Pumpkin Haven

Lexi's preschool did a field trip last week to Pumpkin Haven (a new place in Layton) and, luckily for him, it was after Kaden got out of kindergarten so he got to go, too.  :)

They decorated little pumpkin tags so we would know whose pumpkin was whose.

Ari was confused by the "pen."

They each got a pumpkin!

 After each kid picked a pumpkin, we headed to the petting zoo area:

We didn't pet these guys 'cause chickens are mean.

Bunny rabbit

We didn't pet these guys, either, 'cause they looked like they'd been talking to the chickens.

Learning about goats.  This one was six weeks old.

 Then it was time to walk through the haunted house.  This shows how much I love my kids because I haven't been in a haunted house for at least 12 years.  I hate them, but the worker promised that nothing would jump out and scare the kids (I asked...for the kids, of course). ;)

Welcome....

Lexi thought it was awesome.

Walking through in broad daylight wasn't too horrible.

 After we survived the haunted house, we headed into the (not-ever-haunted) maze:

And found our way out five seconds later.  It was a little too easy for my kids, but maybe it's meant for younger ones (around Ari's age).

 Then it was time to turn them all loose to play!

Since Kelly wasn't there, Kaden helped Ari slide. :)

Such a pro at the bean bag toss.

Ari...not so much.

The kids got to play and play.  It was a gorgeous, perfect day for it and I'm so glad it wasn't raining!

Random

I haven't done a random post in a while!  Here we go!

We had Kenzie take our family pictures and from the minute Lexi saw her, she didn't let go of Kenzie's hand.  It was too cute and I know Kenz loved it, too.  I snapped this pic of them 'cause they're so cute.  Plus I wanted a pic of Kenzie's butt.  ;)

 The kids had a dentist appointment this past week and were told that if they wore their Halloween costumes they would get a special prize from the dentist.  Lexi was praying for candy, but I doubted a dentist would do that.  haha  Anyway, they looked kinda funny just waiting around in their costumes:

So this year we have Kaden, the red Power Ranger, Lexi, who decided to be Princess Tiana because "we both don't like frogs," and Ari, who finally decided to be Princess Sophia (from the Disney Channel - not too well known, but Ari "wuvs" her.).

Dr. Brett and the hygienists made such a big deal about their costumes and the kids loved it.  They even got their picture taken for the dentist's Facebook wall.  :)  I was really impressed with Ari for the x-rays.  At her age, Kaden and Lexi were both pretty scared of the dentist, but Ari kept begging for her turn to get a picture taken of her teeth.  She held so super still and did a great job!  Then she was begging for a turn to have the hygienist clean her teeth.  Again, she did incredible and when Dr. Brett came in he told her she should come give lessons to all the 2 and 3 year olds who come in.

Lexi and Ari are cavity free, but Kaden had one in one of his back molars.  When we go in to have them fill that, they're going to do sealants as well, which should help prevent more cavities due to the really deep crevasses (not the right term, sorry Kelly!  I don't know what it is) he has on his molars thanks to my side of the family.

The fantastic news is that he has TWO wiggly teeth!  It's his bottom middle two and Dr. Brett showed me on the x-rays how far up his adult teeth are right there.  He said, "If those teeth aren't wiggly there's something wrong."  Kaden was SO excited!!  Those teeth should be coming out pretty soon, although I wish Kelly was here to help me pull them out if need be because there is no way Shane or I could do that.  Ewwww!  I'll keep you guys posted for the big first tooth loss day!

Little bit of soccer

This was Kaden's second to last game.  He keeps asking why we can't play soccer in the snow so that he can play year round!  haha

Look at his face.  He's having SO much fun!

He can throw SO far!

Baby girl is 3!

Ari turned 3 years old on October 4th!

The day before, I just kept thinking, "This is my last day ever having a two year old." (Hopefully.)  Just kinda weird to think about.

Spent way too long on this.

Ari is currently obsessed with Dora.

I had Ari choose her favorite snacks for everyone to munch on.

Present time!

Oh I love her little face.

Her very own scooter!!  She's been wanting her own all summer.

Stop taking pictures and let me eat!

Cute Ryley who finally got her lower body cast off!

Bekah (step-sister) and Natalie.

My super cute grandma and grandpa.

My dad and his current wife, Heidi.

Shane's side of the family.

My brother-in-law, Tyler, his wife, Teri, and their three week old baby, Damon.

Ari had a blast and was, of course, her usual adorable self.

Her stats were:

35 inches tall (9%)

29 lbs (30%)

I know I say this all the time, but I love our pediatrician and so do our kids.  The minute Dr. Vicki walked in, Ari HAD to sing a song for her, which led to Lexi singing a song for her, which led to Kaden singing his "new" song (our phone number put to song to help him remember), and then Ari wanted to sing again, and to top it all off, Lexi wanted to sing again as well.  Dr. Vicki sat back and loved the show, but I finally had to cut them off since I knew she didn't have all day.

While doc and I were discussing RSV stuff (no, Ari doesn't have it again, we're just still dealing with the aftermath of it since it was so severe), Ari climbed up on the table all by herself and got comfy.  I quietly motioned to Dr. Vicki to look at Ari.  Dr. Vicki started laughing so hard.  She said, "She can't even help it!  She's just naturally adorable!"

This is what I saw Ari doing while she waited:

I love my baby girl and I think every day how grateful I am that she slipped through somehow to join our family.  It wouldn't be complete without her.