Somewhere Over the Rainbow...

Friday night we had the most beautiful rainbow and just thought I would share. The picture just doesn't do it justice. In fact, it really doesn't even look that special in this pic, but it was an exciting brief moment seeing it in person. :)

Brothers

Usually, it's the younger brother wanting to be like the older one. However in this case, Cade wanted to be like Cash. So luckily I found a very similar outfit for him. He was ecstatic when he saw it. He is wanting to be like Cash in a lot of ways and even had Cash's baby food a few times. Whatever works.

Happy 3rd Birthday Cade!

My baby turned 3 today! It was quite a day/weekend getting his Bears helmet and his Buzz Lightyear gear. This space ranger is all set for Halloween!

Daddy's pride and joy...his baby all dressed up in a Bears uniform.

Cookie Time!!!

I had the day off this Monday so we decided to have the Dunnings over to bake cookies. It was a lot of fun (and messy), but well worth it! The kids got into it and we ended up with some cute and tasty pumpkins and leaves. After looking at how many pictures I took, you would never know we got any cookies made.

Cute pics

Breezy Hills Pumpkin Patch

On Sunday, we ventured out to the Breezy Hills Pumpkin Patch in West Frankfort with my coworkers and their kids. Cade always has a blast with "all the girls" as he calls them. He and Cash are the only boys of the group. But he could care less and in fact it is even a plus for me because the 10 and 5 yr olds love to "babysit" and entertain the boys. There was a hayride, a cornstalk maze, slides, animals and all kinds of other things to do. It was a fun time for the kids, however there weren't many pumpkins to choose from so we still have that yet to do! Here are a few pics I was able to get, but pay no attention to the photography skills...I forgot my darn camera so thank goodness for cell phones! Afterwards we roasted weinies and smores and played a little more. Needless to say, the boys were OUT on the ride home that night!

Introducing...

Mr. Gavin Trower!

Look at that dimple! What a little heartbreaker. Gavin was born Wednesday, September 23rd and has been doing wonderfully! I haven't had the pleasure of meeting him yet, but hopefully soon! Meg sent this picture to me via phone and it just made my day. Congrats to the Trowers on a beautiful baby boy!

Cade and his buddies

This is a pic of Cade and his daycare buddies roasting hot dogs and smores one day this week. I just thought they all looked so cute and cozy all bundled up by the campfire.

Another funny story...

This past weekend, I went to the movies with a girlfriend from work. We are all about a girls night at the movie and chowing down on some popcorn and the biggest sodas we can get! We literally skip dinner and just make popcorn and soda our meal. Anyhow, we went Saturday night and ordered two large drinks and the largest "bag" of popcorn they had. The concession person asked us if we would like to pay an extra 25 cents to upgrade to the Mega Bucket. He even mentioned that it was a good deal because it was not only bigger, but the butter wouldn't leak through the bottom of the bag. Me, being the cheapskate that I am (I get it from my hubby I guess :) said no and we would just get refills on the bag if needed. So we get our stuff and walk over to smother our popcorn in butter. We drenched it, shook it up....and drenched it some more. By the second time I did this, I guess I moved the bag around a little too much and butter was dripping down the side of my bag. It became a terrible mess, all over my hands and all over the bag. So we decided maybe we'd ask for another bag. Sounds simple, doesn't it?

Well that is SO not the case. We flagged another concession person down and asked for another bag. We even told them we would pay them the extra 25 cents just to get one (thinking this might compensate for the difference). The lady told us that we would have to buy the bag all over again. We were a little confused and said we just needed a new bag and that ours was a mess. She says again that we would have to buy the bag. So my friend Teri says, "You mean the popcorn is FREE and we're just paying for the paper bag?" The lady said, "Yes".

Court and Melissa, it reminded me of the Dean & Deluca incident in NYC. Where you just ask for something simple and it becomes the most ridiculous and complicated incident ever that you walk off laughing hysterically! Too funny.

Men don't have a clue...

Funny story. On my way home from the store tonight, I anticipated or more like dreaded the #1 question from my husband, which is..."How much did you spend tonight?" I even hid the receipt in a different place than usual in my purse just so he wouldn't find it. Pathetic, huh? Why on earth do I feel the need to do this? To avoid the discussion/fight/whatever you want to call it...it's like groundhogs day and it occurs every single time I go to the store. I can't believe I actually dread arriving home because of it! But that's life I suppose. Married life.

So as we begin to unload the groceries, he asks me..."how much did you spend tonight honey?" I said, "take a guess". He says, "100 dollars?" "HAHAHAHAHA, that's funny", I said. "2 kids and 5 years later, try 275 dollars!" I couldn't believe it. He has no clue. Our bill was usually around $100 when we first got married and had no kids. Now we have two boys that eat more than we do and a house twice the size of our last and he somehow manages to believe it costs the same? Too funny. I'm glad our relationship is still humorous after 9 1/2 years.

Party Like Its 1999...

This past weekend was my 10 year class reunion. I can hardly believe I have been graduated from high school for TEN YEARS! It was a great time and overwhelming to say the least. It was impossible to catch up on what everyone has been doing in those 10 years. The reunion was held at the Stadium Grille (new restaurant in Cdale). There's a bar and a great patio area which we pretty much filled. I didn't get as many pics as I would have liked, but here are a few.

Apple Festival!!!

This year I had the pleasure of taking my babies to watch the Apple Festival parade from start to finish for the first time! I think it was the first time in many years that I was able to watch it all myself as well! Cade and I were in the parade the last couple of years so this was a new adventure to just sit back and enjoy the floats, etc. Maddy and Cade had a blast catching all the candy! It was a lot of fun, but I must say it just wasn't the same without my brother and family and of course, Megan! I can probably count on one hand the amount of times Megan and I have not been together during Apple Festival weekend! :( I think my mom was having a hard time with the absence of my brother as well :) He couldn't be there in person, but they were on the phone doing all they could to make signs, etc. for the queen contestants. And they pulled it off wonderfully! Good job Matt-Matt!