Making Cookies!

Tatum had her first cookie making lesson and she loved it. Of course, cooking in our house is using a box of cake mix, two eggs and some oil but hey, she thought it was great! She's so cute and growing up so fast, I can't believe it! Hopefully she'll take after her dad and be a wonderful chef!

Pumpkin Patch

Saturday we went to the pumpkin patch with Shauna, Julie and Logan and had such a fun time!

First we rode the toy tractor...

looked at silly pumpkins...

ran around in the hay maze...

went on a hay ride...

got lost in the corn maze... Where's Logan?...

picked out a pumpkin...

and ended the fun day with a good car nap. We love the pumpkin patch!

Oh Jimmy

The Jimmy Buffet concert was Thursday and we started enjoying the parking lot festivites at 4:00 pm. We had lots of delicious food but the liquor soaked fruit was by far the best. :)

Ali and I have been enjoying Buffet together since 2000!

We had lawn seats again, which were pretty cold and windy. But I put this picture in to show the family in front of us who felt it was necessary to bring their small children to the concert. Really?!

And this is my favorite pic from the night. "Drrrrrr!" All in all, a fabulous night o' fun!

Another wonderful visit from Lee and Baby Isaac

Lee and Isaac came down to stay with us for two days and we had a great time. Tuesday we had a park play date with Julie and Logan (I forgot to bring my camera) and then Wednesday we went to the pumpkin patch with our class. We got to look at the animals in the petting zoo...

take a hay ride (which was more miserable than fun since it was close to 100 degrees out and the tractor driver spent 10 minutes going over how to wave hello to the scarecrows!)...

enjoy a corn maze (which we skipped due to the horrific heat) and pick out our pumpkin in the patch. Tatum took this last chore very seriously...

but after much thought and consideration, chose this beauty. She is a very proud pumpkin owner.

And so is Isaac, he picked this out all by himself! And look at that expression, such a man. :)

Tatum was very sad to see Isaac go today. She sent him off with a big kiss...

and a big hug...

And the highlight of the whole visit was when Tatum got to hold Baby Isaac, so exciting! She was such a great helper and friend to her Baby Isaac and we can't wait for the next visit!

Fun in Paradise

On Saturday, even though it was gloomy out, we went to the Paradise Point hotel in Pacific Beach. They have many little paths along ponds full of all kinds of birds and ducks, Tatum loved it. They also have this tall tower that you can climb eighty steps to get to the top. Tatum insisted on climbing them all herself, what a big girl!

Tatum and Daddy made it to the top, too bad the view wasn't clearer. But you can see the bay behind them.

Here Tatum is showing her hanging skills. Please don't drop her!

And here's a hawk in a tree near by that was being dive bombed by a group of crows. We think he had something in his mouth so maybe he got one of their babies. I don't know but even though many of the crows got close to hitting him, he never flinched.

Later that night was girls night out! Erica, Liz and I went to meet some of Erica's work friends at Incahoots. Not our favorite place and I don't know as we'll be making it back there anytime soon, but we had a fun time. There was line dancing and a tight jean contest, for men and women, who could ask for anything more! :)

The flea epidemic

A few of you have heard about the flea epidemic that we've been having. We've done everything imaginable to tackle this issue with no avail. Finally, on Wednesday, Garrett got so frustrated with the situation that he decided to shave Harley completely.

As you can see from his head, Garrett didn't take time to shave Harley as nicely as he shaves his own head. We have since tried to clean up the spottiness so that his hair will grow in evenly.

Poor Harley misses his beautiful red locks as you can tell from the look on his face. But we have since gotten the flea problem under control (at the moment) and I think Harley feels much better even though he isn't looking his best.

Race for the Cure!

The race for the fight against breast cancer was on Sunday and our team Ta Ta's in Motion did awesome! We all had hats and Tatum wore a handmade onsie to show her dedication to the cause.

Here's a picture of our oldest member and youngest member!

Tatum woke up that morning at 5:45 am due to the excitement and anticipation of the race. (and possibly because she's a light sleeper and over heard us talking and getting ready) She was so excited she chanted "The Race!" the whole car ride there.

Loriann gave her a ride on her shoulders the last lap of the race and through the finish line, how exciting!!

We all felt very fulfilled by the movement and our involvement. I would highly recommend doing it, in any town, any length of race. Just walking with that many people, all fighting for the same thing. Amazing is all I can say...