Pumpkin Patch 2012

This year we visited Oma's Pumpkin Patch in Lakeside, CA with two other families from our apartment complex. Free pumpkins, hay maze, games galore! The kids had so much fun! It was pretty hot and full of field trip kids too (bummer), but it was nice to get out for the weekend :)

Our family

Petting Zoo

Hello baby goat!

bringin it down to his level :)

wooly sheep

 learning to milk a cow * our little milk maid

Sofia & Mommy

Farmer Sarah & Suri, her lil cow

 

 Pumpkin bean bag toss

she loves to swing!

fun with Daddy on the tire swing :)

 hair blowing in the wind, smile on her face, we love this little girl <3 br="br">

bouncy horse

we made our way through the Hay Maze

Suri with her itty bitty pumpkin ;)

 (She got to pick her own and was going for an average sized pumpkin, when all of a sudden she literally stops, gets a huge grin on her face and goes straight for the tiniest Suri-size pumpkin she could find! It was the cutest moment - she was so excited to find it!)

Pumpkin Patch 2012

We are very excited for Halloween in one week! We're going to get together with all the kids in the apartment complex and take pics & trick-or-treat around the neighborhood! Can't wait! :)

Disney On Ice

Seth & I took Suri on a special date to see Disney On Ice: 100 Years of Magic on October 14, 2012. It takes a lot to keep this little girl's attention and thankfully the show did just that! She was so excited when Mickey and Minnie Mouse came out and throughout the whole show, she just couldn't take her eyes off of the characters! And neither could I, lol. Seriously, it's not just for the kiddos. I absolutely LOVED the show! Seth liked it too, but me - being the big Disney nerd - did not want to leave! We left early to avoid the crowds, but what we did see of the show was wonderful! Seth's favorite part was 'It's A Small World,' where people represented all the different countries around the world and did dances native to their culture - all in a beautiful wintry, blue and white motif! My favorite was Beauty and the Beast, and I got super excited when Chip, Mrs. Potts and all the other characters came out! We were also really impressed by the Toy Story soldiers, they had some amazing ice skating moves! Suri really seemed to enjoy it all, but it was fun when she actually pointed out and said, "Mickey mouse, Minnie mouse!" It was a magical time with our little girl and we'll never forget the look on her face! We can't wait to share many more experiences like this with our beautiful baby girls!

 Disney Castle

 Suri (aka Miss Curly Sue) & Daddy

 Family fun!

 Donald Duck driving the zamboni!

 she was watching so intently & then Daddy snapped a pic lol

 Aladdin & all the genies

 Finding Nemo

 Beauty & the Beast

 Toy Story soldiers * Jessie, Buzz & Woody

 transforming the castle

 It's A Small World

Mickey riding in in a hot air balloon

 Pinocchio

 Band leader Mickey, and Stitch came to play guitar

 Mickey and Minnie Mouse

 captivated! :)

Sarah's 26th Birthday!

My 26th birthday was pretty great! My friends put balloons outside our door, Brock bought me donuts, Seth & the girls took me out to dinner - just a wonderful day :)  Then over the weekend, Seth made my birthday present wish come true - PADDLEBOARDING! Scary at first, but so much fun once we got the hang of it! It was very relaxing and a nice way to spend some time with Seth. We had fun goofing off in the freezing cold water & we both enjoyed exploring this new activity! Too bad boards are so flippin expensive. Oh well. We ended up going out to eat again for my birthday - so it was like the special day lasted all week long! Not that I'm spoiled or anything ;) But thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes & cards & gifts... Love you all!

 Then here are some random shots from home. Suri loves wearing heels - be it mine or some fun Princess ones from the neighbor girls! And I thought she would be a total tomboy! I was so wrong! Suri also looooves the camera - but only if she's the one behind the lens. 

 In her tutu & princess heels * the shirt says it all!

pictures courtesy of Suri Jean

 doesn't like when the camera is turned on her * Sofia testing out the Bumbo

More to come real soon....

Free Museum Day

A friend of ours told us about this event the Smithsonian Magazine hosted: Smithsonian Museum Day Live, providing a free ticket to museums around the country. So on Saturday, September 29, 2012, we went to the San Diego Air & Space Museum along with our neighbor friends! Suri loved running around the museum and checking out all the cool helicopters and airplanes, and then getting to play in the 'Kid's Aviation Action Hangar' area. We had a fun time with our friends and it was nice to get out and see a new sight in San Diego with our girls!

 

Suri with her friends Dylan, Kaitlyn and Megyn

 Seth with his girls * Suri & I with the flight attendants of the past; look at those outfits!

 Suri's taking off! * playing in a helicopter w/ her friends

 we're going to the moon!

flying a plane with Daddy's help * Seth & Sofia made it to the moon!

 Suri on the moon * sweet action shot: jumping on the moon with her friends!

back home and ready for a nap, our little brown eyed girl!