A Day with the Blue Jackets

As a reward for selling so much Boy Scout popcorn this fall, Jake won a day with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He has since decided that hockey is his new favorite sport.

(The bouncy slide was fun too!!)

I love how serious he looks as he takes aim for the goal.

Boo At The Zoo!!

Today was a great day to visit the Columbus Zoo. The sun was shinning and Boo at the Zoo was being held this weekend. So we borrowed the twins and headed off for a day of watching animals and trick-or-treating! Judging by the penguins in the background, Jedi Jake and his two trusty Ewoks (Ethan and Elaine) must be on the ice planet of Hoth.... But how did the witch, known as Morgan, find her way here?? We stop for a photo-op. Everyone smile and say BOO!!!! It's like watching a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's, The Birds... In color!! I see Mummy made it into the picture with the kids, but where's Daddy?? It was a long, but fun day!! By the time we left the zoo, I think EVERYONE was ready for a nap!!

Party At Peggy's!!

We spent the evening at Peggy's house. For the second year in a row, she hosted a party for the university's international students. The evening started with pumpkin carving.

Joe is very proud of his pumpkin!

Jake poses with his pumpkin.

Morgan shows off her gappy toothed pumpkin! The kids LOVE trying to scare people along the Terror Trail!! Jake has been looking forward to taking part in this since last Halloween!

He was thrilled to play the part of a creepy, crazy, skeletal, Army guy!! Everyone had a great time. We can't wait till next year!

Welcome to the Pumpkin Patch!

A visit to the pumpkin patch is a great way to spend a beautiful fall day!!

"Help!! We are Lost in a Corn Maze!!"

It finally stopped raining so we decided to venture out to the corn maze at Young's. The kids and I started the afternoon in good spirits, ready to conquer the maze. Morgan attempts to lead us to one of the four check points hidden in the maze. "Are we having fun yet??" After an hour, we still hadn't found a check point. "Yea!!" We finally found a check point! A half hour or so later we found another check point. After walking in circles for about 40 more minutes we found ourselves by the entrance to the maze at which point the kids said "Mom, we give up!! Can we forget about the other two and go home??"

The Next Day...

Well, we survived the night!! (No problems or fights.) Overall it was a very successful party!

Nothing like a healthy breakfast of doughnuts!!

How many doughnuts can one kid fit in his mouth???

Jake's Birthday (Part 2)

Since we were camping last weekend, we decided to let Jake have some friends spend the night this weekend.

The kids had fun tye dying again this weekend. Morgan and Grant take time to smile for the camera. The choice of colors is pink or blue. Morgan works on a two-toned sweatshirt. Happy birthday dear Jake... Ice cream and cake.... YUM! What can it be???

(It was a new soccer ball!) Settling down for the night with a movie.