Not so fun pumpkin searching!

This weekend we took the kids to the pumpkin patch. Not the best experience this year. We went at nap time....... BAD IDEA! When we got there, we went to search for a pumpkin. It was so hot that all the pumpkins were yucky!

And, there were no trees, no shade, and it was so hot. Maddie was getting irritated, maybe from all the pic's I was trying to take. She wouldn't look at the camera, or smile, so none of the pic's turned out that great, and of course, Chad wasn't into the pictures either. I think maybe because the sun was in their eyes. I forgot Maddie's "bing" (receiving blanket) and I didn't have a bottle for her in the diaper bag. Oh man was she pissed! She just wanted her bing. She didn't want to take a wagon ride, or go look at the animals, she was over it. We were there for about 20 min. We grabbed a few pumpkins, and went to stand in line to pay, and the line was like a mile long. So, I said forget it, we'll get our pumpkins elsewere, totally a wasted trip!
Last night Chris brought home some pumpkins, Maddie had a great time painting hers while her daddy carved the big one.

Our big boy is getting so strong!

Chad is slowly but surely getting stronger. Just this morning, he started being able to prop himself on his arms. He's still a little wobbly and plops down after a little bit, then he gets really frusterated because he wants to get back up. So funny to watch. Before I know it he'll be trying to sit, crawl, stand, then walk. Can't wait for all the fun milestones! We are thinking about starting him on cereal today. Just another week before he turns 4 months, but I just can't wait, and I don't think he can either. Every time he sees us eating, he starts to lick his lips and stuff, poor little guy is hungry for some real food!

Oh, and how adorable is this pic of Maddie, too cute not to post. Check out those dimples!

Where has the time gone?

Chad is approaching 4 months old. I can't believe how big he's getting. He's already 15 lbs! I call him my little chunky monkey. I had to get out some of his 6-9 month clothes, because some of his pants weren't fitting around his little (well, big) tummy :)

Madison has finally hit the terrible two's, at 2 1/2! I thought, wow, I've got it made, I'm not going to have to deal w/ tantrums, etc. But, oh my, it's BAD! If she doesn't get her way, watch out.

Maddie and Chad have both been exposed to the FIFTH DISEASE! My newphew came down with it somehow, and he was over on Friday/Saturday. Sunday he woke up with a rash, poor little pumpkin. His mom took him to the dr., and they said it's not contagious, but I've been reading up on it, and it's actually very contagious the week before the rash breaks out. Yikes. So, I have to keep a close eye, fingers crossed they don't get it.

Halloween is coming up. Chad is going to be a Sweet Pea, and Maddie is going to be Minnie Mouse. She begs me daily to wear her costume, because she can twirl really good in the dress :)

Will write more later. I should be working right now, both kids are napping. SWEET!

Our Vegas trip, 2007!

Saturday morning we left for Vegas, got a late start, but better late then never. I wasn't sure how Maddie would do, having to stay at someone else's house, since she's never been away from home (except when she was 6 months old). Well, she freaked out a little bit. It took her a good hour to get use to everyone at my Uncle's house. Then, I took her to see my Grandparents (which is attached to my Uncles) and she clammed up again and started crying all over again. Poor thing, it was pretty tramatic for her. But, Chad could care less! He was all smiles, which really made my grandparents happy.

I got to meet my new little cousin, Richie, he is so cute, he's 4 weeks old. It's cool to think that in just a few years, Chad will have a little buddy to play with when we come visit.

Maddie met a new little friend, Nalani. My aunt's sister was also staying the weekend, and Nalani is her 3 year old daughter. Thank god for her, because I don't think Maddie could have made it through the trip without her. They had a lot of fun playing together.

We didn't have much opportunity to go to the casino's to gamble, which really bummed Chris out. But, the whole point of the trip was to spend as much time with my grandparents as possible. And that we did!

I really was looking forward to taking Maddie to the strip at night so she could see all the lights, but when we got there, they had plans to go to dinner, so we did that the first night. Then Sunday night, my Uncle had planned a birthday BBQ for my aunt, and Maddie didn't take a nap, so she was really tired and cranky, so there was no way we were going out on the town with her. So, on the way home, we drove down to the strip and walked around a little bit. She wasn't too interested though, except for the M&M guy that was standing out front the M&M store, she just loved him.

Well, that's about it for now.