Hill Ridge Farms!

On Saturday morning we kept traditon going and for the 2nd year in a row we headed to Hill Ridge Farms with the Davis'!  The weather couldn't have been better and the kiddos all had a blast!

Little background...I LOVE this jon-jon on my Landon, HOWEVER it did not like him!  What you don't see in this picture is the fact that EVERY snap up and down his legs were undone at this point!  haha...he is just too big I guess.  It's a 2T/3T and I was thinking he could maybe get away with it next year too...not so much!  Needless to say I snapped him back up for a couple pictures and then it was time for an outfit change!

Running in the maze

Sweet Parker

Outfit #2...it was approximately 3 seconds later that I got STUNG!  The bees there are terrible...I am SO glad it was me and not one of the kiddos.  I am SO nervous about them being allergic...it's scary to think about.  (My finger is still throbbing...I need to google to make sure that is normal.  That thing got me good!)

Queen of the hay!

Train ride time!

The Davis Family...look at sweet Reid!  Such a trooper at 2 weeks old :)

Do my kids look thrilled or what?!

Sweetness in the pumpkin field

This guy LOVED running around all the pumpkins!

As you can see...

He even picked the perfect one :)

It was such a fun day!  We love going to Hill Ridge...this is our 4th time, we went with Reags as a baby for the first time.  After we left we all felt brave and ventured to the Carolina Ale House for some lunch.  Everyone did great!

Closet Confession...

I have a confession...please don't judge me too badly, but I am kind of obsessed with QVC.  I have bought maybe 3 things total from QVC ever, but whenever I am able I have it on as my background noise.  Weird I know!

I like a lot of the hosts, but I have to say my favorite is David Venable.  Seriously...he is just too funny and seems like the nicest guy!  He recently came out with a cookbook and I did really want to get it.  Keith took my hints and ordered it for me for my anniversary gift and I was so excited to get it.  I was EVEN MORE excited to find out David would be doing a book signing in Cary last night! 

I didn't know what to expect when I got there, but arriving about 25 minutes prior seemed about perfect.  He started right on time with a little speech and then had a little Q&A session.  I wasn't going to, but finally asked, how much preperation goes into his show and how early he has to arrive.  While I'm sure I stumbled my words, the girl next to me told me I did fine, he said, "great question" and proceeded to answer.

After that we had to wait to get the cookbook signed, which took awhile, but that's because he is the NICEST guy and had personal conversations with everyone!

Someone that works with him was there to take pictures and she kept on a snappin' for me...they are pretty funny I think.  I could have chatted with him forever...we talked about me growing up in PA, not far from the QVC studios, and how his brother might get a new job that would move him closer to PA, how Reagan and I watch his show while we fold laundry on Sundays...haha...

Seriously, I was SOOO happy to meet this guy!

my autographed copy! 

Now to start cooking :)

Busy Week!

Last week was a little on the busy side...as most seem to be!

Monday was school picture day for this cutie!  I'm anxious to see how her pics turn out :)

On Tuesday we went to one of Reaggie's friend's house for a playdate with all of the kids in her class.  It was so fun!  Their house is AHHH-MAZING and have literally every toy under the sun :)  The kids were in heaven and R didn't want to leave.  Sadly, we did have a time crunch though because that afternoon I had to leave to drive to Maryland.  My Gran's brother, my Uncle Grady, passed away last week.  The visitation was on Tuesday and the funeral on Wednesday.  Keith was sweet enough to take charge for a couple days so I could go up for everything.  (This included preschool on Wednesday...I warned Reaggie's teachers that I would be gone so who knows what she would have on and what her hair would look like.  ha!  Keith wound up having a mom fix Reagan's hair once they got to school...he showed up hairbrush in hand!)  Even though it was sad occassion to travel for, it was really good to see so much family that I haven't seen in such a long time.  In fact...I think it motivated me to plan a reunion...I'm not sure what I've gotten myself into considering the size of this family, but it would be so great!

The tree at the church was sooo pretty!  It was just as pretty when we had Reaggie baptized :)

Uncle Grady was a Navy Veteran, so his burial was at a Veteran's Cemetary in the mountains of Western Maryland.  It was SUCH a beautiful drive up!

Uncle Grady's three children; Gail, Bart, and Tina

I drove back on Thursday morning and finally got home just in time for Keith to head to work and Landon to get up from his nap...perfect timing right?! :)

Friday was another school day and after naps and rests the kiddos enjoyed a couple Halloween oreos...Mommy may or may not have enjoyed a few as well!

