Tuesday, June 19, 2012
I prayed for Garrett....
I would like to say I have my blog completely updated but for some reason or another (maybe life, my 3 kids, going to school, excuse, excuse, excuse) my blog is completely outdated, but such is life.
I'm in a writing mood tonight, a mood that tells really how I am feeling and I am not sure this is going to be a good thing but I am hoping for a "therapeutic" relief. It's only Tuesday and it has already been a LONG emotional, chaotic, roller coaster of the past 2 days. I have realized within the past almost 3 years that at any given moment our day can change from great to not so good. I'm talking about Garrett. There is no denying that I love that boy, more than words can even say. He truly melts my heart in every way, but I can honestly say, when he was first born and I first saw him, it was not love at first sight. I remember laying there (because I had a C-Section) and the doctor's and all the nurses said, "And he's got a pretty good size birthmark." I looked over and that's all I saw on his right side was just one big huge birthmark and I thought, "that can't be my baby." I know an awful thought for a mother to think, especially when he clearly had just been ripped out of my stomach. The pediatricians and nurses kept saying, "he's great" and "we just need to watch him and make sure it's just a birthmark and there isn't any internal bleeding."
I'm sorry....what did you say??? There could be something wrong with my baby?? People would visit us in the hospital and I would have to explain over and over again about his birthmark, I didn't have any answers then, I was exhausted because I had to keep explaining this thing on my son's leg that I had NO idea what it was. I sat with Justin, and told him how frustrated I was at the questions, and Justin simply said, "It's a hand print from God, that's what we will tell them." I was explaining to my Gran later about my husband's theory, and asking her, how could that possibly be a hand print, it doesn't even resemble a hand print. And Gran said, "It could be, no one truly knows what God's hand looks like. Maybe this is what it truly is." It became the best theory anyone could have ever given me.
Luckily all was well, he was perfect in every way, but I still could not wrap my mind around this huge mark that was left on MY baby. I knew deep down in my heart, that everything was not going to be okay. And around 6 months old, my deepest darkest fear was coming true. The St. Louis trips began and I will openly and honestly admit that I have had really good visits with his doctors and there have been times I have cried to the doctors just wanting some definite answer and because I have been so scared out of my mind, but there remains no answer, and never will be.
Over the past three years, I have prayed every day that Garrett have a good day, that he is in no pain, nor will he ever be, that we can make it to the every 2 years check-up in St. Louis, that I do not see any outstanding differences in length between his legs, and that his veins and blood vessels continue to work and cooperate the way they should. Sometimes, He has other plans for that day. This week being one of them. As I sat and watched Garrett crying on Monday complaining about his leg hurting, I noticed a definite blood vessel that is normally not that size surrounding his knee, and I knew in my heart that we were going to have to make the trip. I was a mess disaster to say the least. My mind was going 90 mph, but at the same time my mind was blank. I went to start the calls, to Justin, to the doctor, etc. When I came back in the living room, I saw Madelyn sitting there on the couch with Garrett just holding him, comforting him, rubbing his leg. She was having a moment with him. She got up from the couch and walked over to me and hugged me and said, "I prayed for him. And I asked God, why did you have to give him that birthmark?" My 11 year old daughter prayed for her brother, and while I wanted to break down and cry again for the 30th time that day, I knew I couldn't. It is my job as a parent to stay strong and be their support, but to not have an answer to for her, is the hardest thing for me.
The truth is this, when Garrett was first having trouble and we began seeing some problems, I was so mad at God. I could not for the life of me understand why He would do this to this precious innocent child, why I was chosen to be the mother of a child who was going through something completely unheard of, I was bitter, I was overwhelmed and I was pissed. But so many things clicked in place, and I began to see why. Garrett's personality was blooming at a very early age, he was so laid back, just went with the flow, not a care in the world, but has the funniest personality, can laugh at so many things, has the most beautiful blonde hair and blue eyes and this heart melting smile that could win anyone over. I know why he was chosen to go through this, He had a plan, He picked someone who would eventually have to handle the world and everything he would have to go through in his life. God picked my Garrett, not anyone else, just him,because HE knew what Garrett was capable of handling. But that leaves me, why me? Why was I chosen to be the mother? A long time ago, my mom once said to me, that if there is ever to be a special needs child or a child who had difficulties with their health, physical appearance, etc. in our family, I would be the one that could handle it. I could handle it because I have an open heart, am accepting of disabilities, and because I have the patience. It took me quite awhile to get this through my head when I was having not so nice conversations with the big man upstairs. But I think my mom was right. I am not saying that I am absolutely okay all the time....I lose it occasionally (or 50 times in a 10 minute conversation with my husband)....I mean full out emotional breakdowns, but I wouldn't be human without those. I know why I was chosen now, because God doesn't give you anything you can't handle. Have I learned a lot along the way?? Absolutely!!
