A Funny Picture...

Okay, so this is a totally random post, but I am going through photos in preparation for a big scrapbook weekend and came across this awesome picture of Kyle taken June 2007 -
If I had to name this picture it would be "Ode to Grandpa's Everywhere"! (It's something about the diapers/shorts, coupled with dark socks and shoes that just cracks me up.) My poor dad has been teased on plenty more than one occasion for the folly of dark socks with shorts.

Greenfield Farm

On Saturday we met some of our friends at Greenfield Farm (a few miles south of Maddison down 29). To be honest, we didn't have very high expectations, but we ended up having a great time. It was perfect for Kyle!

The attractions included:

Corn Maze - We let Kyle be the leader most of the time and he did a surprisingly good job!
A bunch of huge rolls of hay to play on and run on top of. Kyle LOVED running on the huge hay bales. He was showing his balance beam skilz in this photo by having his arms out for balance!

There was a cute spider made of hay bales and pipe, with a slide going down its backside.

Fun concrete crawl-throughs. Kyle's a sucker for tunnels!

And fun animals to look at and see up close! There were Sheep, Turkeys, Chickens, Goats, Bunnies, and Cows.

They also had a hayride, but for whatever reason, Kyle was not interested in going on it. We think it was a combination of having too much fun playing on the Hay, and being super tired from missing his nap! Overall, it was a fun trip that Kyle really loved.

I think my favorite part was the drive. Can we say BEAUTIFUL? I LOVE Virginia in the Fall. The trees changing colors are such a beautiful sight to behold. We probably have one more weekend of such great colors. (Although we woke up to a hard-frost this morning, so it may happen a little quicker now.)

Confession Time

So...I should be totally embarrassed to admit this, but you're all my friends, right? So heres the deal. I am one of 'those' people who have been afraid of going to the dentist for WAY too long. Seriously, it has been years. There are a lot of factors that play into my 'fear'... when I was young, I had to have almost all of my baby teeth pulled, because they weren't falling out on their own. (We're talking like getting eight molars pulled at ONCE. I remember counting over 16 shots that time) I had a couple of other rough extractions as well. On top of that, the Orthodontist and I were 'tight' for like five or six years with expanding retainers and a LONG stint of braces. I think I was a little traumatized. - So now that I am older, I have had the intention to go for quite a while, knowing that I would still like to have teeth when I get OLD. But, there was always some excuse...moving and not knowing any good dentists, not knowing how much insurance would cover or what Dr.'s were in-network, etc.

Well, last week I had a wake-up call. I was flossing my teeth, and I chipped a tooth! That was all it took to send me over the edge. Obviously ones tooth is not suppose to chip while flossing, I knew it was time to see a Dentist, and to do it soon. To sum up the boring parts, I went to the dentist on Wed. for the first time in years! Yea for me! It was a personal accomplishment! (We are SO lucky to have a dentist in our area who is LDS, and who everybody recommends.) I went, I got a cavity filled, and I have an appointment for next Tuesday to get a cleaning and full check-up. Here is the best part though, he was FANTASTIC. He only had to give me ONE shot. It was the most painless cavity fix I have ever experienced. I was in and out of there in like half an hour.

I'm not so scared anymore. Here's to a good dentist!!

A Letter....

Dear Liberty High School Students,

I am sorry for calling the Fauquier County Sheriff's Department on you today. Except, not really. As concerned neighbors and mom's of the Cedar Brooke Neighborhood, we have put up with quite a bit of you. You have bent our basketball standards and destroyed our gazebo. You've made us uncomfortable to walk on the path by the baseball field and smoked 'funny things' that we can find remnants of. We're (or at least I) am done being nice to you. Seriously, couldn't you find a little bit more of an inconspicious place to play hookey from school today? Hopefully you didn't get into too much trouble, just enough to realize that people are watching in this neighborhood and are finally going to take a stand. Hopefully you can find a better place to ditch school next time.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Stay-at-home-mom

Some recent photos.

So I've totally gotten behind the game on posting photos. Below are some of the fun things we've been up to...Swimming at the WARF (Warrenton Fitness Center), Playing outside in the cul-de-sac, Cox Farms (twice in one week!). It's been a fun few weeks!

A recent sewing project...

For real...I sewed this! I still can't believe it myself! (Actually, I can't take all the credit, Lynette definitely had a hand in it too. We tackled half of it together, during a trip up to their house.)

So in most cases, I do not sew clothing. It's just not been my 'thing.' Really, I've just had some very frustrating experiences and have given up. The question is, how did I get roped into this crazy item? I'm still not quite sure of the answer! Okay, actually I was promised a new Cricut Cartridge, that'll get me every time! That, and Sara is a good sweet-talker. You see, my good friend Sara and her husband had been invited to a Jane Austen Ball, and had to go dressed in 'period' clothing. Sara's mom was making her dress and didn't have the time to make Hans' coat too. When she approached me about sewing the coat, I told her of my past experiences sewing clothing but knew she didn't have a whole lot of other options. After looking at the pattern it didn't seem too difficult, so I agreed to try it on three conditions... (1) I got to choose the material. (I had a disasterous experience earlier this year involving a prom shrug/jacket and the wrong temperature iron. NO GOOD.) (2) This was going to be a costume, so I am going to treat it like one and not stress at imperfections. (3) She had to have a back-up plan just in case things went south!

So as you can tell, it actually ended up looking like a coat! Not that I plan on taking up sewing clothes or anything (I'll stick with my cute baby and toddler accessories!), but I am dang proud at how this turned out. I honestly didn't think it could be done. Anyway, below are pictures of Sara and Hans all dolled up and ready to head out to their party. I'd say they made a dang cute couple...Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett in the flesh!