There was some slight drama on the way home from preschool on Friday.  I reached behind my seat to get my phone out of my purse to call Keith...I had called his cell and work number twice that morning and never heard back from and his voicemail still said Thursday as well...so I was a little worried.  As I reached back I swerved slightly to the left, I was in the left lane, and kind of hit the curb.  I didn't think it was that hard or anything alarming.  However, about 1/2 mile later BOOOOOM went my front left tire and we were on the side of road...tons of fun.  THANK GOODNESS my friend Lindsey was just a little behind me and was able to pull over.  The kiddos sat in her van while I called Keith and Toyota roadside assistance...seriously, always an adventure.  Keith wound up meeting me there and I took his car home with the kids to give them lunch, it was like 1:30 by then...tired, hungry...good times!  He had to wait a total of almost 2 hours for the tow truck, but everything worked out.  I blame this on Keith for not calling me back ;) haha...not really...but I have learned my lesson, of course a very expensive one for having to get all new tires, to not reach back for anything until I am stopped.  Ugh!!  Thankfully we are all fine, which is the most important thing!

State Fair 2012

Saturday morning we headed to the North Carolina State Fair...along with about 10,000 of our closest friends :)  We got there a little before 10 and it was crowded, but not too bad...thankfully!  The weather could not have been better!  It was a little chilly at first, but the sun warmed it up pretty quickly!

We brought Parker with us!  He just became a big brother about two weeks ago so we took him as a big brother present and to give his parents a little break!

They were SOO good in the stroller!!

This is supposed to be fun!?

Reagan has rubbing Parker's head for him...they are so sweet together

While Keith took the big kids on a couple rides, Landon man got to escape his confinement of a stroller and help himself to some Goldfish.  He was VERY happy!

Cheese!!  Love this picture of my boys!  Oh and can you tell who dressed Landon on Saturday? :)

Reags and Parker LOVED this slide!!  They both went down twice...it was fast and as Reagan said, "I felt it in my belly!!"

We finished up our day at the fair with these Monster Trucks.  The line was forever long, but 30 minutes later they were on their truck.  Parker and Reagan said it was their favorite ride!

We left around 1:00...Landon tried SO hard to stay awake in the car, but fell asleep about 5 minutes before we dropped off Parker.  Thankfully, he still went down for his nap when we got home and Reagan had a good "rest."

Keith picked up some steaks from the Meat House for dinner and then we ventured down the street to Dairy Depot for some ice cream.

Bundled up and sleepy!  On our way home from the fair Reagan wanted to sit next to Parker in the way back of the van...so I moved Landon's carseat to the back and put Landon in Reagan's (follow?!).  We hadn't switched the seats yet, so Landon got to sit in sister's again on our way for ice cream...he was thrilled!

This cutie sat on the bench like such a big boy!!  He was so proud of himself!  Just precious :)

It was a great Saturday!  Reagan is already excited for the fair again next year and Landon will be big enough for some rides...we better start saving our pennies now!  (Rides were 3 tickets each, each ticket is $1...it adds up!)

A Bride and an Artist

Reagan decided to get all jazzed up as a bride last week...is she hot to trot or what?!  I told her she better not wear a short little above the knee number when she gets married ;)  She said to me, "look mommy, I'm getting married."  I had a Father of the Bride moment when Annie tells George at the dinner table she's getting married and all he sees is his little girl saying that...kinda had a little tear just thinking about it!  Get me through the age of 3 first though please! :)

Landon also decided he wanted to play with sister's crayons, SO I decided we would see if my big man wanted to color.  He didn't really understand what to do, even after a lesson from his other mother sister.  He, in true boy fashion, banged the crayon against the paper for awhile before scribbling back and forth.  It was very cute and he was quite proud of himself!

Mom seriously!??!  Can I not even COLOR without you taking my picture?!

This white shirt lasted all day, well until snack time when you see some lovely chocolate teddy graham remnants :)

The final masterpiece!

Four Years Ago Today...

Just for memory sake...it was FOUR YEARS ago today that we found out this sweet, sweet, precious miracle was on the way!!  So hard to believe...

10-11 was when we found out about Reagan, 11-12 was when we found out about Landon man, ONE DAY 12-13 would be pretty cool, maybe?!  We'll see!  For now...my hands are FULL!