Dewberry Farm

On Tuesday Anastasia and I had a MOPS field trip to Dewberry Farm.

We were there for about 2 1/2 hours and only did about 1/4 of the things we could do. Although I heard it is CRAZY on the weekends I would like to bring Elyse here. Maybe next year.

"Hay" ride to the pumpkin patch

Each kid got to get a tiny pumpkin for free.

Next Anastasia went on a cow train ride

It took us mom's by surprise when the tractor took our kids way far away. I'm glad none of them were crying. If they were, we didn't hear them ;)

Anastasia and I then went on this slide. She could have done this all day.

Dewberry Farm had a barn full up lit-up pumpkins all carve very intricately. From Disney characters to football teams, to famous people and animals. It was pretty cool and very dark. I almost lost Anastasia a few times.

While at the farm we also fed goats, visited animals and had a picnic. At the end of our time at the farm we stopped by the little playground and had some fun.

Good Fall Fun :)

Visitors and Pumpkins

Last weekend Lisel and Dave came to visit. There was lot's of books read, games played and laughs to go around.

We had planned to go to Discovery Green in Downtown Houston, but when we got there it was closed for some reason. Instead we went to the Houston Arboretum which had a pumpkin patch.

Anastasia was not going to smile or raise up her hands.

But then she made and silly face

and eventually smiled :) -I wish her hair was a little more controlled in these pictures

We picked a pumpkin and brought it home. Elyse and Anastasia 'helped" us clean and carve the pumpkin.

Most of their help was cheering Daddy on. Go Daddy Go!

Go, Daddy, Go!

Jia You! (sounds like Chi-o according to Elyse and this family) screamed at the top of Anastasia's lungs.

Sandy, the class pet, got in on the action too.

After church on Sunday we went to the park and had a great time.

Lisel and Dave, thanks for visiting! We miss you!

Sandy

Elyse's kindergarten class has a "pet" (a stuffed dolphin) named Sandy that each students get to take home for a weekend. Elyse got to journal about her time with Sandy and share pictures from the weekend. She was so excited when she got picked to take Sandy home. Her are a few things we got to do with Sandy:

Dance Party!

Superheros!

Games with Aunt Lisel and Uncle Dave:

Carve a pumpkin:

and go to the park:

Hopefully Sandy will be able to visit again soon :)

Goo etc.

When my mom came to visit she brought "goo." The girls loved it. They played with this for HOURS- literally HOURS!

On a rainy day we visited the Houston Children's Museum for the first time. We happened to be there while they were celebrating the Mid-Autumn festival. It felt familiar to be around lanterns, mooncakes and lion dances.

Here Elyse is practicing her mad science skills:

I think this is the closest I have ever been to a lion:

Painting

Taking care of a sick puppy:

Bike repair

On the way home my mom shared some of her lipstick with the girls. Aren't grandmas great?