Fun on the farm and fair

Well I have finally had time to sit down and add a few more pictures of last weekend and this past week.
Here is Uncle Eric with Caleb. I caught him off guard. Can't you tell.
He has no idea that he was going to be on our blog, :)

Chloe and Alex look so cute sitting and watching TV together.

Caleb was going anywhere trying to get away from Colleen.

Here is Caleb yelling mommy help me!!

My brother in law Jamie likes to hunt and have his animals stuffed when he gets them. My sister loves this since this can be a costly hobby. While we were in, he actually killed a bear and the girls were excited yet scared to look at the bear on the truck. Don't worry I didn't take a picture of that bear. I was surprised that Chloe actually looked at it. If you happen to go in their basement it looks like a jungle. Caleb didn't know what to think or where he was. His facial expressions were so funny.
Here is Caitlyn thinking she is big by the bear!

My dad has a farm equipment business and sells tractors. Here Caitlyn is on a toy version of their tractors. Caleb loved that little tractor.

Here Caleb is showing off the tractor with all the wildlife in the background.

Here is Caitlyn holding a white squirrel. Caleb just looked at her as if she was crazy.

The kids were excited that there were actually leaves everywhere. So I raked up a big pile for them to jump in. They were having a ball. Here Jay is helping rake the leaves.

After they were finished jumping in the leaves we took a walk through the woods. My family lives on a farm so we had lots of places to explore.

Chloe has her walking stick in hand.

On the way we had to look out for unsuspecting surprises. Here Jay and Chloe are pointing out what not to step in!

Jay, Chloe and Caitlyn taking a picture break.

We went to the state fair this past week during the day. I had gotten some discounted tickets at work and thought we'd check it out. Here Chloe and Caitlyn are driving around town.

Caleb was hanging out with daddy and having fun.

They had a ball on the merry go round. What kid doesn't like this ride.


Caleb was hanging out with Blue in this photo.

Chloe and Caitlyn in the dragons belly.

Chloe was driving her boat and running into everyone. Caitlyn didn't quite like this ride. She was mad. Before she got on the boats she went on the roller coaster below. I can' t believe she actually got on the roller coaster by herself. She was such a big girl. She liked it until the end when it went real fast down this loop and she got scared. She did sooo good. She is under the blue flower in the picture.

Well that's what we've been up to lately. Dale has been studying for his classes and I've been working. Finally off orientation this coming week, yeah!!! Keep checking back to see what we've been doing. Later!!

Visiting Family

Well we have been so busy lately. Chloe tracked out last Friday so I decided at the last minute to go home Friday evening to West Virginia to visit my family. The trip seemed so much quicker than when we lived in South Carolina. The girls were so excited to get to grandmas. We got there early in the AM on Saturday, about 3:00 am. That didn't stop the kids from getting up bright and early. My nephew Derek is 9 yrs old and he was in a mini football playoff game so my sister Denise and her 3 kids and my crew headed off to the football game to cheer Derek on. Derek is number 18. They won 47-6. Go Derek!!

Here is my sister Denise with Caleb. Eli is in the background.

Aunt Denise with my niece Colleen and Caleb. Look how cute they look together. She was loving all over him.

Then we went to Denises' house and Caleb and the kids all played outside. They have one of those battery operated jeeps. My kids love it. Here is Caleb chillin in the back. He loved riding in there.

Colleen, Eli, Chloe, Caitlyn and Caleb

Here Chloe is driving with Caitlyn and Caleb riding.
This is my sister Tricia's son Jay. Him and Caitlyn are the same age within a couple weeks.

This next picture is Colleen with Caleb. Colleen will be 2 in a couple of weeks. Her and Caleb are about the same size.
Don't let the sweet angelic face fool you. The next picture shows it all. Watch out Caleb she will run you over. She has such a look in her eyes. It was so funny. Caleb wasn't sure what to think. I told Colleen she better watch out. The next time we are in, Caleb will probably be a lot bigger than her and that he will get her back:) They had so much fun together.

Here is Aunt Tricia with Caleb.

Here is me in the great outdoors with all the kids on the 4 wheeler.

It was snack time after playing so hard outside. Here are the kids being goofballs.

