Pumpkin time

 Today we planned to go visit a pumpkin patch in Tucson, but Brian still isn't feeling very well so we improvised.  Our town put on a community pumpkin patch and we went there instead.  I thought about going to the big one next weekend, but we were able to buy 2 nice pumpkins for the boys and we have our wards Fall Festival/Trunk-or-Treat on Friday then a birthday party in Tucson on Saturday so we already have enough planned for this upcoming weekend.

The boys seemed to enjoy themselves at the local pumpkin patch.

                                         We bought our pumpkins.

                                        
                        Went on a hay ride and played at the playground.

                                             (big smiles from Logan)

Then we finished off with kettle corn popcorn and a couple rides on the train before heading home.

The boys weren't ready to leave (after 2 1/2 hours), but I sure was.  It's hard to keep two busy boys together, especially while trying to take pictures to remember everything by.

Between preschool, play dates, appointments, and all the other activities that occupy our time we stay pretty busy.  But I'm happy to be so busy and see the smiles on my boys faces.  We will have another busy week ahead and I will take lots of pictures and post next week on all our fun activities.  I will also be 27 weeks on Tuesday and officially entering in the last trimester of my pregnancy.  I can't believe how fast this is going and before we know it our baby boy will be here.

Week 24

Our Newest Tradition

This past weekend was General Conference, and for the first time in a while I was really looking forward to the messages that we would hear. Since we've moved from CA we haven't been the best at watching the sessions. In Mississippi we didn't get the channel and I didn't want to go to the stake center to watch and since we've been here in Arizona I've allowed the boys and their craziness to distract me from it. This time was different. I wasn't looking forward to a weekend off, I was looking forward to being able to hear the messages that The Prophet and other church leaders had for me (and our family). I still have a few talks to catch up on but from what I've heard so far I'm inspired. I know changes need to be made a little bit at a time. We're finally at the point now that Noah reminds us that he needs to say prayer before dinner and bed. Another habit I hope to create for our children is scripture study. I'll be the first to admit, my own habits aren't the best. So I figure I can kill two birds with one stone. We're now reading scriptures each day as a family (starting last Saturday). We're only on 1 Nephi 1:14, but we will get through it together. We only read 3-4 verses a night. I read one out loud, Brian reads another, then Noah repeats the third, and if Logan's attention is there long enough he repeats the final verse of the night. I know that it's easy to forget about something like this, but we do it immediately after dinner and I clean up later. I would rather have a sink full of dishes if it means we get to share something as important as the gospel with our children. Each month I will post how far we've made it, and we'll see how long it takes to finish. :)