Weekend Bliss

What a lazy weekend! Saturday was full of house crap that was supposed to get done long ago and lazy movie watching.  We totally squandered a beautiful day here on pure laziness.  I hate it when that happens! But, really Travis hates it more than I do.  So we had to make up for it today.

Church was a good reminder today.  God is convicting me to pay attention to moments when I can be of service, not waiting for the perfect moment but using what I have already. Good stuff.

After lunch we headed to Pa's Pumpkin Patch.  It's such a cheesy, fun place.

A few fun carnival rides, jumpers, carnival games, tons of pumpkins and hay.

What's not to love.  Beau won himself a little toy doing this basketball game.

Jack took a fun ride on this swirly ride.

Maizie jumped till her little heart was content in the gigantic jumper.

Theo slept.  Beau & Maizie each picked out teeny, tiny little white pumpkins (Jack was too cool and Theo slept). Since our children are so financially conscious, they decided that we could just get our regular Halloween pumpkins at the grocery store because they were cheaper but we should get one white pumpkin just because they look cool.

I will definitely be posting when we carve up these bad boys which doesn't look like it will be happening until Tuesday?  What?!

blog update time? I think so.

This twice a year blogging is not a good idea! I forget everything that has ever happened in my life.  Well, to recap, we had a very fun summer and are now in the throws of elementary school and holiday season.  We are enjoying some serious tear producing fourth grade homework, fun third grade writing projects, and figuring out what to do with a first grader who tests out of homework every week.  It's  actually really nice to be home with just a 22 month old all week.  I feel like I haven't had much time in the past to just enjoy Theo and so it's such a treat to have him all to myself.

I have joined a women's bible study with my friend, Michelle.  It meets every Thursday morning and has child care for the fat boy.  It has been a blessing to really dig into the Word and it gives me some accountability in that area.

Since the kids are involved in a ton of activities and I am with Theo all day, I have found something for myself to do so that I don't lose my science brain and my desire to commune with nature.  I have decided to become a Whalewatch Naturalist at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium.  I am in class every Tuesday night until March learning the biology of every marine mammal, bird, fish... that inhabits or migrates through our lovely area of the ocean.  So far the classes are quite intense and there's a ton of information.  I love every minute of it.  I also totally love all the hippies in my class and their passion for these beautiful animals. If I pass my test in December I will be able to lead groups on the whalewatching tours that the aquarium offers...ON BOATS! I know, cool. So, it's something different and new.

Hopefully it will ease a bit of the discontentment I feel sometimes with being home all the time with the kids.  They're such a blessing and a challenge, but I need a bit more connection with the world... and I do love to learn!

So, there's a quick update about the fam....er mostly me.  But, hey, I am writing this thing after all!!