My little Kitty and Cow

For Halloween this year McKenna decided she wanted to be a cat.  I am just surprised she waited this long to be one since she has been obsessed with cats for a while.  She looks so cute though, and it just fits her.

Graysen wanted to be a cow, he picked he costume out himself.  I love it, and he looks so cute in it.  He has the perfect face for something like that.

We had a trunk or treat at the church and chili feed the night before Halloween at the church.  We ate and then headed out to the parking lot where they loaded up their pumpkins with all that sugar.  They had fun though and they loved seeing all their friends.

On Halloween grandma and grandpa Allen and Aunt Melanie Uncle Tyler and Connor and Kennedy came to go trick or treating with us.  We had pizza for dinner and they brought doughnuts for after trick or treating. the kids were all gunge ho and were having a great time looking at all the decorations and getting candy.  They were so polite and always said thank you which I appreciated.

They got tons of candy, but Graysen had it and so we decided to call it a night.  He didn't even want to finish the houses on the way to the car he was so tired.  He kept saying his legs hurt.  McKenna was pretty good but was ready to go home too.  It's nice when your kids are the one to cut it off then you don't have to and look like the bad guy.
Of course the best part was dumping out all the candy and sorting it and seeing what kinds they got.  We had doughnuts and visited and then it was time for bed. It was a really fun time and I am so glad we have family around to be able to share it with.

Surprise

So we found out what the baby was going to be, and boy was I surprised.  I went to the ultra sound appointment by myself since Travis had school.  My mother in law was kind enough to come down and watch the kids for me while I went.  Since the kids were really excited to find out what we were having, and the fact that Travis couldn't be with me, I decided to wait to find out what we were having until Travis got home from school.  I had the ultra sound technician put it in an envelope for me so I couldn't see it.
I gave it to Travis mom when I got home and she made a cake and put the corresponding color of what the gender was in the middle so we would find out when we cut into it.

When Travis got home the kids were so excited to cut the cake so we gathered around the table and Travis and McKenna cut into the cake.  When they pulled out the knife, there was blue frosting on the knife revealing that "it's a boy!" I was actually kind of shocked because I thought it was going to be a girl, so did Travis.  Graysen was really excited because that is what he wanted, but McKenna was very dissapointed.  It was so sad because she just put her head down and cried saying she wanted a baby sister.  She had her heart set on it being a girl and I just felt so bad.  I think I convinced her that being the only girl had it's up side, so she seemed to be in good spirits after that.

I am so excited to have another little boy though, even though I never would have pictured myself with two boys.  It is nice that I will have two boys next to each other too, so we are all excited here.
Now all that it is left is to decide on a name.

Oregon State fair

My mom came up to visit us for a week and were so glad we got to spend time with her.  The Oregon State fair was going on, so of course we had to go.  I remember going to fairs when I was younger, and I loved it.  There is nothing like the smell of fair food and hearing all the buzz and excitement of the people and the rides.  The best thing is the memories I get to make with my family.

We looked at exhibits and the kids were amazed at the big huge produce that was grown and the awesome cakes that people made.  It was really cool to see all the things people did.  The kids got to make their own quilts on a piece of paper which they thought was the best thing ever.

We got some yummy corn dogs and fries for lunch and then the kids had Hawaiian shaved ice while we had ice cream.  It was refreshing since it was kind of warm outside. We sat on the metal bleachers and listened to the band play as we ate.  The kids were enjoying their time very much.

Since there were so many animals, the kids had to see all of them.  There was a little petting zoo with baby pigs and goats, a huge llama, sheep and even a wallaby.  Graysen and McKenna could have stayed there forever brushing their hair and trying to chase after the baby pigs and goats.  The babies really were the cutest things ever.

In the arena there was some horse shows which we watched for a little bit and then viewed more animals, sheep and cows and we even got to see a Tiger.  We were very fortunate however because we came just as the trainer was telling us that Tiger's could spray up to 30 feet, and what happened but he lifted his tale and this unfortunate man next to us was sprayed and he was wearing a nice shirt and slacks.  My thought was thank goodnesss it didn't happen to me, that would suck, I am sure the guy it happened to wasn't too happy after that.
The highlight for the kids though and what they had been looking forward to the whole time we were there was of course to ride some rides.  They only cost an arm and a leg, so we opted to have them choose only two that they wanted.  They both rode on the plane together, and then McKenna wanted to ride the Tiger roller coaster and Graysen wanted to ride the Helicopter.

 They were both so excited and I loved the big grins they would get on their faces.  McKenna would put her hands up every time the roller coaster would go down, it was so cute.

We had such a fun time and I am so glad grandma could be with us to share in the joy and excitement of it all.  It is always fun when Grandma comes!