All My Boys!: 2010

Sunday, October 17, 2010

My Pumpkin Decorating #1...more to come!!

I was asked by Pediactric Therapy to decorate some pumpkins for their "Pumpkin's For Kid's" fundraiser put on annually by them and the local Scottish Rite. I took 2 pumpkins home and thought FOREVER about what I would decorate them as! FINALLY...I got an idea...and it was WAY MORE WORK THAN I HAD EVER ANTICIPATED!! OMG!!!...but I was pretty pleased!!

Bubble Gum Dispenser! How else would you decorate a Pumpkin???

Everyone at Pediactric Therapy was excited to get this pumpkin! It was FUN to make...but TONS of work. I am STILL seeing DOTS!!!

I also did a spider with LEGS!! Ryder loved this so we will be making another one just like it for him!!

Pumpkin Patch Time!!

Matt & I took the little boys to the Pumpkin Patch this past Friday. SO MUCH FUN!! Tysen really missed out!! He had a friend spend the night...so they stayed home and played PlayStation!! "Typical Teenagers!!" We had so much fun and Tysen just doesn't know what he missed!!

Hayride with all my boys!! FUN FUN!!

Kannin LOVED the Tractor!!

Mommy & the boys

" Oooh...the HAUNTED tunnel!!"

Brushin' all the hay off from the hay ride.

Daddy & his boys

The Witch led us through the grounds...right here...we were BATS!!

Kannin was NOT a poser for pictures! He was a bit confused...but had fun all the same!!

Look at all those pumpkins....

...and at Ryder being a BUMM!!

What a CRAZY BUMPY Pumpkin!!!

The Witch leading a game of Simon Says...Oops...I mean..."Witch Say!"

Pumpkin Bean Bag Toss!!

Thank you "Field of Dreams" for a great afternoon. The boys each received a pumpkin (after going through the hay maze), a tractor hayride, a goody bag, suckers and tons of FUN FUN memories!!

Monday, September 27, 2010

Addie Turns 4!!

We were invited to a friend's 4th Birthday! Little Miss Addie celebrated her Birthday at the Kid's Klubhouse! We had never been there before and the boys had a BLAST!! I think most of the adults did too!!

I tell you...that slide looked scarey. Some of the kids would SHOOT off the bottom. Adults did go on it but I was a bit more reserved...which is so unlike me!!! Above: Kannin's hair stood strait up when he slid down!!

Addie's mom Tania schooled the kids with her savy scooter techniques!!

Mike, Addie's Dad, tried to show up Tania with HIS skills!!

Addie's little brother Gavin LOVED the scooter and like Tania said..."Gavin had no idea he was the littlest one there!" He did everything the big kids did!! SO CUTE!!!

This is really a FUN FUN place to take kids! We will definately bring the boys back!

Addie blows out the FOUR candles on her "Princess Cake"

This has to be my favorite picture! You can see the speed that these slides produce by Tania's hair standing on end!!

Brandon was a little nervous at first but after awhile...he was a PRO at the slides!!

Tania and her Posse of Little People!!

It is a long hike to the top!!

Evan was "King of the Mountain" and barked orders from the TOP!!!

Gavin's Grandpa was braver than me!!

The boys made a little obstace coarse!!

Ryder posing for the camera...of course!!!

Ryder in amonst all the girls for the gift opening. We got Addie a Rainbow Fairy dress up set complete with tutu, wings, wand, tights and MAKE-UP!!

Labor Day in the Black Hills

We spent the long Labor Day weekend in Rapid City at my Grandparent's house. My parents, Cousin Melissa & family and sister Ashley & family were all there. It was so much fun. We spent lots of fun Family time and even play the part of tourists over the weekend.

Mom & Grandma Marge playing one of many games of Trivia on Friday while we waited for Ashley and family to arrive.

Dillon & Grandpa Leo

The Kids: (L-R) Haylee-5, Ryder-6, Dillon-10, Kole-8 BACK: Tysen-13 and Kannin-5 outside a Saloon in Keystone. Little Macy-2 is missing from the picture because she stayed back at the house with the Grandmas.

Getting a ride from Spiderman on the Boardwalk

Ooh!! CHOCOLATE!! The kids leaving their fingerprints on the homemade chocolate display case!

We went to the Presidential Alpine Slides at Tramway in Keystone, SD. We rode the chairlift up the mountain, had lunch at the Grill at the top and then took a couple of slides down the mountain. Above: Melissa, Haylee & Ashley take a ride on the chairlift to have lunch at the top.

Matt & Kannin riding their chair up.

Tysen, Ryder & I in our chair. You can see part of the slide in the background. All of the kids were so excited for this!! We have tried to make this a yearly activity for our boys.

What a beautiful view of Mt. Rushmore from our Chairlift Ride.

Kannin & Daddy jumping off the chairlift at the top.

The kids all BECAME part of Mt Rushmore!!! Above: Dillon Reede

Kole Reede

Haylee & Meliss rode the sled down the Mountain.

Mommy & Kannin's attempt at a self portrait.

This was Ryder's first year of riding the sled "All By Himself!!"

After visiting Keystone...we all headed to Mount Rushmore...

It was a VERY busy Labor Day Weekend at the Monument!!

And there they are........

The Presidents!!

The kids posing with the Presidents!!

After Mt. Rushmore...Melissa's family as well as Tysen & I, checked out the Mysterious Cosmos! Water runs uphill, everything proves level...yet you stand at an angle and things are just NOT what they seem! Kole had so much fun there...he laughed the entire time!!