yeehaw

a local ranch , nature valley ranch, had a family fun night

and we decided we should go.

we were so glad we did!

there were horse rides, a bunny, some chicks, 3 really funny dogs,

some pony's, a llama, many silly goats, 2 cows and a lake to throw rocks in.

we went on a hay ride and

 kale wanted to "drive" the tractor the whole time we were there.

all 3 kids rode the horses several times.  

olivia wasn't scared at all.  rode the horse all by herself.

mallory needed some help the first time and then got better and better.

kale didn't really want help but brett walked with him because he needed to be steadied.

olivia and kale are always comfortable around animals. 

kale almost too comfortable not knowing when to be scared.

mallory though, terrified of most animals.

so for her to ride the horse and hold all the animals was AWESOME.

we were so proud of all the kids for being so brave

but especially mallory!

i loved these 2 pictures. 

BLOG BOOK!!

because of my fabulous cousin heather, i created a blog book for our family for 2009!

it was SOOOO fun.

here are a couple shots of the book.

if you haven't done one yet,

DO ONE NOW!

saturday morning

we went to mcdonalds this morning for breakfast.

olivia asked several days ago WHEN we were going to mcdonalds for breakfast.

we have NEVER gone to mcdonalds for breakfast.

i don't know where she got the idea.

so, she asked everyday for a week and finally i give in.

funny thing is, they didn't even eat the food!

olivia has also been asking to get her hair cut for quite some time.

i have been talking to her about it, trying to explain that the hair doesn't grow back.

we can't do braids, maybe not even ponytails.

she keep saying she wanted to get it cut,

so she did.

before

cute girl that kept me company

 

after!

it looks so great!

more importantly, olivia LOVES it.

                                                         mallory got a little trim too

olivia and mallory were such well behaved girls

they got some pretty lip gloss as a treat!

(mallory has marker under her chin).

both of them were VERY happy!

zoo boo

we have a family pass to the indy zoo and they have "zoo boo" in october.

there is pretty cool decorations, trick or treating and a "haunted train ride".

we actually went this year and the kids LOVED it.

this lion really wanted to eat kale.  i have NEVER seen a lion this close. 

it was cool, yet slightly creepy.

 

princess mallory

 

super girl olivia

bat boy kale.

the look he has on his face here has captured his little spirit. 

he is so sweet, yet curious and fabulously adorable. 

i CAN NOT get enough of this sweet face!

 

                                                                 skyline of indy

waiting for the train

 

while trick or treating, kale got a spider ring. 

i put it on him and he kept it on the whole time.

he kept on saying "spider momma, spider".

baby gift

charlotte is having a baby so i made a couple gifts for her and vaughn.

swaddler

 

blanket

diaper changing pad with matching wipes case.

luckily, charlotte liked the material (or she was lying about it to make me feel better).

either way, i think it all turned out pretty cute.