I tried to explain this to Madelyn, that God doesn't give us anything we can't handle. Obviously, I mean, He gave me her at a completely unexpected time in my life, but me and her made it, together. She wants answers, because she not only doesn't want to see her brother in pain, but she has truly seen how scared I have been this week. As a mother, I wish everyday that I could take away Garrett's birthmark and all of his veins and vessels that don't flow or work right, and I would do anything to put them in me, just so that my child never has to have any pain or ever feel like he was different from the world around him. I would do that for any of my kids. I want to protect my kids from everything in the world but I can't, and it hurts my heart. I know if I trust in God he will take care of them for me though.
So, with all of that said, we are St. Louis bound in the morning. We will call it just a check-up for now, and pray that's all it needs to be. I am hoping and praying for good things tomorrow and for everyday for my little guy. If you are like my 11 year old daughter and have prayed for Garrett, we appreciate it and we hope that you will continue to keep him in your prayers.
Much Love,
Katie
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
The nightmare of potty training
Let me just say that if I could have children and never have to go through the process of potty training I could live with that. I can handle teething, ear infections, changing diapers, being thrown up on but I 100% despise potty training!
You know some people say, "oh girls are easy to potty train" and others say "oh no, boys are so much easier to potty train"....well so far I am going with the assumption that it sucks to potty train both.
Madelyn was by far (well so I thought) the most stubborn person to potty train. It was awful. She knew how to do it, knew what she was doing, and decided to just refuse to go. So when she turned 3 years old, I flat out told her she was not wearing diapers anymore.....so that day she decided that she better listen to her mother...and I guess from there it got easier. That was 7 years ago, and I prayed that when I had more kids that the next one would be easier to potty train. Everyone told me it would be easier because I had already been through it once. Well that praying didn't work and those people were WRONG!!!
Now Marshall...I love the kid, there is no denying that, however that child has a mind of his own. We discovered this the day that I was supposed to be induced for him to arrive...he, I guess in his mind, was thinking he should just stay in there longer because he definitely did not cooperate! I have always known that Marshall would be one to do things in his own time, in his own stubborn way, but I never thought that potty training that child would be such a drawn out process!!
I can honestly say that I think we began this process a year ago, when he was 2 1/2 years old, he showed some interest and we got the underwear and the potty and attempted. That didn't last long, so we decided to delay, every now and then he would show a little interest and we would try again...but then he would always refuse to wear the underwear and literally lay in the floor screaming and crying because I took his diaper away. A few times we would try and at random months he would decide to pee in the potty...and everytime I got my hopes up thinking, "Oh this is it!" Well it for sure wasn't. Finally we decided that this summer was going to be it. I would be home with the boys and this kid was going to go pee in that potty and be potty trained. I prepared him and told him that there would be NO more diapers for him...of course he argued with me for weeks. I am finally happy to report after a year of discouragement and stubborness that we are on the road to success!! This week he has worn underwear everyday and only had 3 accidents! He is making progress slowly but surely and is becoming more proud of his accomplishment. We still have a long way to go but at least we are only down to one child in diapers!
I only can hope that Garrett will be the best one to potty train...surely I deserve one easy one!!! Here's to wishful hoping!
You know some people say, "oh girls are easy to potty train" and others say "oh no, boys are so much easier to potty train"....well so far I am going with the assumption that it sucks to potty train both.
