Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and are having a great New Year! We took the holiday weekend to go to the farm in Grapeland. Some of our friends came with us and we all had a great time! There were 7 kids total and I think they all had a lot of fun. We spent the weekend fishing, riding the gator and 4-wheeler through the woods, having a campfire with s'mores, shooting fireworks, and just running in the fields. We were all tired and covered with dirt when we left! All signs of a good weekend at the farm  :)

While we were there I took a lot of pictures. I had rented a lens to try out, so I wanted to be sure to test it out properly. Here's a collage I made up from a few of them...

Family Picture Day!

This morning I corralled the family for a fun morning of family pictures! haha! sounds fun, right? Well, it wasn't so bad. Especially since the kids took most of the pictures. We had to start early since Eric had to leave for work and I wanted the sunlight to be just so (to be able to use the location in our field I had scouted out. ) It was the first time I got to test out my new wireless remote for my camera so we all got to take turns with it. I think the kids got a kick out of that! Here are a couple from this morning...and when you get our Christmas card you'll get to see another ;)

Weekend with Jacob

This last weekend was a fun time for the kids. Taylor got to spend two nights with Jojo & Daddy Jack and that meant Jacob got some much needed one on one time with us! I know Taylor had a blast making cookies with Jojo, watching movies and having tea parties. Jacob and I got to play (a lot!), he learned how to swing on his tummy, and on Sunday Eric and I took him to the farm to do some fishing. Here are some pictures from Jacob's weekend...

Happy Halloween

We had a great time trick or treating this year for Halloween. We loaded the trailer up with hay and invited some friends in the neighborhood for a trick or treating hayride. It's the only way to do it in our neighborhood! The kids had a blast and were so cute in their costumes. Taylor was Angelina Ballerina this year and Jacob decided to go as a "2 year old boy" this year after refusing to wear the dinosaur costume HE picked out! Oh well, he had lots of fun once he figured out that he was getting candy at each stop!!

Jacob...and one of Tay

Dewberry Farms

We took a little family trip to Dewberry Farms last weekend. If you have not been there, you should definitely put it on your list of 'things to do'! I had wanted to go for several years, but they are only open to the public on weekends and, until this year, Eric was working on the weekends. Now that he's home with us Saturday and Sunday I get to plan fun family outings for us!
So, we packed up and went to the farm. The kids got to feed goats, visit with animals in the barn, go on a "corn train", walk through the corn maze, visit the pumpkin patch and much more! We had as much fun as we could until they were worn out and it was time to go :)

Some Fall Field Pictures

If you follow my 365 blog you're getting this twice, but I wanted to post the kids here too...since this is our"official" family blog :) haha! Anyway, here are the kiddos from today.