Pumpkin Patch #2

We went to a parking lot pumpkin patch. Check it out:

Posing for a picture before the real fun begins

Fun, like dumping hay on your head
This is the first ride- MJ wouldn't even get on the thing. Logan and Jens got on, but got off before the ride even started.
But, the girls did make it on the second ride and loved it!
The bouncy slide was the hit for MJ
Kimball and MJ liked the swings, Jens liked it for 2 seconds, and then cried the rest of the time.
Jens went back for seconds on the twirly round about thing. MJ was on the train ride around the park, so I offered to go with Jens. BIG mistake-- made me sick.

MJ thinks we should name the baby . . . .

We have no idea what to name the baby- so we ask MJ. In the beginning she insisted it was a girl and would NOT accept anything else. She thought Sally Lollipops was perfect.
She finally decided a boy would be ok, and has suggested Bob the Builder, Prince Eric, and Prince Philip and this morning she said Jacky.

Heart Walk

We did the Las Vegas Heart walk. (US Bank was one of the sponsors) It was three miles around a neighborhood. Jens loved it. She walked 3/4 of the walk. We couldn't believe it. MJ on the other hand was not interested in walking, and rode most of the way in the stroller.
But when the walk was over, MJ had a blast on the bouncers and making a food bracelet.




This series is us waiting for the walk to start. Needless to say 1- the girls dont ride to well together 2- MJ was not happy with the outcome, but Jens was just fine.

OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY!!!!!

Here HE is!!! We are so excited.

Pumpkin Patch

We headed out to the Gilcrease Orchard and picked up some pumpkins, okra, eggplant and apple cider. We learned last year to go early in the morning (for us that meant 9am). It was so nice to have to pack jackets!

Jensy's hair

I thought MJ was lacking in the hair department when she was a toddler-- but now I realize that even though Jens had more hair when she was born, she does not have as much hair as MJ did at the same age.

This is MJ at 2


This is Jens at 2Today for the first time I got her hair in pig tails (for a couple of hours at least).

Can you say STAY-CATION?

We decided to stay close to home and have some fun and continue Mark's Bday/no hair celebration. So we went out to Lake Las Vegas.

This is the view from our room
ok, so it is not the ocean, but we will take what we can

We rented a paddle boat and went out on the lake

We didn't quite make the entire hour happily
They had a little water slide that was a HUGE hit with the girls
Mark could get going really fast, and Jensy could not get enough of it. Every time she could get to the bottom she would say more.
MJ was super brave and would go down all by her self. She liked to try different strategies on how to go faster.
Jensy wanted to pack up and go again :)
It was so much fun. I can not wait to do it again.

Happy Bday to MARK!

I had the best day on Marks Bday. Besides a hot new hair cut, he got some fun stuff from us:


MJ wrapped the special-a (spatula) and was very proud of it.
MJ also made sure to help open everything

We ditched the kids with my Mom and spent the entire afternoon and evening hanging out. We ate out, went shopping, saw a movie. It was awesome. Maybe Mark had fun too :). (Thanks A'mooh for making it possible)

Mark VS Alopecia

Mark has put up a hard fight against Alopecia- but yesterday he decided to beat it to the chase.

Before:


During:


After!

When the Stevens Come to town

The Stevens from TX came (old college friends of ours). We had so much fun with them, but forgot to take a bunch of pictures. Lindsay had to work so they had a room at the Bellagio with the best view of the strip and fountains.

We did remember the camera when we went out to Red Rock.