Madelyn was by far (well so I thought) the most stubborn person to potty train. It was awful. She knew how to do it, knew what she was doing, and decided to just refuse to go. So when she turned 3 years old, I flat out told her she was not wearing diapers anymore.....so that day she decided that she better listen to her mother...and I guess from there it got easier. That was 7 years ago, and I prayed that when I had more kids that the next one would be easier to potty train. Everyone told me it would be easier because I had already been through it once. Well that praying didn't work and those people were WRONG!!!
Now Marshall...I love the kid, there is no denying that, however that child has a mind of his own. We discovered this the day that I was supposed to be induced for him to arrive...he, I guess in his mind, was thinking he should just stay in there longer because he definitely did not cooperate! I have always known that Marshall would be one to do things in his own time, in his own stubborn way, but I never thought that potty training that child would be such a drawn out process!!
I can honestly say that I think we began this process a year ago, when he was 2 1/2 years old, he showed some interest and we got the underwear and the potty and attempted. That didn't last long, so we decided to delay, every now and then he would show a little interest and we would try again...but then he would always refuse to wear the underwear and literally lay in the floor screaming and crying because I took his diaper away. A few times we would try and at random months he would decide to pee in the potty...and everytime I got my hopes up thinking, "Oh this is it!" Well it for sure wasn't. Finally we decided that this summer was going to be it. I would be home with the boys and this kid was going to go pee in that potty and be potty trained. I prepared him and told him that there would be NO more diapers for him...of course he argued with me for weeks. I am finally happy to report after a year of discouragement and stubborness that we are on the road to success!! This week he has worn underwear everyday and only had 3 accidents! He is making progress slowly but surely and is becoming more proud of his accomplishment. We still have a long way to go but at least we are only down to one child in diapers!
I only can hope that Garrett will be the best one to potty train...surely I deserve one easy one!!! Here's to wishful hoping!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Jelly Samich
Oh my Garrett..I love that kid so much and I love the things that he says. He has so much imagination and curiosity in him. I just love hearing the things he talks about.
About a month ago, one morning Garrett got up and we went to the kitchen and I opened the curtains and I said, "Oh look, the cows are out." Garrett ran to the window to see them. My kids love watching the cows, they talk about how many there are, who is the mom, who is the dad, and count the babies. Garrett was so excited to see the cows, he said, "Oh mommy, look at those cows." So we talked about the cows for a few minutes and I said, "Garrett, what are those cows doing?" and Garrett said, "Eating"....I simply said "Oh okay, what are they eating?" And he looked at me with a huge grin on his face and said, "A samich...a jelly samich!" I couldn't help but laugh. To have such innocence and so much imagination at the age of 2 years old.
There will never be a dull moment with that child, and that's what I love about him so much...oh and his beautiful blond hair and blue eyes...he melts my soul!!! Love that kid!
About a month ago, one morning Garrett got up and we went to the kitchen and I opened the curtains and I said, "Oh look, the cows are out." Garrett ran to the window to see them. My kids love watching the cows, they talk about how many there are, who is the mom, who is the dad, and count the babies. Garrett was so excited to see the cows, he said, "Oh mommy, look at those cows." So we talked about the cows for a few minutes and I said, "Garrett, what are those cows doing?" and Garrett said, "Eating"....I simply said "Oh okay, what are they eating?" And he looked at me with a huge grin on his face and said, "A samich...a jelly samich!" I couldn't help but laugh. To have such innocence and so much imagination at the age of 2 years old.
There will never be a dull moment with that child, and that's what I love about him so much...oh and his beautiful blond hair and blue eyes...he melts my soul!!! Love that kid!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
The best dinner in a LONG time
I have to say that we had one of the BEST dinners we had in a LONG time the other day. Our typical dinner consists of this: Me waiting until 5:00 pm to actually think about dinner (lately I've been better about this), then cooking dinner with one screaming kid holding onto my leg, a 3 year old yelling at Madelyn, and Madelyn bouncing or throwing giant balls at the boys...after being told one million plus one times not to do that. Then we usually sit down to eat, the majority of the time it is just me and the kids, because Justin isn't home yet...so I have to strategically place myself in between three kids! On the nights that Justin is home, it helps 100%! So usually the 5 of us sit down and then it hits...Madelyn is usually falling out of her chair screaming on the floor or stomping off to her room because she "hates" what I have fixed for dinner and she will "DIE" if she has to eat it. So we have the 10-15 argument of listening to her and Justin dish it out. Meanwhile, Marshall usually eats everything without a word and if he says something it is for more food! Then we have Garrett...who typically, won't sit by Justin, nor will he talk to him if I am present in the room. Garrett plays Helen Keller in our house, he goes from place to place at the table and picks what he likes off of everyone's plate...except his own. I know it is a 2 year old thing, Marshall did it, Madelyn did it...and I so often remind myself, that this too shall pass!!! So that is a run down of our "normal" dinner!
