a lot of the zoo; you just need more than one day to see everything. They had everything from pig races, pony rides, pumpkin cannons, corn mazes, haunted houses, campfires and all the food you can imagine! For us being there on a Friday, we thought the attendance wouldn't be bad. Right. It was PACKED! Wow! Everyone needs to experience Vala's. It is the largest pumpkin patch in the U.S.

The girls had a great time! They were wiped out afterwards!

This pretty much sums up our trip...thumb's up!

Aubs in the corn pool!

Addy being burried!

My little gymnast

So, I have kept EVERY leotard that I owned! Including my very first competiton leotard ever! Addy starts gymnastics at Premiere Gymnastics on Friday and we pulled out my old box of leos. She pulled a couple out to try on including this one. Isn't she adorable? Besides the crazy, morning hair? I can't remember the exact year of this leo, but it looks early 90's. I have a picture in this leo that is almost identical. I will have to try and find it.

Bye Bye Binkies!!!!!

It's official! Aubs is now binky free! Over our long weekend together; no long car trips, no sleeping in different places, etc....we did it! It wasn't easy, but it never is. I wasn't going to jinx myself by telling you before her first day of daycare this week. I made them write it on the board for the entire staff to see so no teachers gave it to her. That happened with bottles...finally got her off ba-ba's and a teacher gave her one and we regressed a bit. She took a snooze for daycare without it and made it the entire trip there and back-almost quiet.

First Day of Pre-school!

Thursday was Addison's first day of Pre-school! Wow...kind of emotional for mommy. So I just HAD to get a couple pics before we left. Addy, of course, won't take just a normal picture. I felt like I was shooting a photo session! She posed each pic....hope you enjoyed seeing my diva in training! Enjoy your long weekend!

HOME!

You know? It's a lot like finding your wedding gown...you just know when it's the one. We fell in love with this one from the moment we saw it online. It was perfect for us...a park within walking distance, plenty of room in the backyard, close to major intersections for us to commute to work, etc. It just didn't even match up to its competition.
Of course, there are a ton of things we would like to change RIGHT NOW to make it our own, but we are being smart about it and making little changes at a time. We are going to live in it for the next 5 years, so we have time.
All of us have adjusted, and it's nice to feel like we have a "home" to come home to now. Thanks for everyone's support and help with moving. We are greatly appreciative.

Inside our home....

Here are some pics of the inside of our home....

I fell in love with this stairway. All of us sleep next to one another upstairs.

Great room in the kitchen for cooking. It's nice having a breakfast bar too!

The "blue" room...learning to LUV the paint. This isn't our furniture, but our inspiration. This is what I would like to do in here.

The "man cave" which Adam has already been transforming. We just got a fresh coat of paint on and are in the process of looking for the right furniture for his cave. There is also a separate office/toy room to the left at bottom of stairs.

Our backyard! It's nice having a fenced in yard for the girls to play. We love the trees as they provide privacy.