pumpkin patch.

Last Thursday we went on our preschool field trip to Underwood Family Farms in Moorpark. The boys got to feed chickens, go on a tractor ride, and pick out their own little pumpkins. Bentley loved the tractor ride and Gaige loved picking out pumpkins, he wanted way more than just one.

the LA zoo.

We were supposed to go to the pumpkin patch on our preschool field trip, but with rain in the forecast we rescheduled it. After living in LA for a couple of years I have noticed that whenever there is rain in the forecast for LA it does not rain. My mom came up and spent the night so she could go with the boys and me to the pumpkin patch. Since I was sure that it wasn't going to rain we decided to go to the LA zoo. I convinced Lauren that it wouldn't rain so she brought Alex and Austin too. It poured! It poured and poured and poured! But we don't mind the rain so we had lots of fun. The kids loved the animals, especially the sleeping hippo. 13 October 2009

look out mud, here we come!

All of that rain we had here in Southern California created lots of glorious mud for my boys to get their boyhood on. We suited up with rain boots and beanies and ran out to play in all of the goopy browness. Gaige thinks it is really fun to splash his hands in the muddy water and then lick them. If I let him he would lap up the muddy puddles like a puppy. He always attempts this but gets caught. One thing I love about my boys is their love for mud. They have so much fun splashing and stomping in it. I mean just look how much fun they have. What kind of mommy would I be if I denied them the sheer pleasure of playing in the mud like little boys should? They make me laugh!

conference.

For General Conference we had breakfast with the Hoovers. Ava and the boys had lots of fun playing together. And we had lots of laughs as the boys ran around being crazy the whole time. They are definitely little show offs when we have company. They treated Ava like a princess and fed her raspberries and watermelon until she couldn't fit anymore in her mouth. Ava is the cutest little thing and we had lots of fun with Kelli and Austin too. It's just too bad that she has horrible teenage parents that don't dress her...just kidding!

more fun.

The last week of Matt's vacation the boys were a little bit sick but we still managed to do some fun things. We went to Disneyland again, but this time we went with the Floods which was tons of fun! We also visited "Mother's Beach" in Marina Del Rey with the Floods and the Jensens. And best of all we went to the Long Beach Aquarium which is Bentley's new favorite place on Earth. Both of the boys, and Matt and I, had lots of fun. We pet sharks, sting rays, sea stars, sea cucumbers, anemones, and sea urchins. We watched the sea lions and seals, saw turtles, crabs, and lots of different fish. And we fed the birds. Bentley cried when we left after being there for four hours. He wanted to see more fish and whales! He even saw a Dory fish and Daddy fish. He was so excited that he went over and grabbed some random lady's hand, took her over to the fish and told her about Dory fish and Daddy fish. He talks about them every day. He says, "Dory, and Daddy fish, and whale." All in all, the whole family loved it and it brought back some great memories for Matt and I.

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Long Beach Aquarium

the haps.

Sorry for neglecting our blog. We have been having lots of fun and having many adventures! Faith came to stay for a week. We went to the pool, the beach, the temple, my parents', and had lots of fun! We love you Faith and are glad to have you as our best friend! You give all of your heart and soul to helping others and making them happy.

Matt's birthday was September 1st. He took the day off of studying for the boards to go to Disneyland with me and the boys. We actually stayed a record 4 hours and went on some rides that we haven't taken the boys on before. We went on Finding Nemo, and the Rocketships. Bentley is almost tall enough to ride the Matterhorn. Our amazing friend Bonnie came and babysat the boys so Matt and I could go to dinner and see a movie that night too. We went to Red Robin and saw GI Joe. It was awesome.

We spent a week at my parents' house. We got go to Blake's first birthday, play in the pool with cousins, go to a Labor day party at Aubrey's, see Matt's family, and I got to shop with my bff my mom without any kids!

Gaige found something fun to do. He opened the closet, sat on Matt's toolbox, and poked his fingers in the holes of the papertowel wrappers. I got the camera out to take a picture and he saw me so he said "cheese!" without even being prompted. Whatta cutie. He always surprises us and is becoming such a big boy. One more month and he gets to go to nursery. Then I will actually have to pretend to pay attention in church! He is so smooshy and a big charmer with those irresistable dimples. I swear he can get away with anything!

Bentley and Gaige love love love the pool. They are little fish that could swim around for hours. When we went to Aubrey's house Bentley went down the huge waterslide all by himself and jumped off of this little bridge that goes over the pool. He had so much fun playing with Melis' Jack and swimming with Aubrey. Miss Aubrey, we will be visiting your pool more often. You are such a great hostess and friend!

We also took the boys to the petting zoo in San Juan Capistrano. They got to hold and feed the guinea pigs and bunnies, feed cows, lamas, and horsies. We also got to see a real train stop by to pick up passengers. And then we met Grams and Grandad for lunch at Ruby's. They loved it so much that Bentley said he wanted to go eat, watch the train, and hold the bunnies the other day.

Bentley got a big boy bed. We went on Saturday and bought a twin bed for Bentley to sleep in. He has been climbing out of his crib forever and has been having a hard time staying in his crib to go to sleep at night. So we decided to get him a big boy bed. Unfortunately, we can't use the head and foot boards from the crib because they are meant for a full size bed, and we just don't have room for a full size bed in that tiny room. But he does have a blanket with skulls and crossbones on it that he calls his "pirate blanket" until I commit to some real bedding that matches what they already have.

Today was Bentley's first day of preschool. And it was my first day of teaching six 2-3 year olds for 2 hours. Bentley has been very excited to go to school with his friend Alex. He walked all the way to the end of the complex with his giant backpack on. And he got to be the flag bearer for the Pledge of Allegiance. He was a tad bit naughty, probably because I was the teacher today. He sure is cute with his giant backpack on! And he was very excited to tell his brother what he did at school.