Carter's preschool class had a trip to the pumpkin farm a couple weeks ago. I got to go with him and have a mom and Carter date which was so fun! Unfortunately, it was rainy and cool. It was the only yucky day so far this fall so that was unfortunate timing.
He didn't seem to mind though! We got to walk through the corn maze.
He did such a great job of finding his way through the maze. The orange rope helped:)
Then each child got to pick two ears of corn and dry it so it would turn into popping corn.
Carter's favorite part of the trip was the tractor ride! He loves tractors, cars, trucks, basically anything that has an engine and moves.
The tractor drove us out to the pumpkin patch where the kids got to pick two mini pumpkins, two gourds, and one medium pumpkin! He was so excited about his choices.
He LOVED his first fieldtrip! Carter is doing so well in Preschool. The first week we were a little worried he wasn't going to love it because he had a hard time saying goodbye when we would drop him off. But everytime we picked him up he would tell us how much fun he had so we stuck with it and now he loves it and he has no problem saying goodbye. His teachers always tell us how helpful he is and what a great builder he is. He is always building marble ramps and tunnels and block bridges. Carter has loved building train tracks and bridges since he was 18 months old. His teacher commented the other day that he was going to be an engineer when he grew up. It was funny that she said that because Garrett and I have always joked that he would be an engineer. We shall see, but no matter what we love our sweet darling Carter! He has really grown up the last couple months. He is so good at doing his chores and helping me around the house. He is a great big brother and he is really great with Ollie too. He thinks that he is 5 and can't understand why Rylynn and all her friends get to go to Kindergarten and he doesn't since they are all his friends too.
Our second baby boy is growing up before our eyes! He can walk now but he much prefers to crawl still. He's just so much faster when he crawls and like his mother, he is quite impatient, so the walking is usually put on the back burner. This picture is of Beckett eating his first bowl of ice cream!
I think it's safe to say that he LOVED it! He is such a fun little boy with a huge personality. He loves footballs these days and he still loves to cuddle with his mama. When he sees birds, or any animal for that matter, he points his little finger and squeals at the top of his lungs. It is so cute. Well not really in church, but everywhere else it's cute:) Speaking of church, we are officially on the nursery countdown. Only 3 1/2 months to go. I swear nursery should start at 12 months old!
He also loves reading books these days. Rylynn is such a great helper with little Beckett. He loves when she reads to him. Beckett's favorite words these days are "Dat" for that, mama, dada, uh-oh, dant um for thank you, ink for drink, and ba ball for football.
And then there is our little kindergartner. Rylynn is loving Kindergarten and she is also in a dance class that she loves. This was Rylynn on her picture day for school last week. We did her hair very fancy and Carter came in and exclaimed, "Rylynn! You look like a princess!" It was so cute. She is loving reading and math and has made lots of great friends at school. She loves riding the bus to the Kindergarten Center. (I don't let her ride the big bus with the elementary kids) This week they have started sending homework home with the kindergartners and Rylynn loves it. She started reading this summer, but I can't believe how much she has improved since school started. Rylynn's class got to go on the fieldtrip to the pumpkin farm too, the day after Carter's preschool went, but I wasn't able to go with her so we don't have any pictures. She loves her pumpkins though and has decorated her room so cute for fall with her gourds and pumpkins. Rylynn's dance class is with all of her friends at church. It is so fun to have them all in the same class. It is a ballet, tap, and tumbling class which is perfect for her because she really wanted to do dance and gymnastics. We are loving watching these cute kids grow up!
Finally, I just want to put in a little plug for my awesome sister. This is her newest book from Deseret Book and it is soooo good! Seriously, I am not just saying that because she is my sister. If you liked the Work and the Glory series, you will love this book. It is a historical fiction about one of my ancestors who came across from England as a non-member with her member mother. I just finished reading it and I can't wait for the next one to come out. I highly recommend it!
Happy Fall!