Well, we decided to take the kids to White Water two weeks ago on a Saturday. We didn't really plan on staying all day but it ended up to be that way, because Madelyn needed time to ride the slides with Justin and then of course we had to switch and do girl time on the slides while Justin did little boy kiddie pool duty. We only made the day last long because Garrett climbed into a reclining chair and took a nap (we all know Garrett can not go without a nap...he loves his sleep). So about 6:00 we decided that we would leave and go eat dinner, not drive thru, which we do often especially when we know our kids EXTREMELY tired and are all moody. We all got changed and Madelyn threw her usually fit because she didn't want to go in and eat somewhere (she is quite the drama queen). We headed out to Olive Garden, took one look at their parking lot and thought twice about that, we then headed to Red Lobster...it was over an hour wait. There was no way that I was going to sit around and wait with my 3 tired and hungry kids...I knew we were setting ourselves up for disaster no matter what. We looked around...and found...Cracker Barrell!!! Of course that ruffled Madelyn's tail feathers even more because when she has her mind set on something....you just don't mess with her. We made it in with no wait!! Of course Marshall was so tired but still tried to pick something out on the menu....Garrett of course told me he wanted everything I listed off, and Madelyn was at the table crying and pouting. I kept telling myself, "you can do this...it's just dinner...please God, get me through this and I promise I will put them to bed as soon as I get home!!!"
After ignoring Madelyn's fit, she decided to pick pancakes. From that moment on, we laughed and had a decent conversation with each other. The boys were SOOOO good....Marshall sat and was doing everything is his power to stay awake and Garrett was entertaining himself. We seriously have not had that calm of a dinner in a LONG time...especially when my kids are that tired!! It was a dinner that was a true blessing and one that we needed greatly as a family. After dinner, we sat out in the rocking chairs that they have in the front. Justin sat and played a game of checkers with Madelyn and then made time to play a round with Marshall too. It was by far the perfect night out. We made it home by 10:15 pm that night and my little munchkins were so tired they slept on the way home....except for Garrett!!!
It's times like those that I see how much my kids have grown up...6 months ago we wouldn't have been able to do a whole day of white water and a dinner out...my kids are growing up so fast!
Well, we decided to take the kids to White Water two weeks ago on a Saturday. We didn't really plan on staying all day but it ended up to be that way, because Madelyn needed time to ride the slides with Justin and then of course we had to switch and do girl time on the slides while Justin did little boy kiddie pool duty. We only made the day last long because Garrett climbed into a reclining chair and took a nap (we all know Garrett can not go without a nap...he loves his sleep). So about 6:00 we decided that we would leave and go eat dinner, not drive thru, which we do often especially when we know our kids EXTREMELY tired and are all moody. We all got changed and Madelyn threw her usually fit because she didn't want to go in and eat somewhere (she is quite the drama queen). We headed out to Olive Garden, took one look at their parking lot and thought twice about that, we then headed to Red Lobster...it was over an hour wait. There was no way that I was going to sit around and wait with my 3 tired and hungry kids...I knew we were setting ourselves up for disaster no matter what. We looked around...and found...Cracker Barrell!!! Of course that ruffled Madelyn's tail feathers even more because when she has her mind set on something....you just don't mess with her. We made it in with no wait!! Of course Marshall was so tired but still tried to pick something out on the menu....Garrett of course told me he wanted everything I listed off, and Madelyn was at the table crying and pouting. I kept telling myself, "you can do this...it's just dinner...please God, get me through this and I promise I will put them to bed as soon as I get home!!!"
