The Pumpkin Patch

This week Jaxson's class went to the Pumpkin Patch. Its such a cute place, I'm glad we have one in our town. They have a playground, haystack maze, ponies, and of course the pumpkins. They were only able to choose from the small ones, so he was disappointed about that, but we had a lot of fun. I was glad I was able to go with him. And Nicole was here visiting so she stayed with Sydnee, making it a great activity for me and Jaxson!

Air and Space Museum

Over Fall Break, we tried to think of something fun to do that we had not done yet. So we decided to take the kids to the Air and Space Museum and planetarium. We had a great time. It was the first time the kids had seen a show in the planetarium, and Jaxson is still telling us the facts he learned about the planets. Most of the airplanes were open and the kids could get in the cockpits and play with the controls. I was glad to see it was kid friendy.








They had a great playground outside of the museum. Sydnee was not to be outdone. She went on the slides, and climbed on the ladders, and then wanted her turn on the monkey bars after the older kids went.

Woolaroc Race

There is a historical ranch and museum outside of town that was owned by Frank Phillips (the founder of Phillips 66) called Woolaroc. Every year they have a race out there that is known for being treacherous and challenging. It's a 5 mile race and the whole thing is uphill. Sam ran in it this year and did a great job. He finished the 5 miles in 41:52. While he was running, the kids and I went to see the goats, zebras, roosters, and other animals they had in the stalls nearby. It was a fun morning for everyone.
Here he is about 1 mile in. Still smiling!

The final hill was straight up to the finish line. Way to go Sam!

The Bruin Mile

Every year the High School Cross Country team sponsors a mile run for the elementary kids. The 4th and 5th graders are highly encouraged to run, and the 2nd and 3rd graders are allowed to if they can run a mile without stopping. I was a little worried Shaye would be too young, but Sam encouraged her to sign up, so she decided to go for it! We are so proud of her, she did great! The 2nd and 3rd grade girls all ran together. There were a total of 78, and Shaye came in 20th. She ran the mile in 9:34. She did such a great job!! I think she had fun and was glad she ran!

Domestic Dad!

Trust me, we are not at any shortage of desserts around here, but I tend to make things like cookies, brownies,cupcakes, ice cream... typical baking things. Sam grew up on cobblers and pies and a different style of dessert. So on Sunday, he decided to make a chocolate pie. As he always is, Jaxson was right beside him the whole time till the job was done! Here they are hard at work!

Enjoying the fruits of their labors! Somehow he was able to hold Jaxson off till the end.

The final product! It was delicous, we all loved it! Way to go Sam!