Pumpkin Carving Playgroup

It's been scheduled for a few months that I would host the Pumpkin Carving playgroup for our Mother's Club. So I got 15 pumpkins ready for our little friends to come over and carve them out in the garage. I know the pictures are no fun because they are of a yucky garage....BUT all of that mess with toddlers is easier outside.

 

 

I thought the boys would REALLY enjoy this...but I was a bit surprised when they suddenly left me to do all of the work. Neither of them wanted to get the "goop" out. I was so shocked because MESSY is their thing. They wanted to play with their friends who also left their momma's to do all of the work, but we had a great time carving and talking while the kids played.

 

 

 

 

I managed to take a few pictures amongst the chaos of trying to watch my 2 boys and carve a pumpkin, take pictures, and talk to my mommy friends.

 

 

The hit of the playgroup was this corn table. I got the idea from a local pumpkin patch and we had our water table that we put up for the winter but I dug it back out and loaded it with Kevin's deer corn. The kids LOVED it. If you are OCD about messes this is not for you. That is why it's NOT for me and I tried to stay away from that side of the garage. My Type A personality kicks in and I want to constantly clean the little corn kernels off of the floor but I wanted them to have fun and not worry about the mess.

 

 

Kipton had a blast with his friends!

 

 

The kids were happy and hipped up on cupcakes and yummy Halloween snacks.

 

 

I'm so thankful for the Mother's Club. Another fun festive playgroup for both the kiddos and the mommy's. Next week is our Halloween costume party! Can't wait :)

 

 

Karson says = SUCCESS!

Corn Maze 2012

 

Last Monday we joined a few of our friends from The Mother's Club and went to our local corn maze. It is really meant for "adults" I feel because how is going through a corn maze with 5 toddlers that takes an hour to get through really that fun?

 

HAHA! But in all honesty those 5 kids were amazingly great!!

 

First things first....let's have a tractor ride! Of course my boys were in heaven :)

 

 

Beginning our way through the maze. It took almost 20 minutes to find #4

 

 

Kipton and his friend Luke holding hands. Super sweet!

 

 

 

The sunshine came out and the boys were trying to help us through to the end!

 

 

We made it to #10!! The last number. All 5 kids still happy and thankful it's over! :)

 

 

A great sense of accomplishment when you come out of that maze after an hour. Esepcially when you have 5 kids in tow.

 

 

I promised the boys a cow train ride if they helped us through. I think that was at the forefront of Karson's mind the entire time. He could not WAIT to get on this thing. Another idea for my wonderful husband for next fall :)

 

 

 

Why didn't I think of this?? Putting corn in extra sand and water tables. They played in these for 45 minutes straight. Needless to say....we have bought corn for home :)

 

 

 

We ended our morning with another trip back to the car on the tractor and said our goodbyes to our friends. We had a great time and can't wait to try our way through next year!

Fall Friday

I guess nothing says FALL more than hunting season....right?

 

 

Kevin has been off work and had his first bow kill. He is so happy to have our property to hunt on and be able to go early and not drive anywhere. The boys were so happy to get outside around noon to find this. I know....it's a little weird that I am totally ok with a dead deer, but when you live with 3 boys it's kinda just "normal". It really doesn't bother me. (I know some of you may un-follow me, but it's just a hobby and I know there are LOTS of men who do it and it's pretty good meat too :)

 

 

We have been in full "FALL CRAFT" mode. Thinking of daily crafts to do with the boys is pretty fun for me. Yesterday we painted pie pumpkins. They LOVED it!

 

 

Look at that smile and those eyes that are squinty! Karson has really shown here lately some different traits that he may have in his personality. A little shy, loving, very kind and giving, thankful for gifts and family, and a little ok VERY attached to momma.

 

 

 

After the painting of pumpkins got a little old, it was on to the hands for hand prints.

 

 

Of course I gave the boys baths BEFORE this......that was a little dumb but hey I try to stick with the routine and we had a little time to kill before bedtime so painting pumpkins it was.

 

Hope everyone is enjoying fall activities and crafts!

 

We got flu shots today...what fun with a 3 and 2 year old but we lived :)

 

Preschool & Time

Karson is having a fun time at preschool on Wednesday & Friday mornings.

 

The picture on the left was last Wednesday where they learned about Fire Safety and the firetruck came to preschool for them to explore in. Kipton even had time to look around when we went back to pick up Karson. The picture on the right was last Friday. Karson can be very picky about his clothes so I have to choose my battles. He doesn't really care much for long sleeve clothes but I think he is seeing that it's pretty cold in the mornings. He always asks me to roll his sleeves up! lol Who ever said that girls were the high maintenance ones.

 

 

I can never get a real good picture of him in the mornings, but I always try!

 

 

Kipton eating breakfast. I pretty much dress the boys while they eat. Getting up and out the door by 8:30 is a challenge with 2 kids. I don't know how working moms do it, but I guess getting into the routine everyday helps the most. I am thankful for our time at home on those rushing mornings.

 

Karson still says that he has a really good friend named Molly at school.