After ignoring Madelyn's fit, she decided to pick pancakes. From that moment on, we laughed and had a decent conversation with each other. The boys were SOOOO good....Marshall sat and was doing everything is his power to stay awake and Garrett was entertaining himself. We seriously have not had that calm of a dinner in a LONG time...especially when my kids are that tired!! It was a dinner that was a true blessing and one that we needed greatly as a family. After dinner, we sat out in the rocking chairs that they have in the front. Justin sat and played a game of checkers with Madelyn and then made time to play a round with Marshall too. It was by far the perfect night out. We made it home by 10:15 pm that night and my little munchkins were so tired they slept on the way home....except for Garrett!!!
It's times like those that I see how much my kids have grown up...6 months ago we wouldn't have been able to do a whole day of white water and a dinner out...my kids are growing up so fast!
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
I've lost my bloggyness
Well I guess it can be said that lately I have lost my bloggyness...if that is even a word. It's not that I haven't had anything to blog about, because obviously there is not a day that goes by where I don't have something to write about. I think it is time, I just haven't had the time....Oh whatever, isn't that everyone's excuse, "I just don't have time!" Well it is for sure mine. So I am working on making more time for myself and in the long run making time for my kids because these are the memories that I want them to be able to read one day and learn so much about themselves and be able to read about their lives growing up. So here is to being back in the blogging world.
So with me being back, I needed to change up my blog a little bit and I added a new title, "'Owl' Love You Forever". Of course, in our family we have always read the book, "Love You Forever", my gran use to read it to us grankids all the time, and when I had Madelyn she of course was read that book all the time. It is a book that will stay in our family forever. My gran and mom always sign their cards, "Love You Forever", so of course I saw it fittingly appropriate to say in meaning of my children. Of course then there is the "Owl". I have always been intrigued by owls, I love to listen to them. We use to spend the night at my gran and papa's house and there was always an owl outside that you could hear at night. I missed that sound...it was a sound of a childhood memory that I will never be able to let go. When we moved into our house that we built last year, one night I was laying in bed, and I heard the owls. I went and looked outside and sitting in the dark tree was an owl, it was kind of an affirmation that we moved to the right place....this is where I was supposed to be...it reminded me of my gran and papa's house, and I would give anything just to keep those memories with me all the time. So anyway, back to the point..."Owl" Love You Forever....and yes it is true, I will love my children and my life forever no matter what.....oh and of course my hottness husband too!!! ;)
So here is to a new beginng, and making memories with my little owlets!!
So with me being back, I needed to change up my blog a little bit and I added a new title, "'Owl' Love You Forever". Of course, in our family we have always read the book, "Love You Forever", my gran use to read it to us grankids all the time, and when I had Madelyn she of course was read that book all the time. It is a book that will stay in our family forever. My gran and mom always sign their cards, "Love You Forever", so of course I saw it fittingly appropriate to say in meaning of my children. Of course then there is the "Owl". I have always been intrigued by owls, I love to listen to them. We use to spend the night at my gran and papa's house and there was always an owl outside that you could hear at night. I missed that sound...it was a sound of a childhood memory that I will never be able to let go. When we moved into our house that we built last year, one night I was laying in bed, and I heard the owls. I went and looked outside and sitting in the dark tree was an owl, it was kind of an affirmation that we moved to the right place....this is where I was supposed to be...it reminded me of my gran and papa's house, and I would give anything just to keep those memories with me all the time. So anyway, back to the point..."Owl" Love You Forever....and yes it is true, I will love my children and my life forever no matter what.....oh and of course my hottness husband too!!! ;)
So here is to a new beginng, and making memories with my little owlets!!
Friday, November 5, 2010
Halloween
Well, we made it through another Halloween!! I love Halloween because everyone gets to dress up and wear whatever they desire to be just for one night and it doesn't matter how much makeup or glitter you put on, it won't matter because everyone does it!
