Pumpkin Kitty

It has been almost a month since my last post! I can't believe how time flies and how much we have done. I think I will update in a series of posts starting with this one about our new kitty. Fiona was so excited to go pick her up! Once we got home everyone wanted to see her. We were trying not to overwhelm her, but with four children it was nearly impossible.

Here she is coming out of her carrier. She is so cute!

And Poppa teaching Fiona how to hold her kitty.

This is Pumpkin, that is the name Fiona decided on. She was 10 weeks old when we got her.

Owen's Birthday

Owen had his 6th birthday party yesterday. He chose a lego theme this year. It was a really fun theme to work with. We had a lego building contest, lego brick cake, and everyone took home a small lego set. The cake took me much longer than I thought it would to make. It's not may best cake but Owen liked it, and thats what really matters.

Owen gets very shy when he is the focus of attention and usually does something silly. This year was no exception. After we finished singing he decided to not blow out the candles.

So everyone is hollering blow Owen blow, he just sits there until I inform him that the wax is going to melt all over the cake. He then procedes to blow each one out individualy. It took forever but he had everyone in stitches. He is such the entertainer. Here is my favorite shot of him from the day.

Kitty Shopping

Today we went "kitty" shopping. After much pleading we have given in and decited to get a kitten. We will be picking it up from my parents next week. In order to be ready we needed a few things so off to the store we went. Fiona is the one who talked Poppa into the kitty, which was not hard for her to do. If it had been any one else I am not so sure it would be happening. Just wait until the other 3 figure this one out! Anyway it was so much fun to watch them discuss which type of litter box and what color it should be. Who knew it would spark such debate? We also got a leash and harness, I was going to get a collar but decided that they might choke the poor thing to death, Fiona wanted pink but the boys vetoed that and they compromised on red. As Miles put it, "pink is really red washed out". We then had to get a toy, and treats, just like Moochie has. Moochie being my Mom's cat and the reason Fiona decided she wanted a pet. I stopped at buying the bed hoping that I can make something, and actually get the kitty to use the bed instead of someone's pillow

Now we wait to bring kitty home. Everone is so excited!

Young Voters

This evening David and I were discussing the upcoming election. Miles and Owen have been learning the history of voting and the importance of of the event in our counrty. Sitting in the living room Owen was writing the canidates names on a piece of paper and the asking Miles which one he was going to vote for and then circling the answer. They chose McCain as I am sure they have heard his name a lot more around our house than the other one. Owen made flags with "MuKun"s name on them and then they proceded to parade around the house repeating "vote for Mccain". Seeing another teachable moment we stopped them as asked them why they chose McCain, telling them everyone needs to have a good reason why they choose the person they want to be president. The responses were hysterical.

Miles: "I know, because it(his name) has a cane in it and you need a cane to go hiking and camping.

Owen: He wanted to have the same answer as Miles but we told him it was important to have your own reason and not just do what everybody else does. So his answer was "because you need a cane when you are old and we love old people.

So that was our laugh for the evening, I hope you get a chuckle out of it too. Oh and here is a photo, did you think I would just use words? :)

Pumpkin Patch

We went to Farmer's Daughter today. It's a little farm market down the street. They always have the prettiest decorations and the weirdest pumpkins! Ever seen anythign like these before? They look like brains! I love the way the vines look rotting in the fields all twisted and empty.

We filled up a wagon full of small pie pumpkins after I gave the children a ride of course. They loved going down the hill on the bumpy gravel.

They have a snoopy themed pumpkin patch. Fiona and Gwen ran around to each cut out and posed. Of course Snoopy is everyone's favorite. Someday I will let them actually watch the movie, they still don't know it exists. Fiona picked a lovely green pumpkin to hold for her photo. She said she likes the shape.

Owen didn't care as long as he could hug it. Gwen thought they might have the plauge or something. Took a bit of convincing to get her to even hold ot like this.

Miles picked the biggest ugliest pumpkin to hold. I like this one better. He's helping my pick the pie pumpkins.

We had a great time and got a great bargain. It pays to go at what is the end of the season. We filled a wagon for the all you can carry price. I have 13 small pumpkins and they threw in 3 medium sized ones for the children. I also got a fairytale pumpkin, its supposed to be meatier and good for cooking with. And I thought I was done with storing food. I promise this is the last of it, I am so ready to be done!

The many faces of Gwen

While waiting for the boys to finish up their school work I decided to take some photos of Gwen. This is one of my favorites. Don't you just love the lip? She is just to much fun. Here she is reading her Biscut book.

I'm a BIG GIRL!

Sheer joy.

Concentration at its best.

And who could resist the finger in the nose?

Cheesy smile.

Big brother addoration.

Thoughtful and contemplative.

Aren't I pretty?

Full of wonder.

Pure Gwen all in the span of 5 minutes.

Greenland Gap

Here are some pictures from our trip to the family lodge in West Virginia. We had a great time and the children got to play with their cousins that they don't get to see very often. The weather was beautiful.

Here is the photo I will use for the Christmas Card. So excited about this one! They are all smiling AND looking at the camera.

This is the view from the lodge early in the morning, you can barely see that David is out fishing on the lake while I made breakfast, eggs, bacon, and blueberry muffins.

Small waterfall on Patterson Creek.

My girls! Aren't they cute! I just love Fiona's hair in the pigtails.

Here we are skipping rocks.

Patterson Creek. It runs right through the gap, there are big rock formations on both sides.

We played a little football on the front lawn.

Gwen showing off, she does this well. :)

The boys walking down the road into the lodge, the foliage colors were at their peak so pretty!

Fiona getting ready for her turn on the boat.

The girls walking up the hill. Gwen asked Fiona to help her. They can be so sweet!

Afternoon view from the lodge. Its so pretty I always take tons of pictures from this spot.

Owen catching a fish. You can see the lodge in the background.

The boys took turns going out alone. The lake is so small its a good place to practice. Miles rowed out and sat for a while.

Well thats all for now I won't bore you with the other 200 or so that I took.