H-A-LL-O-W-EE-N

Well, we had our first snow of the year on October 29th.  Hard to believe.

Grammie and Pop were here to visit for Max's school party, he was not too pleased to be dressed up in front of everyone, but he managed.

 As you can see, Allie had a ton of fun!  HA! She may have been just as miserable as Max.

This is the best picture I have of them on Halloween. Maybe daddy got something better?

Pumpkin Patch

Ever since the field trip Max has wanted to go back to the pumpkin patch to get himself a BIG pumpkin.  The pumpkins he got on the field trip were for Daddy and Sissy.  So, we all went to the pumpkin patch at Blevin's Farm in Stewartstown, PA .  Here are a couple fun pictures from our trip.

 That little gourd turned out to be Allie's best buddy and she didn't put it down for about 3 days.

This was the best I could do to get a picture of the two of them together.  Not looking, of course, but still cuties!

Dutch Wonderland Redo

Try one was a few weeks ago and we got rained out.  Fortunately they give "Rain Tickets" so we got to go back.  We were battling sick kids and fevers all week and decided to take a day to rest on Saturday and see what happened Sunday.  Well Sunday we were fever free, the coughs and (for lack of a better word) mucus seemed to be gone or signifcantly less than it had been the days before.  The weather was BEAUTIFUL, dare I say it was around 80!  It was such a fun day.  We got to the park just as it opened, played for a few hours and went to the car to eat our lunch.  We battled a few bees at lunch and then went back for a few more rides.  By 2:00 all of us had had our fill and we were headed home by 2:30; Allie was asleep before we made it out of the parking lot.  I do believe we rode almost everything, everything we wanted to anyway. 

Allie even rode on a few things and boy was she mad when the ride stopped.  She did not want to get off.  It was so funny.  Next year she'll be able to ride most of the rides and even ride with her big brother all by themselves! 

  

Max fell asleep about half way home.  We all had so much fun and can't wait to go again next year!

First Field Trip

I got to be in Max's classroom last Friday, but Michael got to go on the field trip to the pumpkin patch on Wednesday.  I haven't got much out of Max except he spilled his apple juice twice and the pumpkins he got were for Daddy and Sissy.  Pictures prove he had lots of fun.  It was touch and go for a few days if he'd get to go due to him having a fever for two days and generally not feeling well, but he got up Wednesday morning, asked me to take his temperature and when I did, he asked, "Am I normal?"  Well?....HA!

  

Max stories

Why the Evergreen Never Loses I'ts Leaves:
Max's teacher read him this poem the other day in preschool.  When I picked the kids up from daycare that evening Max was asking me all sorts of questions about pine needles and I really had no idea where it was coming from.  I asked him if his teacher read him a story he said she did and when I asked him what it was about he started reciting the story to me.  He went through a few different animals always saying "can I use your tree to rest my tired wings (or something else)".  I didn't know anything about the poem, or the story, but turns out, he must have really been listening.  It was funny to hear him tell his version of this story.  He's quite the story teller.

Satellite:
On the way to daycare this morning we heard the DJ on the radio telling about the satellite that is supposed to come back to earth.  The DJ said, "The satellite is about the size of a school bus circling in space".  Max shot up real straight, said "There's a school bus circling space!"  I burst out laughing, and told him no.  He said, "I heard him, that's what he said".  I then repeated what the man actually said and that started a whole host of questions.  What's a satellite?  Are their aliens in space?  Oh, my goodness.  He's just so funny.

The Trees Come Down

I found these pictures of Max when I was doing the last post.  There were some trees at Grammie and Pop's that needed to come down.  Max was so excited, I'm not even sure he ate his breakfast that day.  Or maybe he ate it right here on his perch.  The tree guys set him up with the proper safety gear and he was a happy guy!

The Kingdom for Kids

We have had tickets for Dutch Wonderland all season and finally took the kids (OK Max) on a surprise trip there on Saturday (more on this below).  We had such a great time, only rode about 4 things, and then it down poured.  We got rain tickets so there will definitely be a take two for this trip! 