For Halloween this year, Madelyn was a ghostly pirate...I think that's what the package said but it looked more like a hooker pirate! Obviously, since she is 9 years old, I wasn't about to let me daughter dress like a hooker. So we kinda changed her outfit into a pirate girl that was more appropriate for her age! She was beautiful!!! For Marshall, I was having a hard time deciding on what he should be and I am sure if anyone asked him what he wanted to be, he would probably say, "A choo-choo, like Thomas!" But I didn't see him as being a train this year. So I went to Children's Orchard and found the PERFECT costume for him....Captain Hook! It was so adorable and of course we didn't get the hook or the sword for him...only for safety of my other children! When I put it on him...OMGosh I fell in love with him all over again! Now Garrett, since he was 1 year old this year got the privelege of wearing....DUMBO!!! I have had that Dumbo costume since Madelyn wore it when she was 1 year old and then Marshall wore it last year, so of course it was Garrett's turn! Let's just say, he was not going to have anything to do with that costume until the last 10 minutes of Halloween....then he was happy and actually left the ears on so I could take his picture!! Simply Adorable...all 3 had a great time!
The kids got to go to several houses in our neighborhood and had so much fun. I think Garrett was just glad to be riding in the wagon all bundled up with a bucket of candy! After we went to several houses, Madelyn was ready to go back so she could hand out candy! When we got back to the house the kids sorted through their candy and of course had to try a few pieces, and if we didn't open Garrett's soon enough he just tried to at it with the wrapper on! By the end of the night the kids were exhausted but had so much fun!
For Halloween this year, Madelyn was a ghostly pirate...I think that's what the package said but it looked more like a hooker pirate! Obviously, since she is 9 years old, I wasn't about to let me daughter dress like a hooker. So we kinda changed her outfit into a pirate girl that was more appropriate for her age! She was beautiful!!! For Marshall, I was having a hard time deciding on what he should be and I am sure if anyone asked him what he wanted to be, he would probably say, "A choo-choo, like Thomas!" But I didn't see him as being a train this year. So I went to Children's Orchard and found the PERFECT costume for him....Captain Hook! It was so adorable and of course we didn't get the hook or the sword for him...only for safety of my other children! When I put it on him...OMGosh I fell in love with him all over again! Now Garrett, since he was 1 year old this year got the privelege of wearing....DUMBO!!! I have had that Dumbo costume since Madelyn wore it when she was 1 year old and then Marshall wore it last year, so of course it was Garrett's turn! Let's just say, he was not going to have anything to do with that costume until the last 10 minutes of Halloween....then he was happy and actually left the ears on so I could take his picture!! Simply Adorable...all 3 had a great time!
The kids got to go to several houses in our neighborhood and had so much fun. I think Garrett was just glad to be riding in the wagon all bundled up with a bucket of candy! After we went to several houses, Madelyn was ready to go back so she could hand out candy! When we got back to the house the kids sorted through their candy and of course had to try a few pieces, and if we didn't open Garrett's soon enough he just tried to at it with the wrapper on! By the end of the night the kids were exhausted but had so much fun!
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Pickin' Pumpkins'...Tiny One's
Well today we ventured out to Rutledge Wilson Farm for our fall tradition of picking pumpkins!!! We didn't make it out to a pumpkin patch last year but have every other year and I really missed the tradition last year. There is nothing I love more than fall, hayrides, pumpkin patches and watching the kids play.
I guess I began loving this when I was kid. We would always go to my papa's sister's farm and the whole family would get together and go on a hayride to the pumpkin patch. Then after we would get back, all of the kids would go in the barn and build these huge forts out of hay bales and we would play for hours!!! It was always so much fun, but then as years went on, we got older and for the past 7 or 8 years we just haven't been able to do that. So when Madelyn was about 2 years old, we started taking her out to the pumpkin patch, so we could start our own new tradition. Of course after we pick out the pumpkin, we take it home and then about a week later we carve them or paint them. It's always such a good time!
Anyways, back to today! So we headed out to the park with Clarissa, Cody and Skyler today. We got there at a good time because it wasn't too busy....yet. First we went to go see the bunnies and the kids got to pet one bunny, they other two were hopping all over and really didn't want to have much to do with us! Garrett, of course would pet the bunny and then hiss at it....he has to hiss at every animal, because he thinks every animal hisses like a cat! Funny kid! After the bunnies, we walked over to the chicken coop....of course my kids think that they can touch the chickens and pick them up. I think they think this because when they are at my sister's they get to pick up her chickens and touch them....so why can't they do the same for someone else's chickens? Hard concept I suppose!!! After the chickens we went over and the kids played on the hay bales for a bit. They would climb up, and then jump from one to another. The whole time I was thinking, "OMG, one of them is going to fall off and break their arm!" That is just the mother in me I guess, because I am sure when I use to play on hay bales I never thought to myself, I might break my arm!!!