 

 

 

I have been going through some of last year's pictures. Above are the boys last year on Oct. 15, 2011

 

Below are the boys on Oct. 15, 2012

 

What a difference 1 year makes! Time is moving way too fast.

 

Happy Wednesday!

 

 

 

#SkeletonPajamaParty

 

I am linking up with The Tichenor Family where everyone will

show off their spooky skeleton kiddos :) How fun!!

 

 

Our Halloween pajamas for this year aren't the whole skeleton's but rather these spooky ones from The Children's Place that have skeletons on them! Complete with Halloween socks of course.

Thanks Target!!

 

The boys are super excited for Halloween this year. Many parties to get ready for :)

 

Fall Pictures

 

I wanted to share the rest of the pictures I took of the boys.

 

Some of the best ones came from them sitting in Kevin's tree stand.

 

FYI: He pulled it down and it was only about 1 foot from the ground :)

 

 

Look at that stinker with his tongue out!! Totally Kipton

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love having pictures of the boys. I really love taking them myself.

 

It saves money, and I know exactly what type of pictures I'm wanting.

The only downfall is that I am never in them, but I guess I could always set the self timer.

 

 

It's Sunday! My favorite day.

 

We had the best service at church this morning.

Here is the video from my favorite song at the time. The band played it this morning. I was soo excited and sang extra loud!!!

 

http://youtu.be/knuHDPbE5es

 

Boys

Boys are so many things, but when I think of my own two boys I think about these characteristics: rough, rowdy, loud, energetic, and full of energy! Add in the occasional whining and crying and you have a mental picture of my house.

 

 

When Kipton was still a newborn baby I had a friend come over to visit. She also had two boys that were 17 months apart. She said the stage that your boys are in is super easy rather than having two toddlers. I really thought she was crazy. No WAY! How is having a newborn any kind of easy?

 

Well she was right! This stage in my life is the hardest so far. They are everywhere and into everything. The Type A personality of wanting everything in order, and being in charge is out the window! You can try...but you will be nagging and even screaming all day to keep it that way.

 

 

I could have typed up this post with a bunch of hoop that makes you think everything is perfect and my children are so well behaved and life is so grand! But it's not. I want to remember how I dealt with these days that my boys were 3.5 and 2. It's rough I tell ya!! VERY rough. Because this is like my baby book for the boys, I want it to be the truth. Somedays are good, but most days are crazy.

 

 

I wish I had the answer on how to raise the best boy so he could grow up to be the best man. But I dont. I am living day to day trying to make it work and get through the day most of the time. I am hoping that our talks and our discipline will someday rub off and the boys WILL turn into those great men. I feel like most days I teach and teach and preach and preach to them on how we SHOULD act and how we SHOULD talk to others.

 

I think boys are SO hard but then again I don't have girls. I do teach in Karson's Sunday School class and can say that the other boys are following along with the same characteristics as mine. Energetic, full of energy, in their own mindset.

 

Daily praying is really getting me through right now. Even somedays I question if God is really hearing me, but normally there comes something from my praying. Whether it's a good day, or a lesson taught to me through a struggle.

 

 

But, at the end of that long hard day with lots of prayer they are still my babies. I just pray that I am doing the best at raising them.

 

 Parenting is sometimes SO hard, but also so rewarding!

 

Perspective

I have kept up with many blogs since my blogging days began last year. I love reading along with other moms who are going through the same "season" of life that I am. I think it's so important to know that others are going through the same daily trials that come with raising kids.

 

One blog I have read along with is Julee's Blog. Julee lost her husband in a car wreck on Saturday night. She also has a 10 month old baby girl. Although I don't know her personally, sometimes it feels like you get to "know" someone when you read their daily blogs.

 

Since I read about this my heart has been breaking for her. Thinking about it several times throughout the day. It changes perspective for me, and I think sometimes we need that. It is easy to get caught up in the daily life of being a wife, a mom, running errands, and keeping up with the house.

 

 

I am so thankful for this guy! Sometimes I do take him for granted. Life would be SO incredible hard without my husband. Not just because he is the sole provider for our family, but because he fills that hole in our family that we need. He is our rock and such a wonderful husband and father to me and our boys. He is the hardest worker I know. No job is ever too big for Kevin.

 

 

 

 

Using these times to put things in perspective. It's really not about all of the little details in life. What clothes you wear, how much money you make, what kind of car you drive.

 

It's yours relationships that matter.

 

I've even realized here lately that friendship relationships will come and go. You can work and work for them, but sometimes they just aren't meant to be anymore. It's time to let go. It's hard but sometimes it's evident that it's what is supposed to be.

 

My family and my relationship with Jesus is really all that matters.

 

Please keep the Turner family in your prayers.

Mountaineer Win!

How about that Mountaineer Game last night?

 

Here are the boys 2 years difference :)  

 

 

WVU really pulled it out against Texas. Kevin was about to have a heart attack. I think this Big 12 stuff is the real deal. It's going to be a nerve racking season.

 

My boys were rooting for their team :)

 

 

I think I may be turning a corner.....and MAYBE kinda liking the Mountaineers.

 

Shhhhhh.....