On the way there we saw this sign...In case you can't read it it says Look Left- Right- Left Before Pulling Out.  We got the biggest kick out if it...you'd think that would be common sense?

I could not believe that my Max, who is very timid about things, wanted to go on every single ride, we will be going back so he can do just that!  He is a little too small for the BIG roller toaster (coaster), and the little one was "Temporarily Out of Service", so hopefully when we go back that will be in order.

 Max and Daddy on the The Twister:

 Max, Daddy and Allie on the Fun Slide:

 Max, finally getting to ride a pony:

The Merry-go-Round:  Funny story for this.  Michael was on one of the horses with Allie and the old man running the ride said, "One Rider per Horse Sir"  Michael sort of looked at him funny and he repeated himself, so Michael got off the horse and held Allie on the horse, she was not pleased and he ended up having to hold her during the ride because she didn't really like it.  What is so funny to me is that most men who would be riding with their kids weigh more than Michael and Allie combined.  Just got a kick out of it.

 

Mommy and Max on the Kite Flight:

Another quick story: The outlets are right across the street from Dutch Wonderland.  When we were trying to pull out on the main drag there was a ton of traffic and this BIG charter bus was about two cars behind us and honking at all of us to get out, well, there was no where to get out.  The bus all the sudden pulls up next to us and then just pulls out in front of all these cars, blocking everyone without a care in the world, it was so funny and scary all at the same time.  We were thankful he blocked the traffic so we could get out.  Then, Max sees the outlets and was really excited that we were going to go shopping!  We were cracking up then I told him to look out the other window and there's this HUGE Castle and a big roller coaster.  He immediately of course wanted to go to that place and ride all the rides.  He could not believe it when we told him we were NOT going to the outlets to go shopping, but to Dutch Wonderland instead!

Max goes to Preschool

The preschool Max goes to does this gradual entry thing, so the official first full-day of preschool isn't until next Wednesday, but we are doing this now.  Today was the day Max got to go to school for one hour, with mommy.  I don't think he really wanted me there, but oh well.  He is so excited to go by himself, I think he even thinks the gradual entry is a little silly.  Friday he will go one hour by himself.

See how excited he is!  LOL! 

Based on our class today I have a feeling Max is going to be "that kid".  Oh boy!  I hope they help him out and don't get too frustrated with him.  I can not tell you how many times he said "Mrs. Messick, Excuse me Mrs. Messick" in the hour we were there.  I kept poking him or tugging on his shirt to get him to be quiet.  All I really wanted to do was crawl under the table!  At least he was being polite...HA!

On Friday he can bring a stuffed animal, next Wednesday is Red day, so he can wear a Red shirt.  Mommy had to make Red play dough for this Friday.  Hopefully this new calendar I made will help us keep it all straight!  Geesh!

P.S.  You know you've officially started school when there are 4 Scholastic book order forms in your cubbie the first day of school ;)

I just love this picture!

So cute!  I just want to squeeze them.  Excuse the mess...LOL!

Preschool...Oh Boy!

I can't believe it. It's here, it's really here. Max is starting preschool. NO WAY! Shut the Front Door! My baby is NOT starting preschool. Well, ya, he is! He is so excited and I'm so excited for him.  I never got go to go preschool, so I feel like I'm getting to go too.  Today was the day we got go go meet his teacher, Mrs. Messick.  He was so excited.  The entire way to the school, he kept asking, "how do we get there, is this the way to the school, this is the way to Panera, I don't think this is the right way for school.  I did not know my school was right by Panera, how cool."  OMG!  It was so funny, I think he was about to burst before we got in the door. 

We took a look at his cubbie (and the play ground) and his hook.

He was very excited that there were trucks and a kitchen.

 As you can see, Sissy was just thrilled to take it all in.  HA!