Alex is in the black shirt. He will be 4 in Feb.

Caleb wasn't caring about anyone else as long as he had his pretzels and cheesesticks.

I thought this was the cutest shot of Caitlyn and her little brother Caleb. Isn't this so sweet.

Dale is a big Redskins fan so while I was up in WV I got Caleb a little jersey to wear. The Redskins won that night. It must have been his shirt.

Well this is just the beginning of my pictures. I have more to post. Plus we went to the NC State Fair this week and I have some pics from there. Keep checking back for more photos and updates. Miss you all.

Field Trip to Ganyard Hill Farm

Chloe had her 1st field trip today for Jones Dairy
Elementary. A trip to the pumpkin patch in Durham. She was so excited. The farm was called Ganyard Hill Farm.
Here is Chloe milking the cow. She thought this was fun. She wanted me to let you know it wasn't real. It was made out of wood. :)

Here is Chloe picking cotton from the cotton field. She wanted to take some home to show Caitlyn what her shirt was made out of.


Here the kids got to pick out a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch and then they played on Hay Mountain. Chloe thought she was the queen of the mountain. I played that all the time when I was little growing up and playing on the hay bales.

Here is Chloe with her 2 friends that were in her group. Marisol in the middle then Kensley.


Chloe with Kensley and Marisol, all hugging

Chloe liked feeding the goats.


This was a picture of Ms Stephens and Mrs Bobbits class. I got a good shot of everybody but Chloe. She is in the picture in the bottom right behind the boy in the right corner. If you look close you can see her headband. Chloe always seems to enjoy the hay rides.
Well we had a fun day, even though it was really hot.

Not much else going on at this time. Caleb is walking everywhere and getting into everything now. Caitlyn is being the mom to everyone and is going through her own fussy phase. But oh well, that's the joy of parenting.

We Miss You

Well since we can't be there in person. The girls are sending you a personal message. Happy Birthday Grandma. I had the video camera out and we were about to call you and then decided to try to send you a video birthday message, so I hope this works.

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Weekend to RELAX

Well, it's just me and the three kiddos this weekend. Dale decided at the last minute (yeah I know he never waits to the last minute on anything) to go to a men's retreat. Which is fine with me, maybe he can meet some new guys from the church. It's funny though, we are having a ladies day in a few weeks. Did I mention it was a day. I think in the spring they have a ladies weekend. So anyway I worked Friday, so when I picked the kids up from Miss Linda's they didn't even care to leave. They love going to Miss Linda's house. She has 3 boys the same ages as Chloe, Caitlyn and Caleb.

Today we painted our pumpkins from last weekends outing to Hillridge Farms. The girls had fun. Caleb was napping at this time of course. Here are a few pictures of our activity.

Here the girls are just starting to paint their pumpkins. They were so excited!!

Chloe was concentrating so hard on painting her pumpkin.

Caitlyn was proud of her painting.

Isn't this the most beautiful pumpkin you've ever seen?Here are our pumpkins at the end of the fun. Caitlyn's, Chloe's and then mine. Yes I painted like my 3 and 5 year old. There was a reason behind this. I didn't want my pumpkin to outshine their beautiful pumpkins. Whatever they look like, we had fun.

Caleb just started liking raisins. Here he is taking the bag. He had just finished eating pizza, you can tell by his face. The next picture is him walking/trying to run and his pants about to fall off of him. It was so cute.

So that's what we have been doing so far this weekend. I can tell you that not much relaxing has been going on. Especially with my 3 little ones. Cailtyn has been in a mood lately. Like for 2 weeks. You would think she was a teenager with hormonal issues the way she has been acting. So moody. Hopefully this is just a phase she is going through. Chloe on the otherhand has been doing well in school. She is counting down the weeks until she tracks out. (2 weeks to go). For those of you who do not know, Chloe is in year round school. We seem to like it so far. Caleb is just sweet little Caleb. Although lately since he has started walking. I've seen him starting to defend himself against his sisters. It's cute. I told Chloe and Caitlyn they better watch out cause Caleb is coming for them. Ha Ha!!

Well not much else going on here. Hope all is going well with everyone.