Pumpkin Patch

We went to our first TRUE pumpkin patch this weekend.  We accidentally went to the wrong one, but we were blessed when we drove into the lot and were handed a wad of tickets for Megan to be able to get to ride on rides we would not otherwise have paid for.  Besides, everything was for charity, so the pumpkins we bought were for a good cause.

Megan riding in the swing.  She LOVED it.

I think she'll love our summer "destination"

(and yes, its still a secret...) 

 Try 1 for a pic.

Rachel was pissed I made her keep her glasses on.

Megan was making her traditional "silly smile" face

I'm sure Rachel will be very proud of THAT picture! LOL! 

Hopefully that will teach her. (yeah right!)

Rachel laughing at me telling Megan she was making a funny face.

Megan giving me a much better smile! 

Megan riding in the barrel train

We also had a hay ride which was fun!

The new house & other new news...

Here's  a picture of the new house...well, before it was ours!

We moved in August 30th, 4 days after the girls started school.  It was a stressful week for everyone.  I think Megan took it the hardest.  I think she's finally settling in though.

This is probably Megan's FAVORITE part of the house!  She has her own personal play area (with sandbox underneath).  She's now taught herself how to swing (yay!).

Then to make things more interesting...5 days after moving in, we decided to add to our family!

Murphy, the 18 month Golden Retriever, joined our family. 

He's very active.  He's so funny.  He's a challenge.  He's WICKED smart. He has lots of energy.

Oh, and he's a BIG boy!  We thought Irish was big, but he's definitely bigger than Irish--both taller and weighs more.  He's down a few pounds (much needed, I might add!), but he's long, lean and loves to chew.  Holy moly does he love to chew.  We forgot what having a younger dog in the house was like! :-) Whew.

As you can tell, getting him to sit still for a picture was a bit...difficult! :-)

But, I did finally succeed!

First day of school

I'm a bit behind..I know...it's been INSANELY busy.

Here are the pictures from the first day of school

I have a big kindergartner now!

Megan outside her school on the first day. 

 Mom can't believe she has a kindergartner already!

My big 9th grader

She's too cool to take a pic right by the building (not that I blame her!)

So we resorted to just outside the car door

The girls started not only new grades (and therefore new schools), but new in a school district as well as we've moved.  We didn't close on the new house until the 4th day of school, consequently, we had an hour long commute to school the first 4 days of school.  It was not fun for anyone involved.