Fall Break

Well, we had our Internet down for a week and so I have gotten out of the rhythm again of blogging on a more regular basis. 

Yet life is full of new beginnings and second chances so I'll strive to get back onto my blog again. :)

For fall break we enjoyed the amazing weather by spending most of our days outside. Monday and Tuesday we played around the house and rested. Addie constantly wore her skirt and boots while Corbin didn't bother combing his hair or matching his socks. We had a free spirited two days with no rules of schedule or structure. The screen door was constantly going smack against the back of the house while yells became louder and softer as Aiden's eyes grew larger with wonder and then broke into smile whenever the kids ran in. Aiden loves his brother and sister and watches them all the time.

Wednesday we made a play date with the Rader family. Corbin's good buddy Tayden is not in Kindergarten this year and whenever our fall break showed up we wanted to make plans to play. We decided to make a crazy day of it and go to the Puzzle Fun Dome. Upon arriving (45min drive with 5 kids) the Dome was closed for a random reason with a note on the door. The lady failed to mention that to Maryanne when she called the day before. So off to the park to have a picnic and possibilities of Chuck E. Cheese later.

We went to Brown park and Cherekee

Aiden loves to swing. He was smiles all day.

Addie was the only girl, but strangely about all of our friends are boys.

We were having so much fun outside we did not have time Chuck E. Cheese.
Here we all are hiding in the leaves. Adaline, Aiden, Corbin, Micah and Tayden

Corbin and Tayden played in the water fountain, which Corbin thought this deserved to render him shirtless.

We tried jumping up in the air and throwing leaves but I am not fast enough to get the event. Aiden is crawling away and Corbin thought it was hilarious to throw the leaves in my face every time I said one, two, three....throw your leaves up in the air!

We all had so much fun!

The boys exploration mode was on full alert.

 

 Here is the red headed son of Daniel Boone

Aiden loved being on the ground crawling around in the leaves. My worry was him putting sticks or any small object in his mouth.

 All the kids loved the slider.

Then of course no nap does have its consequences

 Thursday was another day at home.
Friday we went to Nana's house to play (and I got to have lunch with Tracey)

Saturday I planned a family day.

Matt and the kids finally carved the pumpkin that Corbin picked on his field trip. They went in the pantry and shut the door to get the light and dark effect.

Corbin wanted Matt to carve a dragon into his pumpkin. thus the scary face

Addie all full of sunshine and rainbows liked the happy face.

  Yes, Corbin is in Addie's purple jacket- they could wear the same clothes. That's how close they are now.

We also went to the Puzzle Fun Dome. As we were tossing around ideas of what to do Corbin really wanted to go since Wed. didn't pan out.

This was the best shot I got of Corbin. He didn't want to stop or slow down. Too much fun to be had.

Addie literally didn't stop. I got her running into the slide.

 
She had no reservations running up the crazy high wall.

This is a great place to go with friends, so Addie made one on her own.

Our little buddy had a ball crawling around.

 Addie in the bouncy house

Then Corbin wanted to play some arcade games.

They had  a toddler area. Aiden is in the tree

 Slides everywhere. Addie is coming down head first here.

 here is a shot of the whole room.

 arcades

and the happy family, or should I say unhappy to leave family.

Matt is so funny. He goes, "I don't like places like this with the kids running around everywhere." I said, "You mean where it is not something you get to do. Where it is not all about you?" Matt laughs and says yeah, basically. Well, the inner child never grows up I guess. But we did all have a great day.

Corbin had a great fall break.
A couple funny moments- Monday morning Corbin comes down the stairs (we had let him sleep in on his break) he sees Matt at his desk and says with a deep sigh like it took everything he had to get out of bed and dressed, " okay, I'm ready for school" "Buddy you are on fall break. There is no school today." This smile broke across his face and he giggled. Happily came to the living room and asked to watch cartoons.
Corbin is trying to grasp days. So when something is a week or a few days away he says we are going to school tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow. Four tomorrows (as he shows and counts on his fingers). Somehow this works and he can figure out what's ahead.

Oh, yesterday Aiden took his first step!