Tug-A-War

Lizzy and Fred were playing tug-a-war..... not sure which one is going to win in the end. They both keep going back for more.

Ghosts and Mummies

Lizzy is in charge of bringing snacks to school tomorrow and since Halloween is just around the corner what better snacks than Mummies and Ghosts......

Ghosts flying on broom sticks

Lizzy helping wrap each one, what a big helper.

Apple Cider

We went out to our friends Ryan and Marcia's yesterday to help make apple cider. Lizzy loves playing with Morgan.

Lizzy taking a break while we all get things set up.

Ryan and Josh feeding the apples into the chipper.

Lizzy helping pull apples out of the tub.

And to think we only touched about 1/6 of the apples...... and we made 27 gallons of apple cider.

A run to the fridge with a load of cider on the back.

Firefighter Day

Today Lizzy's daycare had the firemen come to talk to the kids and I had the day off so Lizzy and I thought it would be something fun her and I could go do together. She was so excited... couldn't wait for the fire truck to arrive. When the did she sat up front and eagerly listened to the story the told. After the story the fireman pulled out all his gear and showed the kids everything thing they wear. He explained how everything protected him. Lizzy was doing pretty good listening very intently.

Once he put on his mask Lizzy decided enough was enough and came running to me crying.

Even after the fireman took off all his gear she refused to let me put her down. She was still interested in seeing everything as long as it was in my arms.

Lizzy got front and center of the picture... partly because I stood next to her and then sneaked away so we could at least get one picture of just the kids.

After the kids got to see the fire truck and all their gear we went back inside where the fireman handed out a sticker, coloring book and helmet to each kid.

Lizzy had a lot of fun... other than being scared. Shortly after we got home she laid down on the couch to watch cartoons and crashed. She was one tired little girl.

Pumpkin Patch

We went to the pumpkin patch yesterday, while it didn't compare to Bauman Farms we still had a great time. Lizzy enjoyed trying to pick out a pumpkin to take home and if she had it her way, we would have went home with almost all of them in the field.

When she got tired of walking she let Dad pull her around.

Still on the hunt for the perfect pumpkin.

Maybe this one????

But at last she found the 'one'..... her smile says it all.

I guess it was time to call it quits when daddy couldn't keep the pumpkins in the wagon any longer.

Lizzy decided that since she did all the work finding the pumpkins, daddy could do the rest of the work and get them all to the car.

Grandma & Grandpa Cox's visit

I made arrangements for Josh's parents to come up for a vist without Josh knowing they were coming. I had them come to my office before Josh got off for the weekend. Lizzy was so excited to see them... she ran right up to them and gave them both huge hugs.... but then became shy. Silly girl.

We hid in my bosses office until Josh got off work. He came into the office and just looked at his parents. He was in shock and had no idea what to think.

They all went back home while I had to finish my work day... they enjoyed just playing. Lizzy was showing off.

When I got home they Lizzy was having a great time playing with Grandma and Grandpa. They were all smiles.

Grandpa kept taking Lizzy's blanket, she was loving it and giggling up a storm. If you look real close at the picture you will notice she had been flying thru the air by her hair.

We pulled out the Wii fit to show grandma and grandpa how much fun it was. Lizzy did the slalom better than all of us put together.....something is wrong there. ;)

The second day Lizzy, Josh and grandma and grandpa spent the day hanging out while I had to work agian. After I got off we went to Costco for dinner, then to the park to play before going to Cold Stone for dessert.
Silly me for thinking I was getting a nice family picture... such cheese balls.

At least we got a good picture of Lizzy with grandma and grandpa.

Lizzy loved the tire swing, at one point Josh had her spinning so much I thought there might be a chance she was going to get sick.

Daddy trying to teach Lizzy how to pump her legs when she is swinging.

Walking back to the car after playing....Aww how cute.

On Saturday we went to the Bird Museum. Lizzy loved all the airplanes.

Think we can fit one more person on the teeter totter???

We went down to the boardwalk at the resort. It was very windy but Lizzy did so well and walked the whole thing without asking to be carried.

After our long walk we went for Mexian.... Lizzy and grandma colored while our food was being prepared. Anytime grandma would set a crayon down Lizzy would pick one up and put it back in her hand.

Lizzy loved the desserts.... it was all over her face.

Because we ate so much at dinner we decided it was time for yet another walk; however the wheels on the stroller were a little flat so daddy had to fix that before we could go.

Blanket -check, teddy bear - check... ok think we are good to go.