I Love Fall

I Love the Fall Season and the many things that are associated with it...PERFECT running weather, pumpkin scented candles, fall colors, mums, cool nights, chili and warm crock pot meals... Benjamin expected that I would decorate after he saw that some of our neighbors had. I decided that I would decorate for the kids enjoyment, even though I was planning on skipping it this year.  Actually, I really enjoy it too, and had fun doing it.  I wanted to surprise Ben when he came home from school on Friday by decorating. He definitely approved!  He said "Mommy, I love our spoooky house!" It is so funny how the simplest things excite kids.  Ben and I also visited a local farmer's market over the weekend where he helped me pick out the most beautiful pink/purple mums and some pumpkins.  He was my big helper.  Thought I would share some photos...

 

 

 

    

                           

Oh, and about those crock pot meals....it was a really rainy and cold weekend, perfect for a roast in the crock pot...turned out great!  It was a hit with the kids, you just never know.  I mean, I can cook the most kid friendly meal and they will shun it.  I loooove to cook, but I love things that cook themselves too.  I definitely had a few other things on my plate this weekend! 

                        

I don't like sitting the kids in front of the TV all weekend while we are forced to be inside due to weather.   They love to color and looked so cute all sitting at the bar in our kitchen :)

 Ummmm...Yes, Adam is without a shirt, he tried to drink my water that was on the kitchen table while we were cleaning up from dinner and guess what happened?  The next thing I knew Ben was saying "Why is Adam all wet?"  Seriously, you cannot turn your back even for a second!

 

 AND...after Ben came to me with an army man who had a broken foot, I assured him that all would be ok...

I reattached the limb and told Mr. Army Man "rest and elevation" were in order...

Ok, I know I am being silly but I was so proud of how good I fixed the foot, I mean with the field I work in and everything, I should have been an orthopaedic surgeon!....Anyways, Ben was standing watching me fix it and when I finished I said to him "See! Just like new!  What do you think Buddy?"  and as I was standing there with my camera taking pictures of this ridiculous army man, his response was "Can I have some candy corn?" And...this was his face...Thanks a lot Ben!

Silly Boy!

 

 

Cake!

Some cakes that I have done in the past week....the gravestones were white chocolate and the chocolate cake was was well, CHOCOLATE! Yum, I have a new chocolate cake recipe and it is sooooooo good, another reason for me to go run a few more miles!

 

Wow! Time has flown by!

I can't believe the Triplets are 2!  These pics were taken when they were about 8 weeks old. 

When things are crazy, I just try to remind myself how blessed we really are.  Everyone is healthy and I couldn't be more Thankful!

 

On with the Paint!

The Triplet's Grandma Jan got them an art easel for their 2nd Birthday, it was a rainy day so what better time to try it out...By the way, I can't believe they are 2....the time has flown, it has gone by in a blur.  They loved painting, Adam got a little upset when it was time to clean up!

Rain, Powdered Donuts, and Paint

Nothing like powdered sugar donuts to start the day!  The kids LOOOOVE these, probably more than most things...The plan was for all of us to go watch Ben play flag football so I could post pics of that but we got rained out.  By the way, we found this out AFTER we got everybody dressed and drove to the YMCA.  Ummm....Dan neglected to call the weather/cancellation phone number.