After the hay bales, we walked through the barn....the empty barn, all the animals were outside today, and then headed over to the pumpkin patch! The kids walked with Justin and tried to find those perfect pumpkins. Marshall was on a search for a tiny pumpkin....and let me tell you, it is hard to find tiny pumpkins in a pumpkin patch full of giant pumpkins! Madelyn called over to us and said she had found hers. We looked over and she was holding the biggest pumpkin that was probably out there....I think it weighed in at 25 lbs. Her's was definately not a tiny pumpkin! As Marshall was on the search for his tiny pumpkin with his dad, me and Garrett went on a search for his. Of course all the pumpkin's were balls for Garrett and he could not for the life of him figure out why he couldn't pick any of them up!!! We eventually found a good size one for Garrett....but it was NOT a tiny one! After we had found two pumpkins, I went on a search with Marshall to find the tiny pumpkin!!! We eventually found a tiny pumpkin!!! Although, it is not as tiny as he would have liked, he could still carry it and he said it was a good one!
Overall, we had a great day at the pumpkin patch! You will have to stay tuned to see how our carved and painted, giant and tiny pumpkins turn out!
I guess I began loving this when I was kid. We would always go to my papa's sister's farm and the whole family would get together and go on a hayride to the pumpkin patch. Then after we would get back, all of the kids would go in the barn and build these huge forts out of hay bales and we would play for hours!!! It was always so much fun, but then as years went on, we got older and for the past 7 or 8 years we just haven't been able to do that. So when Madelyn was about 2 years old, we started taking her out to the pumpkin patch, so we could start our own new tradition. Of course after we pick out the pumpkin, we take it home and then about a week later we carve them or paint them. It's always such a good time!
Anyways, back to today! So we headed out to the park with Clarissa, Cody and Skyler today. We got there at a good time because it wasn't too busy....yet. First we went to go see the bunnies and the kids got to pet one bunny, they other two were hopping all over and really didn't want to have much to do with us! Garrett, of course would pet the bunny and then hiss at it....he has to hiss at every animal, because he thinks every animal hisses like a cat! Funny kid! After the bunnies, we walked over to the chicken coop....of course my kids think that they can touch the chickens and pick them up. I think they think this because when they are at my sister's they get to pick up her chickens and touch them....so why can't they do the same for someone else's chickens? Hard concept I suppose!!! After the chickens we went over and the kids played on the hay bales for a bit. They would climb up, and then jump from one to another. The whole time I was thinking, "OMG, one of them is going to fall off and break their arm!" That is just the mother in me I guess, because I am sure when I use to play on hay bales I never thought to myself, I might break my arm!!!
After the hay bales, we walked through the barn....the empty barn, all the animals were outside today, and then headed over to the pumpkin patch! The kids walked with Justin and tried to find those perfect pumpkins. Marshall was on a search for a tiny pumpkin....and let me tell you, it is hard to find tiny pumpkins in a pumpkin patch full of giant pumpkins! Madelyn called over to us and said she had found hers. We looked over and she was holding the biggest pumpkin that was probably out there....I think it weighed in at 25 lbs. Her's was definately not a tiny pumpkin! As Marshall was on the search for his tiny pumpkin with his dad, me and Garrett went on a search for his. Of course all the pumpkin's were balls for Garrett and he could not for the life of him figure out why he couldn't pick any of them up!!! We eventually found a good size one for Garrett....but it was NOT a tiny one! After we had found two pumpkins, I went on a search with Marshall to find the tiny pumpkin!!! We eventually found a tiny pumpkin!!! Although, it is not as tiny as he would have liked, he could still carry it and he said it was a good one!
Overall, we had a great day at the pumpkin patch! You will have to stay tuned to see how our carved and painted, giant and tiny pumpkins turn out!
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