Kidscape

This week we went to the Johnson County museum.  It has a free kidscape area with a small town inside of it.  There was a doctor's office, theater, art room, fishing, golf, a market and of course a train area.  Haley loved walking around exploring everything, but Jeremy loved the train room and was happy staying there.  We did get him to try a few other things as you can see from the pictures, but he went back to the train area over and over again.

Claudio's 5th Birthday Party

 Saturday was a long day, but we had a lot of fun. The morning started with a driving to Columbia for the Mizzou game.  Then we drove back home and quickly got ready for cousin Claudio's birthday party. He always has a costume party so Haley and Jeremy were able to wear their costumes early.

 

Octoberfest

     This weekend we went to an Octoberfest that was put on by my old grade school.  Jeremy and Haley had a blast playing with their cousins Bella, Frannie and Claudio and friends Hank and Charlie.  Both sets of grandparents were also able to come and join in the fun.  There were a few rides that Jeremy loved and many inflatable to climb on.  He loved the army obstacle course the best.  He needed a little help through parts of it, but luckily his older cousins were great at helping him.  Haley enjoyed crawling and walking around in the grass and watching everybody.  She liked bouncing on the edge of the bounce house also.

Jeremy and his cousin Claudio walking to the "wrecking ball" ride together

Haley just hanging out

Jeremy and his cousin Bella in the army obstacle course

Haley bouncing on the shark slide inflatable

The huge shark slide

Showing off her walking skills, but she wasn't letting go the cookie

Jeremy and his friend Hank

Jeremy climbing through the longest army obstacle course ever!

Jeremy and his cousins on the pirate ship ride

Jeremy and Grandma Steffens on the pirate ship ride

Jeremy with his pretzel necklace

2nd Pumpkin Patch-Deanna Rose

  Today Grandpa and Grandma Ficklin and I took Jeremy and Haley to the pumpkin patch at Deanna Rose Farmstead.  We went to last year and Jeremy had a blast and enjoyed it again this year.  Haley was able to join in the fun too (she was only 2 months old last year).  Jeremy liked the activities that involved balls the best and Haley was happy as long as she was able to walk where she wanted.  In the pictures you will see the new "shirt trick" that Grandpa taught Jeremy to make it easier to carry the golf balls with him to the top.

Haley apparently had a different idea about how to play skeeball

Very intense!

"shirt trick"

Pumpkin Patch

We had a great time at Carolyn's Pumpkin Patch last weekend.  Jeremy and Haley's cousin Blaire was able to join us too and they had a blast playing together. They had a train, which Jeremy loved, but unfortunately we were only able to ride it once before it broke!  He handled the disappointment very well and had fun with everything else.  We took a hayride out to the pumpkin patch and he picked out his favorite for us to carve and put outside for Halloween.