My little helpers

Being scarecrows

The three of us were tidying up out front to get ready to plant some mums (yay fall!), when I turned around to see the kids like this:

Look Mommy! We're being scarecrows!

Massanutten 2011 - Day 2

This morning we had another nice breakfast (smoked salmon & cream cheese croissants - yum!) and then packed up to head home.

Before hitting the road, we stopped at Dream Come True Playground near JMU which Ben had spotted yesterday. The playground is specially designed for “children of all abilities.” Pretty neat stuff. Owen loved it so much he threw a tantrum when we went to leave.

A huge thank you to Grandma and Grandpa for the fun-filled weekend!

Massanutten 2011 - Day 1

We arrived last night around 8pm right behind Grandma and Grandpa. By the time we got both cars unpacked, ate a quick dinner, and put the kids in their jammies, it was almost 9 and they were ready for bed. Owen was a big boy and slept on the pull-out sofa all by himself!

The kids woke up right on schedule - 7am. Owen helped Grandma make blueberry pancakes and sausage and then devoured half the pile! :)

After Vivi's morning nap, we went to the water park for a couple of hours and both kids had a ball. It wasn't too crowded and the water was nice and warm. Vivi found the lazy river to be very relaxing and when we took a quick dip in the hot tub at the end, she almost fell asleep. That was our cue to head back to the condo for lunch and naps.

Grandma and Grandpa graciously took over baby duty while Ben and I ran over to JMU to grab lunch and shop at the bookstore. After 14 years, my original JMU hoodie sweatshirt is so worn out that I should probably toss it, but it has sentimental value to me so I haven't had the heart to. Tish told me to pick out a new one as a Christmas gift, so I chose a purple one with white embroidered "James Madison University" lettering. I also found a black fleece jacket on sale that I couldn't pass up.

We got back in time to take the kids over to the playground on the resort for an hour while Grandma and Grandpa took a little break. I took the opportunity to snap a bunch of pictures of the kids and Ben, although the bright sunset light was making it challenging.




The kids had more quality time with their grandparents while Ben and I went over to one of the resort's restaurants for a date night. Thank you so much for babysitting Grandma and Grandpa! :)

Pumpkin Patch

We visited a local pumpkin patch today to get into the Halloween mood. Unfortunately because of all the rain we've been having, it was too muddy for Owen to enjoy all the fall festival kid play areas. But we kept him distracted by having him pick out mums and pumpkins. We're hoping to head back a few more times before the Halloween season is over.

Snack trap training

Fall afternoon

After Owen woke up from his nap this afternoon, we went outside to play. The weather was gorgeous! Owen had fun walking around in the backyard and chasing bubbles.



(If you listen closely, you can hear him saying "da" as he walks towards our neighbor's fence. Their dog, Riggo, was out in their yard.)