A Fall Field Trip

Today my parents & I took my sweet babies to Cherokee today.  It's so beautiful this time of year - the leaves are turning, the mountains are gorgeous and the weather is wonderful. 

We spent about three hours at Santa's Land and then wandered around downtown Cherokee shopping and watching full blooded Cherokee Indians dancing.  We've been studying about Pioneers and Native Americans so this was a fun field trip as well.

We arrived home full of sugar yet exhausted from all of the walking.  I am so thankful for my parents who basically paid for everything and took turns watching Amos so I could join the kids on the rides.

I'm sorry there are so many pictures to look through but the photo collage site I use is not cooperating at the moment.  Plus this is basically our family photo album/scrapbook so...  There were a ton more photos so I at least narrowed it down to my favorites.

--Amos & Papa looking at the bears.--

 --Have you seen 'Parental Guidance'?  It's Carl the Kangaroo!--

--"I was PREPARED!!"--

 --What is Papa pointing at?  Not sure because the kids were more interested in the fish they were feeding.--

 --The view from the top of the ferris wheel.  Just beautiful.--

 --My ferris wheel buddy.--

 --Amos on the train.--

 --The Rudi Coaster.  Hannah & Samuel are on the front.--

 --Reindeer.  And they are so beautiful.--

So Far

Mr. Clark is away on a business trip at the moment.  He left Thursday and will be gone until later this week.

So the kids & I have been staying busy.  We only get to talk to Bobby right before bedtime and we've only had one meltdown so far.  Last night Sammy finished talking to his Daddy, hung up the phone and burst into tears.  "I want Daddy to come home!" he sobbed.  I was finally able to calm him down with some sugar cookies and chocolate milk.

Here's what we've been up to so far:

Friday -

• We had lunch at Cook-Out with my parents.
• After lunch Hannah went with my Daddy & Sammy went with my Mama.  Amos & I returned home for naps.
• After nap time we picked up Hannah & Samuel.  The first thing we did was vacuum out Grandma Rocket because she was dirty.
• Then we headed to Chick-Fil-A for supper.
• After supper I surprised the kids by taking them to Pet Smart to get a new goldfish each.  It's been a while since our last fish died and I've been promising them lately that we'd get a new one.  I meant to take my camera into Pet Smart but left it in the car by accident.  I wish I had because Amos loved the gerbils, hamsters and turtles.  Plus the kids got to pet a king snake.
• After a quick trip into Aldi for sugar cookies decorated to look like pumpkins we headed home.
• We settled down with our cookies & chocolate milk to watch 'Oz the Great and Powerful.'  Hannah loves all things 'Wizard of Oz' related at the moment so I knew she'd like it.

Saturday -

• Amos woke up at 4am wanting to play.  I left him alone and he finally went back to sleep around 5 or 5:30am.
• We all finally got up a little before 9:30am and ate breakfast.  Then we sat around in our pj's for a while.
• I played with Amos until lunch.  He went down for a nap after lunch.
• I asked the kids if they wanted to play Candy Land.  They set up the board and had Hannah's Wizard of Oz toys out to use as our pieces.  It was fun but short lived because Aunt Bonnie arrived.
• Bonnie decides she wants a funnel cake so we call my Mom and head to Oktoberfest on Main.  Bonnie bought us funnel cakes and I paid an absurd amount for the kids to have their faces painted.  Sammy's did look pretty cool but seriously...
• We finally decide to eat supper at the Steak House before heading home.
• Bathes, bed and now I'm watching 'The Hunger Games.'  Again.  We watched it right after Amos was born but I fell asleep during it due to sleep deprivation.  

Tomorrow we spend the morning fellowshipping with our brothers & sisters in Christ and hopefully a nap in the afternoon.
Monday we'll get caught up on chores (there's not many with Mr. Clark gone) and get ahead on school. 
Tuesday we're heading to Santa's Land with my parents.  The kids can hardly wait!  I've charged my camera and I'm ready to take lots of pictures!!

Pumpkin Days

... with the Morgans.

Since we did it last year and then again this year, it's sure to become a yearly event.  How can you not celebrate the return of fall with seasonal crafts and pumpkin decorating?!

I would have taken more pictures but I was having as much fun decorating pumpkins, making plastic bottle pumpkins and toilet paper pumpkins.  Not to mention the shadow/puzzle tree and the scare crows.   Our house is officially decorated and ready for fall!!