Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze, and Fun with Knives

It was a chilly day at the pumpkin patch, but that didn't stop the girls from sitting on the tractors, chasing chickens in the corn maze, and trying to find pumkins that weren't rotten. We love this time of year and the girls love to dress up in their costumes.

Britney doesn't quite get what's going on

Exiting the corn maze alive

Jack-O-Lanterns

Pumpkin brains

Kaitlyn still thinks this is kind of gross

Kaitlyn Survives First Four Years

Yes, it's a miracle. Kaitlyn has survived four years (with all of her arms and legs, toes and fingers too). Happy Birthday Kaitlyn!!! We love this kid. She is one happy and spicy girl. This past Saturday she had a kitty party with her cousins. They had a cat food (Cap'n Crunch) eating contest out of kitty bowls. They had a mouse scavenger hunt too. Tara did not allow me to direct the kids in some kind of kitty litter derby, which was a total bummer. Kaitlyn got some American Girl doll stuff and a "big girl" scooter.

Cat Food eating Contest (she lost)

Opening some way overpriced AMG stuff.

This girl laughs all day.

Hairdos and Don'ts

Fall Soccer

Ashley and Megan have been playing lots of soccer. Soccer started in the Summer and has continued into Fall. Their last games are this week. Ashley scored a goal last week and that has lifted her spirits. Megan is getting more aggressive too. Even little Britney has figured out what to do with a soccer ball.

Megan with the Yellow Lions

Ashley with the Bluejays

Megan kicking the corner kick

Ashley is fast and can control the ball well


Catching a break from all of the running

While I Was Away

My company changed my position around recently and they sent me back to New Jersey for some training. I was gone from September 29th until October 16th. Tara and the kids loved that. It was a long trip. I checked into the hotel and the desk clerk looked at me and said, "So you're staying for sixteen nights?" Yeah, that sucked. I'm glad it's over. I did manage to do some fun things while I was out there though, including visits to Princeton, Philidelphia, Atlantic City, and accidentally Staten Island (we took a wrong turn heading to Atlantic City and crossed the bridge into New York.

The Taj Mahal casino in Atlatic City

Princeton

The Liberty Bell

The boardwalk and pier at Atlantic City

George Washington's New Jersey residence near Princeton

Independence Hall