Apple Hill September 2011

Apple Hill!  Every kind of apple, yummy apple and other fruit pies and APPLE DOUGHNUTS HAVE MERCY!!!  I didn't get to go last year and it made it all that much sweeter to go this year!!!  For those who aren't local.  Apple Hill is about 35 minutes away from us and it is a ton of apple places/orchards who sell various food items (usually related to apples) and offer different things to do (i.e. pumpkin patch, hay rides, horse rides,...).  It is very cute!  I've only gone to High Hill and some day I'd love to check out some of the other places too.  FYI: we went up to celebrate maggie's birthday!

BEWARE A TON OF PICTURES WERE TAKEN!!!

 Ben fell asleep on the way.

 YUM-O apple donuts!

 Charlie waiting for his horsey ride....

 Ben watching the horses go around...I don't know what it is about that fence, but it makes for a cute picture!

 Charlie wanted the white one...my little prince charming...er - cowboy :)

 He was so excited to get one, then once he was on he wasn't too sure.  As long as Dave was by him he was happy and giving me the thumbs up.  My cute little cowboy's first ride!

 I like to think he's tipping his pretend hat and saying, "howdy ma'am" :)

 I know it's from the side but this is Ben's excited face...it cracks me up!

 He just spotted Charlie :)

My Cowboys

 love charlie's little smile in these two pics

 Sweet Ben and silly Charlie :)

 I can't get enough of that sweet little face

 He's getting so big!

RIDING TRACTORS

 Cute boy!

 I love this boy!  He has such a good imagination!

Ben walking with Charlie's hat!

Goodbye Apple Hill we'll see you soon....those doughnuts are already calling me :)

Gam-Gam, Katelyn, Papa, and Poppy Visit

Everyone came up to celebrate Maggie's 6th birthday! It was wonderful having everybody together!!

 Poppy and Charlie reading books

 Ben and Kate snuggling

 Charlie on Gams Ipad....he loves it!

Ben having some morning "coffee" with Papa and Poppy.  I LOVE THIS PICTURE!

Guest Room (a.k.a. Poppy's Room) Re-Do

So one of our guest rooms (we always call it poppy's room because he was the first guest to stay in this room) was in desperate need of a paint job and sprucing up!  It was painted that same brown/tan color as our master.  I found a picutre on pinterest that I loved and pretty much recreated the wall color, curtains, and bedding.  It is now a peaceful and relaxing room :)  I forgot to take before pictures, but trust me you're not missing out on the before pics.

Here it is:

 Bedding on!  No curtains yet...see next photo

 The curtain's are drop cloth curtains.  They are 117.5 inches long and I paid just over $20 to make them.  They came out perfectly!

Loving our new room!

Price breakdown:

Paint: Behr's Hazelnut Cream (I used one gallon $35 of primer and paint in one and another $25 normal gallon-I still have 1/2 gallon left over)

Curtains: about $25

Sheets and pillow cases: Ross $35

Blanket on sheets: $35 from amazon

Blanket on end of bed: $25.99 from Costco

Bed Skirt: $15 from Target it is their cheap one and it is crazy see through...I regret going cheap on this.

Equalling about $196  Not bad for a new room!  The lamp we had and the "night stands" are tv trays we had too.  I still need to do some accessorizing but that will come when I find what I like and it's at the right price.

The Beginning of September

 Daddy and the boys running through the sprinklers/kid-wash (made of pvc with holes drilled in it so the water squirts everywhere)....so much fun!

Sunday morning - getting ready for worship service

My 3 handsome guys all ready for church!

More sprinkler fun

 Stomping in the mud

 LOVE BEN'S AND CHARLIE'S GIGGLES!!!

 Eating a snack at the kids table (it was used by my sisters and I when we were little)

Both the boys had just woken up from naps..it's amazing how a little milk can make them so much happier after waking up :)






I was taking a nap and Dave said the boys were just waiting and laying on the steps waiting for me to get up.

August Happenings

Train Museum with Grandpops and Grandmops

 We needed to renew our membership to the train museum in Sacramento, so asked Grandmops and Grandpops if they wanted to meet us there and they did!  It was a wonderful morning!  On Saturdays they have train rides down the river (20 minutes there and back).  So here we are on the train!  Grandmops/pops got the boys their matching outfits for their birthdays....so cute!  I'm a sucker for matching outfits :)

 Love this one of Ben

Happy Birthday Daddy and Miss April!

 Mis April's Hubby was out of town on her birthday (which happens to be Dave's birthday too) so she came over to celebrate with us!  She has two SWEET little girls and we all enjoyed some homemade pizza and funfetti cake :)

 Benny and Emme smoochin'

I sat Charlie down and asked him some questions about Dave:

My Daddy's name is Dada

He is I don't know years old, big enough tall and weighs far

His favorite food is pizza.

It makes my daddy happy when Aunt Jenny comes over.  (HA!)

My favorite thing to do with daddy is wrestle with him.

I know daddy is mad when he makes a mad face.

My daddy loves to hug you.

My daddy is really good at driving the car

My daddy always tells me to obey and listen

My daddy loves me because he hugs you.

Charlie and His Mustache

August 10:  After he was all dressed up like a cowboy and we were getting ready to head out the door (shirt, jeans, belt, boots, and hat), "Ok momma, now just draw me a mustache"...just about fell out of my chair laughing.  I felt bad for not drawing one that day so the following week he asked me again and I did indeed draw him a mustache.  He loved it and everyone who saw him loved it too!  Such a cute boy!

August 11: Favorite quote from Charlie today, "Momma will you kiss my stinky tootsie I bonked it on the table" Funny boy!

Folsom Lake August 2011

Our dear friends invited us out on their boat on Folsom Lake.  We jumped on the opportunity because it was a. a GORGEOUS EVENING, b. Charlie loves the water, c. Dave and I hadn't been out on Folsom lake since before Charlie was born...it was about time...especially since it's about a mile from our house :)

 Ben was not too sure at first.  Once we stopped and got to where we were going so the kids and adults could wake board and go in the biscuit he was better.

 Charlie helping Dave A. drive the boat

Dave and Charlie in the biscuit....Charlie loved it!

 tricks

 My little boy in a big lake having a blast!!!  I love it when he waves :)

Here is Charlie by himself.  He was having so much fun!!!

Can't believe he was so brave!  Don't worry, Dave was holding the rope and was fully prepared to jump in and get him if he fell off.