The Parkhurst Pumpkin Patch

Monday morning we headed to the pumpkin patch. We ha
d tons of fun playing with the pumpkins, chickens, ponies, sheep, bunnies and a lot of other kids. When we walked in we saw this great scare crow Annabelle liked it too. There were lots of fun things for the kids to do like hay bales to climb on and swings. Annabelle enjoyed smelling every flower, it was sweet. We all picked out a little pumpkin and headed to lunch at Pops. The kids had a great time and were so worn out that they fell asleep on the way home.
Over the weekend there was a tragedy at another local pumpkin patch. Because of the news interest, the Chanel 4 news team were there when we were. Shannon and I were briefly interviewed and our kids taped as well. Click on this link: KFOR and go to the 4:30 and 6 pm news casts to see us. They are two different segments.

The Village Fun Fair

Saturday we went to the fun fair at the park across the street. We had so much fun playing on the really tall slide. I climbed to the top and pushed her up and up. When we got to the top the crowd yelled "Go cheer leader!". Annabelle was so cute in her Oklahoma University cheer outfit and wind breaker coat. Annabelle loved the little bouncy castle with the ball pit and the mini slide. It was perfect for her and her cousins.

We also had a great time with the petting zoo. We walked in gate and Annabelle said "Goat!". She loved petting the baby goats and she poked the chickens, they didn't care. We looked at the ponies and the donkey. I can't wait to take her back next year.

Playing with papa

I just love watching my dad play with his grandchildren. He hides and jumps out at them and they scream and run away. They always come back for more. It was such a joy watching him play with Annabelle. Hope you enjoy it too. Just to warn you, this is a somewhat long video, 7 minutes.

Julie and Carlos's Wedding

The wedding was pretty great. The ceremony was in a beautiful park in Topeka, Kansas. I have rarely seen anything to rival it's natural beauty. Everything was perfect. Aaron's poem fit the couple very well. I'm glad that they liked it so much. I had it framed for them as a gift.
The reception was so awesome. In addition to the camera crew that followed everyone around, they had a video diary and a photo station set up to take cute, funny or outragious pictures of the guests. We picked out some cute accessories and this is the pose we went with. It was a wonderful celebration. Thank you, Julie and Carlos, for letting us be apart of your new life.