Last Soccer Game and Skating

We did it, we made it to the end of the Soccer season and we didn't give up!!  Matthew was so excited about his very first trophy!!  It is very special to him, it currently sits on the shelf next to his bed with his other prized possessions!   

As soon as Matthew's soccer game was over we headed to Rollerama for the a Birthday Party!  The kid's cousin Jonathan turned 8!!  Happy birthday Jonathan!!  Matthew and Lilly had never been skating before so they were very excited to try!  Lilly took to it right away, Matthew had a bit of a rocky start but he soon had a handle on it!  I think they would have skated till they fell asleep!!  We will have to go back soon!

I don't always get pictures of Jackson when we are out but here is he is in all his cuteness!

We also attended the ward Halloween party the night before but all my pictures turned out blurry.  The kids did have a great time though!! 

Fall

I love fall!  It's the gateway to the best time of year!  Fall brings with it the magic and promise of all the fun that will soon follow!!  (Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas!)  Not to mention the coming reprieve from the heat!!  This year we packed in a lot of fun fall activities!  Apple picking, the fair, and the pumpkin patch to name a few!  Traveling to Tehachapi to pick apples has been a long time family tradition for as long as I can remember, and it is something my children now look forward to with excited anticipation!  This year we went with our friends the Minors.  We had a lot of fun picking apples, then headed over to the park for a picnic lunch!!  The kids love our annual apple picking trip!!

We also attended the fair somewhere in the craziness that was fall, but I guess I didn't get any pictures...since I had Jackson I feel like I have slacked a little on the picture taking, but in my defense I am grossly outnumbered when I take the kids places by myself! 

Another fall favorite is Grandpa's birthday and our newest tradition, our newest tradition.  Our Stachetober pictures!!

This year our whole family went on a field trip to the Pumpkin Patch with families from Matthew's school!!  We went to Murray Family Farms and enjoyed their October fest!!  We road the hay ride to the pumpkin patch to pick our 5 little pumpkins!! 

Then we hit the butterfly house, where Rick caught butterflies for the kids to hold.  Then we navigated the corn fields!

By far the kids favorite was the giant jumping pillow!

So far our fall has been great!!