Pumpkin Carving

This morning Payton and her Daddy carved her pumpkin. She was so excited to see the inside of her pumpkin. She was very helpful as Daddy got her pumpkin ready. She wanted to be right in there seeing every movement he did and made sure he was doing it correctly. As much as she loves to play in dirt and mud, she wasn't loving the feeling of the inside of the pumpkin innereds. She made Daddy finish digging it all out.

the drawing first

Daddy cutting off the top
the first handful of seeds

having Daddy finish cleaning out her pumpkin

the finished product

Pumpkin Patch

Saturday we went to the pumpkin patch. It was a beautiful day out and we got enjoy it for a couple of hours. Payton got to see animals, watch a pig race, play on a play set and ride on a hay ride. She loved the big tractors and helping daddy pick out just the right pumpkins. Uncle Sean was in town and got to come along with us for the morning. Payton's favorite pumpkins are the little white ones. She would have brought them all home if she could fit them in her arms. We had a great time picking the best pumpkins we could find

Uncle Sean telling Payton to watch them shoot pumpkins

The Lyman family( all 5 of usPayton getting a ride from Daddy

finding the just the right pumpkin

climbing the hay bales with Daddy

I am this tall

6 Months and Growing

It is hard to believe that I am 6 months along. Granted I look like I am about 9 months along. I am now starting to get asked everywhere I go how much longer I have left. The boys are doing great as of last week my ultrasound said they both were weighing 1lb. 4oz. They like to pretend they are in the middle of a soccer field, playing for the championship. Here is the latest peak of what a 6 month along woman with twins looks like!!!

Fall has Arrived

On the first fall Sunday of October Payton and Mitch spent the morning with Grammie and Papa Phil at Ernie Miller Park. It was the perfect day to enjoy the beautiful weather. I was at home sleeping from working the night before but they had a great adventure exploring in the woods. Payton was very excited to share with me that she saw squirrels, a frog, and lots of bugs. She told me all about it when I woke up. Can't think of a much better way to spend a beautiful fall morning. ( unless apple cider, and donuts are involved)

Grammie and Payton exploring

Payton with her Papa Phil and Grammie

One morning last week my neighbor Amy and I ( the 2 pregnant ones) sat in our chairs and let the kids run around for an hour or so. Payton and Logan are good friends and she was so excited to have him drive her around in her Barbie Jeep. Sadly she has not concurred good driving skills yet so is unable to drive her jeep by herself. I am getting way to big to chase her and stop from going into the street or running into trees. Logan was hesitate at first but then decided that driving a barbie jeep wasn't all that bad. They had a great time until the battery died anyway.
Last Friday we decided to go to the Louisburg Cider Mill for the morning. Amy and the boys came with us. They climbed on the hay bales and through hay everywhere. They had a great time. We all enjoyed donuts and apple cider. I got to buy a bag of apple cider donut mix which I love to put in when I make pancakes. I just substitute it for the flour and it takes heavenly. They had a great time, it is so much fun to just watch kids enjoy them self.

Payton throwing all back on the hay bales

our attempted picture even though she didn't want to sit with me

A Great Start to the Weekend

I love fall weather! It is officially turning into fall around Olathe. We woke up yesterday to the windows open and feeling the cool morning breeze. I love being able to keep our windows open and enjoying the weather. ( Payton and I enjoy it a little more than Mitch because sometimes his allergies really bother him, but right now it's perfect) We decided to enjoy the beautiful morning by garage sale shopping. There are a lot of neighborhoods around us that are having fall garage sales this weekend. My neighbor Amy found me a great pair of snow bibs for Payton this winter for $2. That is my kind of deal. Ironically I found a snow suit for her baby girl on the way in a 2T for $2 also. So we just traded our purchases.

Garage sale shopping is a bit more difficult when you have the company of a 2 year old that is potty training. Overall she did pretty well, minus the lady that wouldn't let us use her bathroom. I had to squat down, and being a pregnant lady isn't always the easiest and hold her so she could pee behind the car. I could hardly believe that someone would tell a 2 year old they couldn't go to the bathroom.

After lunch and nap time I got to be spoiled and get my first pre-natal massage. It was heavenly and loved every minute of it. One of the best parts was getting to lay on my stomach with the magic pillows they have, it felt so nice.

This morning waking up this morning to the open windows and cool morning air. Mitch got up early and was up with Payton allowing me to sleep in. He made us breakfast and then we went for a short walk( since I don't do long at the moment) and tried out our most recent craigslist purchase. We got lucky and came across and double Bob stroller. I have been keeping my eye out for one and found this one. It looks like someone took it out of the box and never used it. I was in heaven and it works GREAT!!

I LOVE craigslist!! The boys should get lots of use out of it.

Potty Princess

Last week our Payton got a "big girl" haircut. It was really hard to decide to cut it short but it looks so much more full now with all the loose ends gone. It is amazing she just keeps looking older and more like a little girl not like my baby. She did very well sitting still while Jennifer cut her hair. When she was done she got her cookie, just like Jennifer always gives her.

My new look

Wednesday morning Payton woke up and said she doesn't want to wear a diaper and wants to wear panties like the big girl's do. So we put on some princess panties and the training began. Thursday morning was her last accident and she hasn't had one since. I am so proud of how quickly she got it. It is amazing what happens when I waited until she was ready. I have made 2 other attempts but she had no interest in stopping playing to pee pee. Once she made up her mind that she was ready it worked out so much better. Now we can still buy diapers like we usually do but newborn diapers to start our stash for the twins.

Payton's princess thrown where she does all her best thinkin. It even plays a

song when she potty's in it. She loves when that happens.

High School Reunion!!

Almost a month ago now, I had the pleasure of attending my high school reunion. It is so crazy that it has actually been 10 years since graduation. I had so much fun getting to see old friends and catching up on what people have been up to. Through the night it was almost as if nothing had changed and we were all just home from college catching up. On Friday night we were meeting up at Austin's, which we have all done many times before. Kristin and Steph came over early so we had time for just us to visit and then we meet up with some of the old gang. We hung out and drank for a while(well the ones who weren't pregnant drank). Then we headed up to Austins.

2 pregnant mama's my best girls, minus Laura Saturday night the fun continued with us all going downtown to the Uptown Theatre. We started the evening at Sara's parents house(sounds like old times). The majority of everyone decided to rent a party bus to take downtown so they could arrive safely and drink. Mitch already had a DD so we drove ourselves. I was excited to get a night out and didn't carry my huge purse like normal and took a cute little one with hardly anything inside. It didn't take long to realize that was not a smart move. From Sara's to the Uptown Theatre the boys got hungry and I didn't have my puke bags with me so had to get sick out the window and didn't have any medicine with me. I had been doing good all week so of course was unprepared. Once we got all of that mess under control, the remainder of the night was fun and enjoyed one more night of reminiscing.

The South gang and significant others